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Reasons to use our Port Talbot conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these firms are often located many kilometers away with little appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Port Talbot
  • 2 Port Talbot lawyers have a crucial advantage when it comes to Port Talbot conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that will impact your home move
  • 3 Port Talbot solicitors work in conjunction with Port Talbot estate agents, developers, surveyors, banks and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, with the intention of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times
  • 4 Our site offers largest residential conveyancing directory listing bank approved property lawyers conducting conveyancing in Port Talbot regulated and authorised by the SRA or CLC.
  • 5 Solicitor conveyancing lawyers have very good personal links with Port Talbot selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Port Talbot since January 2025*

Sale

of semi-detached premises, Glenavon Street, SA12 6NG completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £97,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: obtaining official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of semi-detached property, Aldergrove Close, SA12 8EY completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £190,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties

Disposal

of terraced residence, Western Avenue, SA12 7NE completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £160,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

Sale

of semi residence, Morlais Road, SA13 2AS completing on 28/01/2025 at a price of £190,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Port Talbot

My apartment in Port Talbot is up for sale and I have accepted an offer. Will the conveyancer have to be on the Lloyds conveyancing panel in order to deal with the discharge of my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Lloyds conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently currently.

I am being advised by my solicitor that defective lease insurance is necessary on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Port Talbot?

The right level of defective lease indemnity insurance should be dictated by who your lender. It would differ for example between Yorkshire Building Society and Chelsea Building Society. Conveyancing lawyers as opposed to borrowers take out such policies.

Can I be sure that the Port Talbot conveyancing solicitor on the Coventry BS panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Port Talbot obtaining recommendations is a sensible start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always advise that you speak with the solicitor conducting your conveyancing.

We were going to get a DIP from Nottingham this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Nottingham recommend any Port Talbot solicitors on the Nottingham conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently?

You will need to appoint Port Talbot solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Nottingham through the process.

I need some expedited conveyancing in Port Talbot as I am faced with an ultimatum to sign on the dotted line inside one month. A home loan is not required. Can I avoid the conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

If.Given you are are a mortgage free purchaser you have the choice not to do searches although no conveyancer would recommend that you don't. Drawing on years of experience of conveyancing in Port Talbot the following are examples of what can arise and adversely affect the marketability of the property: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Fees, Outstanding Grants, Railway Schemes,...

I'm purchasing my first flat in Port Talbot with a mortgage from Skipton Building Society. The sellers would not reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The sale representative advised me not inform my lawyer about this side-deal as it would adversely affect my mortgage with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £195,000 and found one round the corner in Port Talbot I like with open areas and station in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 52 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Port Talbot for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a short lease?

Should you need a home loan the shortness of the lease may be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you can ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor regarding this matter.

I need to find a conveyancing solicitor for remortgage conveyancing in Port Talbot. I have stumble upon a web site which seems to have the ideal answer If there is a chance to get all formalities completed via phone that would be preferable. Do I need to be concerned? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Port Talbot regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Port Talbot with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Port Talbot. This should include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Howe & Spender, Courtland Chambers, 38-42 Station Road, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, SA13 1JS
  • Aberavon Lawyers Limited, 11 Courtland Place, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, SA13 1JJ
  • Hutchinson Thomas, Pendrill Court, 119 London Road, Neath, West Glamorgan, SA11 1LF
  • Jennifer Melly Law Limited, 45 Alfred Street, Neath, West Glamorgan, SA11 1EH
  • T.l.j. Law Limited, Guildhall Chambers, 2 Church Place, Neath, West Glamorgan, SA11 3LL

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Port Talbot regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Port Talbot but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Sam Hawking Property Lawyers Ltd, Property Lawyers, SA13 1NW

Planning law solicitors in Port Talbot regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Port Talbot with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including applications about listed buildings and conservation areas
  • Hutchinson Thomas, Pendrill Court, 119 London Road, Neath, West Glamorgan, SA11 1LF

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

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