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Reasons to use our Nether Stowey conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Nether Stowey property lawyer are the linchpin to a successful Nether Stowey conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 2 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Nether Stowey is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 3 No matter what any other sites may claim it just might be important to pop into your solicitor to sign contracts. There are enough parties with an interest in a conveyancing transaction without having to include the postman into the mix.
  • 4 Nether Stowey conveyancers work in conjunction with Nether Stowey estate agents, house builders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is provided to clients every step of the way, to ensure you’re kept informed as to progress all the way along
  • 5 The Nether Stowey conveyancing firms that are identified are committed to providing the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and investors in Nether Stowey

Examples of recent conveyancing in Nether Stowey since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Nether Stowey

Why do I have to pay up front when it comes to conveyancing in Nether Stowey?

If you are buying a property in Nether Stowey your lawyer will request that you to provide them with monies to cover the search fees. Ordinarily this is requested to cover the fees of the Local Authority Search. If any down payment is payable against the purchase price then this will be needed shortly in advance of contracts are exchanged. The final balance that is needed should be transferred shortly before completion.

I have been told by my lawyer that restrictive coveneant insurance is needed on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Nether Stowey?

The right level of restrictive coveneant indemnity insurance depends on who your lender is. It would differ for example between Lloyds TSB Bank and Bank of Scotland. Conveyancing practitioners as opposed to members of the public take out such policies.

We are getting a further advance on our home loan from Coventry BS as we intend to carry out a loft conversion to our home in Nether Stowey. Do we need to select a bricks and mortar Nether Stowey solicitor on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel to handle the legals?

Coventry BS don't usually require firms on their approved list of lawyers to handle the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel.

About to purchase apartment in Nether Stowey. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Nether Stowey conveyancing practitioner is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel.

It has been four months following my purchase conveyancing in Nether Stowey took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £160,000. 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.

I am looking for a ground for flat up to £195,000 and found one close by in Nether Stowey I like with a park and railway links nearby, the downside is that it only has 51 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Nether Stowey suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a short lease?

If you need a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will likely be problematic. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this matter.

Am I better off to go with a Nether Stowey conveyancing solicitor based in the area that I am buying? I have an old university friend who can carry out the legal formalities however they are based approximately 350miles drive away.

The primary upside of using a high street Nether Stowey conveyancing practice is that you can attend the office to sign paperwork, hand in your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. Having local Nether Stowey know how is a bonus. However it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust instructed your friend and the majority were happy that should surpass using an unfamiliar Nether Stowey conveyancing lawyer just because they are round the corner.

Is it true that a Nether Stowey conveyancing solicitor got sued by a client for not carrying out the appropriate conveyancing searches?

Our attention has not be brought to such a Nether Stowey conveyancing matter but it has been reported that, clients acquiring a home in Cumbria successfully sued their property lawyer due to development permission to construct a wind farm not being identified in conveyancing searches.

Where you are thinking of buying a home in Nether Stowey It is important that your conveyancing practitioner purchase all Nether Stowey conveyancing searches required to ensure you have relevant and up to date information before acquiring a property.

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What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Nether Stowey?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding acquiring and selling property and cover conveyancing countrywide as well as Nether Stowey. When instructing a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you can expect:
  • Receive an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a high standard of legal services.
  • Receive your transaction dealt with using care, skill and legal know-how.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a high standard of service due to your lawyer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Be provided with a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • You should not consider yourself discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the standard 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 a complaint be made.
  • Be supplied with a timeous, objective and comprehensive service when if a complaint is made about your conveyancing in Nether Stowey.

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

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Examining the title to the premises
  • Ordering Nether Stowey searches for the property
  • Assessing draft contract pack and other papers received from the vendor’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Submitting questions with the owner’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Agreeing the wording of the sale contract
  • Assessing replies prepared by the owner to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (if applicable)
  • Drafting and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the transfer of ownership and the home loan (if relevant) at the Land Registry.

Nether Stowey commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on a number of aspects of commercial property law

    Offices, retail or industrial units Commercial development (from overage and options through to site acquisitions and construction) High street shops, agricultural or development land to hotels and office blocks. Telecommunications and broadcast mast sites Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities complex procedures concerning renewal, rent reviews, dilapidations and the many obligations encountered by Landlords and Tenants of business premises

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

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