We note that you have a post code search directory identifying law firms on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I instruct them for our own conveyancing in Pencoed?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Pencoed.
There is lots of information on this site about conveyancing in Pencoed but can you isolate your top tip for selecting the right conveyancer in Pencoed
Do not opt for the lowest Pencoed conveyancing quote. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you know exactly what you’ll have to pay in ahead of the deal.
I am assisting my mother sell her house in Pencoed. Does the conveyancing solicitor order an EPC or it is for the owner to coordinate?
After the abolition of Home Packs, EPC’s was kept a required component of selling a property. An energy performance certificate needs to be to hand in advance of the property being placed on the market. It is not something that law firms ordinarily arrange. If you are using a Pencoed conveyancing practitioner they may be willing to arrange energy performance certificates due to their contacts with long established Pencoed providers
My wife and I buying a detached bungalow in Pencoed. Our aim is to carry out an extension to the side at the house.Will legal conveyancing on the property involve investigations to determine if these alterations were previously refused?
Your solicitor will check the deeds as conveyancing in Pencoed can occasionally reveal restrictions in the title documents which restrict certain changes or require the permission of a 3rd party. Some additions call for local authority planning permissions and approval in accordance building regulations. Some locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
My colleague recommended that if I am purchasing in Pencoed I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
This is a search is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Pencoed conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Pencoed around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Pencoed Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Pencoed.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Pencoed?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Pencoed. 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…’
Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my garden flat in Pencoed. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, but I have just had a quarterly service charge invoice – Do I pay up?
Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should clear the maintenance contribution as normal as all ground rent and maintenance payments should be apportioned on completion, so you will be reimbursed by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
Pencoed Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Queries Prior to Purchasing
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How long is the Lease? Best to be warned if fixing the lift or some other major work is coming up to be shared by the tenants and will dramatically increase the the service costs or require a one off payment. The best form of lease structure is where the freehold title is owned by the leaseholders. In this situation the tenants benefit from control and although a managing agent is often retained if the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent acts for the leaseholders themselves.
I am hoping to sell a garage which is on a separate legal title with the land registry asking for 22k, to clear debts. There is a mortgage with Nottingham. Can you suggest an inexpensive solicitor as the conventional £600-£700 reduces the return somewhat. Although I live in Pencoed I dont need to use a Pencoed conveyancer.
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