We were about to choose a conveyancing solicitor in Kingsbridge listed on your site but have come across some other fee calculations via the web appear less expensive – how come?
You can find lots of solicitors offering what appear to be extremely cheap conveyancing in Kingsbridge. Our advice is to think long and hard about how important this transaction is to you that want to be penny wise pound foolish concerning the standard of the legal work. Some hide additional charges well inside the terms and conditions. The law firms that we list for conveyancing in Kingsbridge neverdo this.
We hope to to purchase with Loughborough BS. We have called around locally but cant to find a Kingsbridge conveyancing firm on the Loughborough BS panel. Can you assist?
Please do take advantage of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this web page. Please choose the lender and type Kingsbridge or your preferred area and you will discover a number of lawyer offices in Kingsbridge or nearest you.
When it comes to lenders such as Santander, do Kingsbridge solicitors incur a fee to be on the list of approved solicitors?
We are unaware of any lender fees to register on their panel, although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.
Planning on purchasing a flat in Kingsbridge. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Kingsbridge solicitor is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel.
I had an offer accepted on a house in Kingsbridge on 12/8/2025, valuation was booked 2 days later, received a clean bill of health. Solicitor appointed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Kent Reliance and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Kent Reliance to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I have been told that property searches are the number one reason for hinderance in Kingsbridge conveyancing transactions. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the conclusions of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the common causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Searches are not likely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Kingsbridge.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Kingsbridge?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Kingsbridge. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
As co-executor for the will of my aunt I am disposing of a property in Monmouth but reside in Kingsbridge. My conveyancer (based 260 miles from mehas requested that I sign a statutory declaration before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Kingsbridge to attest this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are based in Kingsbridge