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Main reasons to use our service to assist you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Montacute

  • 1 We are the UKs most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory service identifying lender approved law practices conducting conveyancing in Montacute governed by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 2 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these organisations are often located hundreds of miles away with little understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Montacute
  • 3 Personal touch together with pure property experience are key benefits that you should look for when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Montacute property deals can become significantly more complicated due to poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed strive to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 4 Montacute solicitors have a crucial edge when it comes to Montacute conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will impact your sale or purchase
  • 5 Using a a family Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more bespoke service. When using a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Montacute since December 2024*

Transfer

of terraced property, , TA14 6UQ completing on 13/01/2025 at a price of £470,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties

Disposal

of terraced premises, Montacute Road, BA22 8QD completing on 13/01/2025 at a price of £230,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Disposal

of terraced residence, Southfield Drive, BA21 3FJ completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £425,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

Sale

of house residence, Little Sammons, BA22 8RB completing on 08/01/2025 at a price of £255,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Montacute

Do the conveyancing lawyers identified via your search tool carry out conveyancing in Montacute by way of an attended exchange?

There are a few conveyancing specialists carrying out 24hr exchanges. You should e-mail us to get a conveyancing quote and details as to availability.

What is the first thing I need to know regarding purchase conveyancing in Montacute?

Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Montacute and elsewhere in England and Wales is an adversarial experience. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is an abundance of opportunity for confrontation between you and others involved in the legal transfer of property. For example, the seller, property agent and on occasion a bank. Choosing a solicitor for your conveyancing in Montacute an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the transaction whose responsibility is to act in your legal interests and to protect you.

Every so often a potential adversary will try and sway you that it is in your interests to do things their way. For example, the selling agent may claim to be helping by claiming that your conveyancer is wrong. Or your mortgage broker may try to convince you to do take action that is contrary to your solicitors recommendation. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties in the home moving process.

What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Montacute

There are many recorded licenced Conveyancers in Montacute and Solicitor firms in Montacute to choose from We would stress that both are regulated professionals specialising in the legal work in transferring property. Both can deal with associated property related work such as remortgage conveyancing, lease extensions and transfer of equity conveyancing.

Is it the case that all Montacute conveyancing solicitors on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel are governed by the SRA?

As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel they would need to be overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many banks do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the practice would be overseen by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Nationwide have agreed my mortgage in principle, my bid on a house in Montacute has been agreed to, what happens next?

Your property agent will want to know who your solicitors are (make sure the lawyers are on the lender’s panel). Contact Nationwide or your broker and finalise any appropriate forms. Nationwide will sellect a valuer who will get in contact with the selling agent or owners to book a time for the valuation to occur. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes on average ten days to receive the mortgage offer. Nationwide will issue the offer to you and your conveyancers. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Montacute.

What will a local search tell me about the property my wife and I buying in Montacute?

Montacute conveyancing often starts with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company for instance Searches UK The local search is essential in every Montacute conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any nasty once you have moved into your property. The search should reveal data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 subject areas.

Hoping to buy a property located in Montacute and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Montacute. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Montacute area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Montacute. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only Seventy years remaining on my lease in Montacute. I need to get lease extension but my landlord is absent. What options are available to me?

If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be extended by the Court. You will be obliged to prove that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to locate the landlord. In some cases a specialist would be helpful to conduct investigations and prepare an expert document to be accepted by the court as proof that the freeholder can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor in relation to devolving into the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court covering Montacute.

Montacute Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Questions you should consider before Purchasing

    Most Montacute leasehold properties will incur a service charge for maintenance of the block levied on behalf of the freeholder. Should you purchase the apartment you will have to meet this contribution, usually quarterly during the year. This may differ from a couple of hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for blocks with lifts and large common grounds. There will also be a ground rent for you to pay annual, ordinarily this is not a significant sum, say about £25-£75 but you need to check it because sometimes it can be surprisingly expensive. In the main the cost for major works tend not to be included within maintenance charges, although some managing agents in Montacute require tenants to pay into a sinking fund created for the specific purpose of building a fund for major works. What prohibitions are there in the Montacute Lease?

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Montacute regulated by the SRA

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

  • Richard P Kemp, 31 North Street, Martock, Somerset, TA12 6DH
  • Bannister & Co, Tudor Chambers, Manor Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1UQ
  • Battens Solicitors Limited, Mansion House, 54-58 Princes Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1EP
  • Porter Dodson Llp, Central House, Church Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1HH
  • Gareth Webb & Co Llp, 5-6 Church Terrace, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1HX

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Montacute regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Montacute with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Montacute. This may include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Richard P Kemp, 31 North Street, Martock, Somerset, TA12 6DH
  • Bannister & Co, Tudor Chambers, Manor Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1UQ
  • Battens Solicitors Limited, Mansion House, 54-58 Princes Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1EP
  • Porter Dodson Llp, Central House, Church Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1HH
  • Gareth Webb & Co Llp, 5-6 Church Terrace, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1HX

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

Licensed Conveyancers deal with the transfer of ownership of a property from one person to another and cover conveyancing throughout England and Wales not just Montacute. If appointed a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you should:
  • Be supplied with an honest and lawful service.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of legal services.
  • Receive your transaction dealt with using care, skill and legal competence.
  • Be supplied with a high quality of service due to your lawyer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Receive a service which is accessible and responsive to your specific requirements.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the standard you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your specific needs taken into account should you make a complaint.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a swift, objective and comprehensive service if making a complaint about your conveyancing in Montacute about your conveyancing in Montacute.

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