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Conveyancing in Pontardawe : Keep it Local

Reasons to use our Pontardawe conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Over the years Pontardawe property lawyer have developed excellent connections with Pontardawe local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of handling your house sale or purchase in Pontardawe.
  • 2 Pontardawe conveyancers work in partnership with Pontardawe estate agents, property finders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is offered to clients every step of the way, never losing sight of the time-critical nature behind your conveyancing transaction
  • 3 Solicitor conveyancing lawyers have very good personal links with Pontardawe estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 4 Our site is the only site offering you the facility to ensure that your property ownership legalities in Pontardawe will be carried out by a solicitor on your lender’s approved panel.
  • 5 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often based many miles away with little appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Pontardawe

Examples of recent conveyancing in Pontardawe since May 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Pontardawe

I am getting a mortgage with Santander. I intend to retain the legal services of a Licensed Conveyancer in Pontardawe. Does the Santander Solicitor panel allow for Licensed Conveyancers?

The Santander conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, represented by the CML or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Last June we completed a house move in Pontardawe. We have since encountered a number of problems with the property which we believe were missed in the conveyancing searches. Is there anything we can do? What searches should? have been carried out as part of conveyancing in Pontardawe?

It is not clear from the question as what problems have arisen and if they are relate to conveyancing in Pontardawe. Conveyancing searches and investigations initiated during the buying process are supposed to help avoid problems. As part of the process, the vendor fills in a form known as a Seller’s Property Information Form. If the information is misleading, you could possibly take legal action against the seller for any losses that you have suffered. The survey should have identified any problems with the structure of the property. Assuming a detailed survey was carried out and the issues were not identified, you may have a claim against the surveyor. However, if you did not have a full survey, you may be responsible for fixing any defects that have now been noted. We would always encourage buyers to take every possible step to ensure they are completely aware of the condition of a property before purchase regardless of whether they are buying in Pontardawe.

Having sold my house in Pontardawe last September yet the purchaser is e-mailing every few hours complaining that his conveyancer needs to hear from mysolicitor. What should my lawyer have done following completion?

After completion of your sale your lawyer is obliged to send the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer should also confirm that the mortgage has been redeemed to the purchasers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion formalities just for conveyancing in Pontardawe.

My friend recommended that if I am purchasing in Pontardawe I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Pontardawe conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out significant information about Pontardawe around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Pontardawe Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Pontardawe Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Pontardawe.

I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Pontardawe. Now, I need the files however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Pontardawe of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Pontardawe ahead of appointing conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. My surveyor has said that some mortgage companies tend refuse to issue a loan on a flying freehold home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to call us we can check via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Pontardawe. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Pontardawe to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Pontardawe regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Pontardawe with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Pontardawe. This could include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • D R James & Son, 3-4 Dynevor Terrace, Pontardawe, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA8 4HY
  • Trevor Thomas Scott & Jenkins, Central Chambers, Clydach, Swansea, SA6 5EX
  • Djm Law Limited, 16 Axis Court, Mallard Way, Swansea Vale, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA7 0AJ
  • T.l.j. Law Limited, Guildhall Chambers, 2 Church Place, Neath, West Glamorgan, SA11 3LL
  • Jennifer Melly Law Limited, 45 Alfred Street, Neath, West Glamorgan, SA11 1EH

Planning law solicitors in Pontardawe regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Pontardawe specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including special planning controls
  • Hutchinson Thomas, Pendrill Court, 119 London Road, Neath, West Glamorgan, SA11 1LF
  • Jcp Solicitors Limited, Venture Court, Waterside Business Park, Valley Way, Enterprise Park, Swansea, Swansea, SA6 8QP
  • Morgan Laroche Limited, Bay House, Phoenix Way, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA7 9LA
  • Edward Harris Solicitors, Tredegar Fawr, Llangyfelach, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA5 7LS

Purchase in Pontardawe is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Conveyancer instructed by the buyer once the offer has been accepted
  • Examining the title to the property
  • Ordering Pontardawe conveyancing searches for the property
  • Assessing draft contract and other papers prepared the seller’s lawyer
  • Raising queries with the vendor’s lawyer
  • Negotiating the sale agreement
  • Examining replies supplied by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (where relevant)
  • Drawing up and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; summarising to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the change in ownership and the home loan (where applicable) at the Land Registry.

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

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