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Reasons to use our Melksham conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Melksham conveyancing lawyers are likely to acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 2 Using a local Solicitor in the main results in a more bespoke service. Online forums often suggest that in selecting a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.
  • 3 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often located many miles away with limited appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Melksham
  • 4 Excellent communication and pure property local knowledge are key benefits that you should seek when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Melksham property deals can be made significantly more protracted as a result of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed endeavour to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 5 Our site is the first site offering you the facility to ensure that your conveyancing in Melksham will be conducted by a law firm on your mortgage lender’s member panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Melksham since December 2024*

Sale

of apartment Spa Road SN12 7NS, at buying consideration of £90,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, obtaining official copies of the title

Sale

of flat Market Place SN12 6ES, at purchase price of £95,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, obtaining official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Transfer

of apartment Market Place SN12 6ES, at purchase sum of £127,500. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, ordering official copies of the title

Transfer

of semi-detached premises, Corfe Road, SN12 6BQ completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £375,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Melksham

Are the Melksham conveyancing solicitors identified as being on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by Virgin Money?

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

I am purchasing a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Melksham who is on the Birmingham Midshires approved. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Birmingham Midshires in certain locations such as Melksham. We dont recommend any particular firm.

I'm buying my first flat in Melksham benefiting from help to buy. The builders would not budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not to tell my conveyancer about the extras as it may affect my mortgage with The Royal Bank of Scotland. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.

I need to instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Melksham for my home move. Is there any facility to see a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?

You can see documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may monitor telephone calls for training requirements.

I am looking at a couple of apartments in Melksham both have in the region of 50 years left on the leases. Will this present a problem?

There are plenty of short leases in Melksham. The lease is a right to use the premises for a period of time. As the lease gets shorter the value of the lease deteriorates and results in it becoming more costly to extend the lease. This is why it is often a good idea to increase the term of the lease. More often than not it is difficulties arise selling premises with a short lease because mortgage lenders less inclined to grant a loan on such properties. Lease extension can be a protracted process. We advise that you seek professional help from a solicitor and surveyor with experience in this field.

Melksham Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Queries Prior to Purchasing

    Who are the managing agents? How much is the ground rent and service charge? Does the lease have in excess of 82 years remaining?

At what stage do I cover the costs of stamp duty chargeable for my purchase in Melksham?

The majority of property lawyers tend to fill out a Land Transaction Return Form for you during your Melksham purchase transaction for you to sign. After completion your conveyancer will submit the Land Transaction Return Form to the Inland Revenue and - assuming they have the funds - settle any Stamp Duty payable for you.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Melksham

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Melksham with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Goughs Lawyers Llp, 5 Bath Road, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 6LN
  • Blb Solicitors, Rodney House, 5 Roundstone Street, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8DH
  • Mccloy (ls) Limited, 4 The Shambles, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 1JS
  • Mccloy Legal, 4 The Shambles, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 1JS
  • Wansbroughs, Northgate House, Northgate Street, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1JX

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Melksham regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Melksham practicing in commercial conveyancing in Melksham. This could include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Goughs Lawyers Llp, 5 Bath Road, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 6LN
  • Blb Solicitors, Rodney House, 5 Roundstone Street, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8DH
  • Latham Commercial Legal Services, 7 Greenland Mills, Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 1BL
  • Mccloy (ls) Limited, 4 The Shambles, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 1JS
  • Mccloy Legal, 4 The Shambles, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 1JS

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Melksham?

Licensed Conveyancers assist with the transfer of the legal title of a property from one person to another and cover conveyancing countrywide not just Melksham. If using a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you are entitled to:
  • Be supplied with an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a high standard of legal services.
  • Be supplied with your conveyancing dealt with using care, skill and legal competence.
  • Be supplied with a high quality of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Have a service which is accessible and responsive to your specific requirements.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your individual needs taken into account should you make a complaint.
  • Be provided with a swift, independent and comprehensive service where making a complaint about your conveyancing in Melksham about your conveyancing in Melksham.

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

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