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Reasons to use our Langport conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 We are the UKs largest residential conveyancing directory service identifying lender approved property lawyers conducting conveyancing in Langport governed by the SRA or CLC.
  • 2 Our site is the first site that enables you the ability to ensure that your conveyancing in Langport will be conducted by a solicitor on your mortgage lender’s conveyancing panel.
  • 3 Personal touch together with a wealth of experience are key benefits that you should look for when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Langport property deals can be made a lot more complicated as a result of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 4 There is a strong possibility the the solicitors for the other party are located in Langport - if so both parties will be on good working terms
  • 5 Langport property lawyers work in conjunction with Langport estate agents, property finders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is offered to clients every step of the way, with the intention of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times

Examples of recent conveyancing in Langport since December 2024*

Sale

of semi-detached premises, Stanchester Way, TA10 0PU completing on 22/01/2025 at a price of £350,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, ordering official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

Transfer

of terraced property, Pippin Road, TA11 6AX completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £345,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Transfer

of semi-detached residence, Giffords Orchard, TA12 6DB completing on 08/01/2025 at a price of £195,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Sale

of semi residence, Water Lane, TA11 6RG completing on 22/01/2025 at a price of £295,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Langport

My wife and I are looking to acquire a house in Langport and are in fact using a Langport conveyancing practice. Within the past 48 hours our property lawyer has forwarded the sale agreement to be signed with a detailed report with the expectation that exchange is imminent. The Mortgage Works have this evening contacted us to inform me that they have now hit a problem as our Langport lawyer is not on their approved list of lawyers. What do we do from here?

If you are buying a property needing a mortgage it is usual for the purchasers' lawyers to also act for the purchaser's lender. In order to act for a bank or building society a law firm has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the law firm to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict criteria which the firm has to satisfy and indeed some lenders now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Accreditation Scheme. Your property lawyer should contact your bank and see if they can apply for membership of their conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable they will instruct their own lawyers to represent them. You don't have to instruct a firm on the lender’s conveyancing panel as you are at liberty to use your preferred Langport lawyers, in which case your legal fees may increase, and it will likely delay the transaction as you are adding another lawyer into the mix.

My wife and I are nearing an exchange on a house in Langport and my mum and dad have transferred the exchange deposit to my conveyancing practitioner. I am now advised that as the deposit has been received from someone other than me my conveyancer needs to disclose this to my mortgage company. Apparently, in also acting for the mortgage company he must inform them that the balance of the purchase price is coming from anyone other than me. I advised the mortgage company concerning my parents' contribution when I applied for the home loan, so is it really necessary for him to raise this?

Your conveyancing practitioner is duty bound to check with the bank to ensure that they understand that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own funds. The solicitor can only notify this to your mortgage company if you permit them to, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.

It is is a decade since I purchased my house in Langport. Conveyancing solicitors have just been instructed on the sale but I can't track down the title deeds. Will this jeopardise the sale?

You need not be too concerned. First there is a chance that the deeds will be retained by the mortgage company or they may be in the possession of the conveyancers who handled the purchase. Secondly the chances are that the title will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers obtaining current official copies of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Langport relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is unregistered it adds to the complexity but is not insurmountable.

It has been five months following my purchase conveyancing in Langport concluded. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £305k and identified one round the corner in Langport I like with a park and railway links in the vicinity, however it's only got 52 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Langport in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?

If you need a mortgage that many years will likely be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the property for at least 2 years you could request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor regarding this.

Are all Langport property lawyers on every lender conveyancing panel?

You can use our search tool or you can go into your high street lender branch in Langport. the probability is that they will be in a position to recommend some approved conveyancing solicitors in Langport

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Langport regulated by the SRA

It is important to note that the listed firms do not limit their work for conveyancing in Langport but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.

  • Adrian Stables, Westover Chambers, Willows Business Park, Westover, Langport, Somerset, TA10 9RB
  • Richard P Kemp, 31 North Street, Martock, Somerset, TA12 6DH

Typically, Langport conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Examining the title unregistered or registered
  • Conducting Langport property searches with respect to the property
  • Considering the draft contract and other documentation received from the owner’s conveyancer
  • Raising questions with the owner’s conveyancer
  • Negotiating the purchase agreement
  • Considering the replies prepared by the seller to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the purchasing in respect of the mortgage offer: (where appropriate)
  • Drafting and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the purchase and the home loan (if applicable) at the HM Land Registry.

Typically, Langport conveyancing for a sale includes some of the following tasks

  • Conveyancer instructed by the vendor on acceptance of the offer
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and related documents
  • Sending draft papers to the conveyancing practitioner representing the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and answering additional enquires from the purchaser’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Finalising the transfer deed
  • Responding to requisitions submitted by the purchaser’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Receiving sale proceeds and transferring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and paying off the home loan (if appropriate)

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

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