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Cheap conveyancing in Lacock does not necessarily mean low quality - but the odds are stacked against you

Reasons to use our Lacock conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Solicitor conveyancing firms have excellent personal connections with Lacock selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 Lacock property lawyers have a significant edge when it comes to Lacock conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can affect your conveyancing
  • 3 Lacock conveyancer are the linchpin to a successful Lacock conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 4 The accumulation of transactions means that Lacock property lawyer have developed very good connections with Lacock local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of undertaking your home move in Lacock.
  • 5 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Lacock is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) often falls short of the level of professionalism you would hope for.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Lacock since January 2025*

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Disposal

of semi residence, Springfield Gardens, SN12 8RQ completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £370,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

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Sale

of terraced property, Lapwing Road, SN12 7FJ completing on 16/01/2025 at a price of £290,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

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Transfer

of terraced residence, Devonshire Place, SN12 7DW completing on 15/01/2025 at a price of £242,500. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, obtaining official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

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Transfer

of semi-detached residence, Church Road, SN11 9NS completing on 23/01/2025 at a price of £705,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, obtaining official copies of the title

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Lacock

Are the Lacock conveyancing solicitors identified as being on the Aldermore conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by Aldermore?

Lacock conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Aldermore conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Aldermore directly.

We are aiming to move home in May. Does my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the completion day. On a separate note, can you recommend a removal company in Lacock. Conveyancing lawyer was organised prior to coming across your page.

On the day of completion you can pick up the keys from your property agent however this can only be done once the previous owners lawyers inform the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be collected. You can advise the removal company that they can start moving you in. We do not recommend a specific removal organisation but can assist you in finding a residential property solicitor in Lacock or a firm that specialises in conveyancing in Lacock.

I had an offer accepted on a property in Lacock on 20/2/2025, valuation was booked 4 days after, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer appointed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to HSBC and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the HSBC conveyancing panel. Are HSBC entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?

A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for HSBC to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the HSBC conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

Yorkshire BS have agreed my home loan in principle, my bid on a apartment in Lacock has been agreed to, what happens next?

The property agent will wish to be advised as to your lawyer's details (ensure that the solicitors are on the lender’s approved list). Contact Yorkshire BS or your financial adviser and finish off any appropriate paperwork. Yorkshire BS will sellect a valuer who will get in contact with the estate agent or seller to arrange a slot for the valuation to take place. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes on average a week for the mortgage offer to be issued. Yorkshire BS will send the offer to you and your lawyers. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Lacock.

I bought my house on 3 June and the transaction details is yet to be registered. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Lacock said it should be dealt with in less than a month. Are titles in Lacock uniquely lengthy to register?

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Lacock registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can adjust according to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry need to notify any third persons or bodies. Currently in the region of three quarters of submission are completed within 12 days but occasionally there can be longer hold-ups. Historically registration occurs after the new owner has moved in to the premises thus registration formalities is not typically top priority but if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers could contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

I am buying my first flat in Lacock with a loan from The Royal Bank of Scotland. The builders would not budge the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative told me not to tell my lawyer about the deal as it would jeopardize my mortgage with The Royal Bank of Scotland. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Lacock is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Lacock are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Lacock you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Lacock may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.

Taking into account that I am about to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on a house in Lacock I wish to talk to a conveyancer about mytransaction prior to appointing the firm. Can this be arranged?

We could not agree more - we would be happy to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the conveyancer who will be conducting your property ownership legalities in Lacock.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is unique individual, not a case number. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are calculated and presented to you for your conveyancing in Lacock should be the figure that you end up paying.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Lacock regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Lacock practicing in commercial conveyancing in Lacock. This should include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Goughs Lawyers Llp, 5 Bath Road, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 6LN
  • Jeary & Lewis Llp, 46, Market Place, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3HU
  • Forrester Sylvester Mackett Llp, 61 St. Mary Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3JH

Planning law solicitors in Lacock regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Lacock specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including development on contaminated land
  • Goughs Lawyers Llp, 5 Bath Road, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 6LN
  • Forrester Sylvester Mackett Llp, 61 St. Mary Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3JH

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Lacock is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process:

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the lender (if appropriate)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Negotiating adjustments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring monies to relevant parties
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the change in proprietorship and the home loan (if appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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