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Top reasons to let us help you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Minehead

  • 1 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Minehead is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 2 Minehead lawyers work in partnership with Minehead estate agents, house builders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is provided to home movers every step of the way, with the intention of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times
  • 3 Excellent communication and pure property expertise are key benefits that you should look for when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Minehead conveyancing can become a lot more complicated because of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with strive to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 4 Minehead lawyer are the linchpin to a successful Minehead conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 5 The Minehead conveyancing firms that are identified are dedicated to supplying value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and remortgagors in Minehead

Examples of recent conveyancing in Minehead since August 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Minehead

What is the most effective way to search for the right lawyer to supply a 1st class service for my conveyancing in Minehead?

Option 1 is to ask your friends and family who they would recommend.

Second, search the web for conveyancing in Minehead. Ring two or three listed and ask them to email you their conveyancing fees and speak to the lawyer who will oversee the conveyancing ahead ofmaking your choice.

Option 3 is to make use of our search tool to help you find the right solicitors taking into account your unique requirements including the type of property,speed, complications and who your intended lender is. Don't take the bait of £99 conveyancing in Minehead

We wanted to use a conveyancing solicitor in Minehead for our home move. Our broker has since notified us that our mortgage company National Westminster Bank won't deal with them. Why is this not regarded as unduly restrictive?

Pre- 2008 most mortgage companies had a different appetite for risk. Almost all Minehead conveyancing firms would have been on many mortgage company panels. The financial services regulator in 2010 completed a thematic investigation into mortgage fraud which concluded: know the conveyancing solicitors dealt with. Consequently, mortgage companies are increasingly seeing more data from law firms concerning their operations and their employees as well as establishing certain criteria such a completing on a minimum number of transactions. Many Minehead conveyancing firms that have been excluded from lender panels have Unblemished track record, no complaints and no claims and didn't just 'dabble' in conveyancing. Minehead is amongst the thousands of locations where the conveyancers showing on our search results are members of the panel for National Westminster Bank.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Minehead?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Minehead. 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…’

I'm purchasing my first flat in Minehead with the aid of help to buy. The builders would not move on the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The property agent told me not to tell my solicitor about the side-deal as it may impact my loan with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

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.

I'm converting the mortgage on my primary home to a buy to let loan with Barclays Direct and intend to use the remaining equity as a down payment on a second house. The area we are talking about is Minehead. Will your solicitors be able to act for both sets of mortgage companies and link together the two deals?

Do use our search tool on this page to be sure that the conveyancers are on the appropriate lender panels. Having checked that they are your solicitor will be able to connect the two transactions but you should talk with you solicitor and make apparent your expectations and requirements.

In my capacity as executor for the estate of my father I am selling a residence in Cardiff but I am based in Minehead. My conveyancer (approximately 235 miles from mehas requested that I execute a statutory declaration prior to the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Minehead who can attest and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you should not need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Minehead based

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Minehead

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Minehead specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Bjbs (minehead) Limited, 22 The Parks, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 8BT
  • Maitland Walker Llp, 22 The Parks, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 8BT
  • Thorne Segar Limited, 3 Bancks Street, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 5DE

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Minehead regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Minehead with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Minehead. This should include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Bjbs (minehead) Limited, 22 The Parks, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 8BT
  • Maitland Walker Llp, 22 The Parks, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 8BT
  • Picketstones Limited, 22 The Parks, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 8BT
  • Thorne Segar Limited, 3 Bancks Street, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 5DE

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

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Checking the title to the property
  • Undertaking Minehead searches with respect to the title
  • Reviewing draft contract pack and other papers supplied by the vendor’s solicitor
  • Raising enquiries with the owner’s solicitor
  • Negotiating the sale contract
  • Assessing replies prepared by the seller to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (where appropriate)
  • Preparing and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; summarising to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, preliminary enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the transfer of ownership and the mortgage (if appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

Neighboring Locations

Minehead
Watchet
Williton
Dulverton
Wiveliscombe

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

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