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Reasons to use our Nether Stowey conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor in the main results in a more personal touch. Online forums often suggest that in selecting a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by reading from their computer screens.
  • 2 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based many miles away with limited appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Nether Stowey
  • 3 Regardless alternative solicitors advise it could be necessary to pop into your lawyer to execute contracts. There are enough parties involved in a house sale without having to add the postman into the pot.
  • 4 The Nether Stowey conveyancing firms that are listed are committed to supplying the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and remortgagors in Nether Stowey
  • 5 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Nether Stowey regularly deal withlocal concerns specific to Nether Stowey and therefore you may benefit from better advice and faster conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Nether Stowey since December 2024*

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Sale

of semi-detached premises, Old Farm Road, TA5 1PE completing on 14/01/2025 at a price of £290,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

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Disposal

of detached residence residence, Channel Close, TA5 1NF completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £237,500. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

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Disposal

of terraced residence, St Andrews Road, TA5 1TE completing on 22/01/2025 at a price of £330,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, ordering official copies of the title

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Disposal

of semi-detached property, Lonsdale Road, TA5 2JR completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £265,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Nether Stowey

My solicitor has uncovered a a legal deficiency with the lease for the flat we are buying in Nether Stowey. The other side have put forward defective title insurance as a workaround. We are content with insurance and will cover the costs. Our conveyancer has advised that he must be satisfied that the mortgage company is happy with this solution. Are we the client or is the mortgage company ?

Regardless of the fact that you have a mortgage offer from the mortgage company does not mean to say that the property will meet their requirements for the purposes of a mortgage. Your lawyer has to ensure that the lease has to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions. You and the mortgage company are the client. These conveyancing instructions must be adhered to.

I need some expedited conveyancing in Nether Stowey as I have pressure to exchange contracts in less than one month. A home loan is not required. Is it possible to escape the need for conveyancing searches to save money and time?

As you are not obtaining a mortgage you are at free not to have searches carried out although no conveyancer would recommend that you don't. With plenty of history conveyancing in Nether Stowey the following are examples of issues that can show up and adversely affect future saleability: Enforcement Actions, Overdue Fees, Overdue Grants, Railway Schemes,...

How does conveyancing in Nether Stowey differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Nether Stowey contact us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is completed. This is because house builders in Nether Stowey tend to buy the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Nether Stowey or who has acted in the same development.

I am looking for a ground for flat up to £305k and identified one round the corner in Nether Stowey I like with a park and transport links in the vicinity, however it only has 49 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Nether Stowey suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?

Should you require a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you can ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor about this.

How easy is it to use the search facility to locate a conveyancing lawyer in Nether Stowey on the panel for my mortgage?

Step one is to pick a mortgage company such as Lloyds TSB Bank, The Mortgage Works or Platform Home Loans Ltd then type in your location e.g. Nether Stowey. Conveyancing organisations in Nether Stowey and nationally will then be shown.

Why do I have to send my property lawyer with various items of identification before they can proceed with my conveyancing in Nether Stowey?

Nether Stowey conveyancers are duty bound by the Law Society, SRA, HM Land Registry and current AML Regulations to record that the have checked the identity of their clients. It is also sometimes a requirement of your lender where you are obtaining a mortgage. Furthermore they have to complete various forms, particularly those relating to SDLT and need to have information such as your full names, national insurance number and date of birth.

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

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding buying and selling property and cover conveyancing nationwide as well as Nether Stowey. When appointed a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you are entitled to:
  • Be supplied with an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Receive a high standard of legal services.
  • Be supplied with your matters 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.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • 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 specific needs taken into account should a complaint be made.
  • Have a swift, impartial and comprehensive service when making a complaint about your conveyancing in Nether Stowey about your conveyancing in Nether Stowey.

Home buying conveyancing in Nether Stowey usually includes the following:

  • Solicitor instructed by the buyer once the offer has been accepted
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Ordering Nether Stowey property searches with respect to the property
  • Assessing draft contract pack and other papers supplied by the owner’s property lawyer
  • Submitting enquiries with the vendor’s property lawyer
  • Negotiating the sale agreement
  • Reviewing replies given by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for a Transfer document
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the mortgage offer: (if applicable)
  • Drafting and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; summarising to the buyer 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 preparing for completion
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the correct stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the purchase and the home loan (where applicable) at the HMLR.

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

    Acquisitions and disposals of property portfolios at commercial auctions complex procedures concerning renewal, rent reviews, dilapidations and the many obligations encountered by Landlords and Tenants of commercial premises Offices, shops or industrial units Subletting, licences and sharing occupation Property finance transactions, including disposal and leaseback Lease renewals and variations

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

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