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Reasons to use our Hotwells conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The organisations identified on our directory have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 2 Solicitor conveyancing solicitors have very good personal links with Hotwells estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in Hotwells regularly deal withlocal issues peculiar to Hotwells and therefore you may benefit from better advice and speedier conveyancing.
  • 4 Hotwells solicitors will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 5 Peace of mind comes when you choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Hotwells has a number to pick from, but for a truly dependable and reliable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Hotwells since September 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Hotwells

How do I identify commercial conveyancing in Hotwells?

First ask the people you trust whom they would instruct.

Option 2 is to search the web for conveyancing in Hotwells. Call a couple or more firms from the list and ask them to email you their conveyancing fees and have a conversation with the lawyer who will oversee the conveyancing ahead ofcommitting.

Option 3 is to use this site to help you find the right solicitors for you based on your individual requirements including location,timings, complexity and who your intended mortgage company is. Don't take the bait of low cost conveyancing in Hotwells

We are planning to acquire a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Hotwells who is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Nationwide . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Hotwells.

My bank has recommended a law firm on their panel based in Hotwells but I would rather instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Hotwells round the corner to me. Can you help?

Far from all Hotwells conveyancing practices are on all banks conveyancing panel. Please make the most of the above find an approved solicitor tool to find a Hotwells conveyancing conveyancer on the on the mortgage company panel.

My wife and I buying a detached bungalow in Hotwells. Our aim is to carry out a loft conversion at the house.Will the conveyancing process include checks to ascertain if these works are prohibited?

Your property lawyer should check the registered title as conveyancing in Hotwells can occasionally reveal restrictions in the title documents which restrict categories of changes or need the permission of a 3rd party. Certain additions call for local authority planning permissions and approval under the building regulations. Certain locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. It would be sensible to check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

I had a mortgage agreed in principle with UBS. Hotwells conveyancing practitioners were appointed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from UBS?

Some lenders take longer than others. Have UBS done the valuation? Have you informed UBS as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the UBS conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.

My sealed bid on a detached house in Hotwells has been agreed to, but there is a chain. The owners have put an offer on somewhere, however it’s not been accepted yet, and are looking at other flats booked. I have selected a local conveyancing solicitor in Hotwells. What do I do now? At what stage should I apply for the mortgage with Virgin Money?

It is normal to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket prematurely (home loan application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then valuation, Hotwells conveyancing search charges, etc). The first course of action is to check that your conveyancer is on the Virgin Money approved list. Regarding the subsequent steps this very much dictated by the specifics of your transaction, desire for the property and on the state of the market. During a hot market the majority of purchasers would apply for a home loan with Virgin Money and arrange for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they request their conveyancer to press on with the conveyancing in Hotwells.

My colleague suggested that if I am buying in Hotwells I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

A search of this type is sometimes included in the estimate for your Hotwells conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out important information about Hotwells around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Hotwells Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Hotwells.

I acquired my flat on 4 March and my personal details are still not registered. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Hotwells expressed confidence that it would be recorded in a couple of weeks. Are properties in Hotwells uniquely lengthy to register?

As far as conveyancing in Hotwells is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than anywhere else in the country. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can vary depending on the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry communicate with any third persons or bodies. As of today approximately three quarters of submission are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be longer delays. Registration is effected after the buyer has moved in to the premises therefore an expedited registration is not typically an essential issue yet if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your solicitor must communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Hotwells regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Hotwells with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Hotwells. This may include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Temple Bright Llp, 29 Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5QT
  • Bobbetts Mackan, 17 Berkeley Square, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1HB
  • Star Legal Limited, 3 Richmond Hill, Clifton, Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1AT
  • Watkins Solicitors Incorporating Brain Sinnott & Co, 192 North Street, Bedminster, Bristol, Bristol, BS3 1JF
  • Veale Wasbrough Vizards Llp, Narrow Quay House, Narrow Quay, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS1 4QA

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Hotwells regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Hotwells but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, The Plaza, 275 North Street, BS3 1JN
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 199 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2SB
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 199 Gloucester Road, BS7 8BG
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 73 Westbury Hill, BS9 3AD
  • Key Property Lawyers Limited, Barley Lodge, BS31 2BP

Planning law solicitors in Hotwells regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Hotwells specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including applications about listed buildings and conservation areas
  • Temple Bright Llp, 29 Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5QT
  • Star Legal Limited, 3 Richmond Hill, Clifton, Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1AT
  • Veale Wasbrough Vizards Llp, Narrow Quay House, Narrow Quay, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS1 4QA
  • Humphreys & Co, 14 King Street, Bristol, Avon, BS1 4EF
  • Gregg Latchams Limited, 7 Queen Square, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS1 4JE

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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