My partner’s brother is a solicitor. I am hopeful that I will be offered mate’s rates for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what level of fees should I be expecting for conveyancing in Ponthir?
It’s wise to seek 3 or more like-for-like conveyancing estimates. Do use our search tool on this page. Whilst fees will contrast greatly but the service one can expect are distinct between property lawyers as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.
I am need of leasehold conveyancing for an apartment in a relatively new development (seven years old) in Ponthir. The vast majority the appartments have already been sold. Do I need carry out the local searches as part of conveyancing in Ponthir?
If you getting a mortgage, your lender will insist on some (many) of the searches so you'll have no choice. If not, then Ponthir conveyancing searches are optional. No doubt your conveyancer, will ’encourage’, perhaps strongly, that you should not go ahead without searches, but he or she has a professional duty to do this. One thing to bear in mind; if you are likely to sell the house one day, it may be of interest to your future buyer what the searches contain. Sometimes houses with no practical issues can still throw up adverse search results. But if you demand that your lawyer to proceed without searches then your lawyer will have to follow your instructions or ask you to appoint a different lawyer for your conveyancing in Ponthir.
I am about to put a bid on a leasehold property in Ponthir. The estate agents say that it is standard for flats in Ponthir to have less than 75 years left on the lease. I am expecting a mortgage with Accord Mortgages. Will the property be mortgageable given that the lease has 72 years to go.
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 31/12/2025 the requirements read as follows :
I'm refinancing my primary house to a buy to let loan with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society and intend to use the remaining equity as a down payment on another house. The area we are looking at is Ponthir. Will your solicitors be able to act for the two lenders and link together the two deals?
Make use of our comparison tool on this site to ensure that the conveyancers are on the appropriate lender panels. On the basis that they are the conveyancer should be able to simultaneously deal with the two conveyancing matters but you should talk with you solicitor and make apparent your expectations and needs.
My husband and I are FTB’s - had an offer accepted, but the estate agent advised that the vendor will only go ahead if we instruct the agent's recommended solicitors as they need a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a family conveyancer who is familiar with conveyancing in Ponthir
We suspect that the seller is unaware of this requirement. If they desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a motivated purchaser is counter productive. Contact the vendors directly and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances in place © you do not need to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you are going to appoint your own,trusted Ponthir conveyancing lawyers - rather thanthose that will provide their negotiator at the agency a commission or achieve conveyancing thresholds demanded by corporate headquarters.
I happen to be an executor of my recently deceased mother’s Will, with a bungalow in Ponthir which is to be marketed. The bungalow is unregistered at the Land Registry and I'm told that many estate agents will insist that it is completed before they'll proceed. What's the procedure for this?
In the situation that you have set out it seems sensible to apply to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. HMLR’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and certified copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.