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Logical reasons to use our service to help you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Porthcawl

  • 1 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Porthcawl regularly deal withlocal issues peculiar to Porthcawl and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and speedier conveyancing.
  • 2 This site is the first site that enables you the facility to check that your conveyancing in Porthcawl will be conducted by a property lawyer on your lender’s authorised panel.
  • 3 Personal touch and a wealth of local knowledge are key benefits that you should value when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Porthcawl property deals can be made a lot more stressful because of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with endeavour to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 4 The Porthcawl conveyancing practitioners that are listed are dedicated to providing value for money, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and investors in Porthcawl
  • 5 Porthcawl solicitors have a significant edge when it comes to Porthcawl conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can impact your conveyancing

Examples of recent conveyancing in Porthcawl since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Porthcawl

I am hoping to complete my purchase in Porthcawl next Tuesday. I have now been asked to send a copy of my building insurance schedule by my solicitor as as she informs me that she is duty bound to validate that it is in order for the lender. What does the insurance need to cover?

Any lawyer on acting for lenders would need to check that the following risks are covered fire; lightning; aircraft; explosion; earthquake; storm; flood; escape of water or oil; riot; malicious damage; theft or attempted theft; falling trees and branches and aerials; subsidence; heave;landslip;collision;accidental damage to underground services;professional fees, demolition and site clearance costs; and public liability to anyone else. There are some other issues such as the level of excess that are set out in a lender’s Part 2 conditions. These obligations are not limited to conveyancing in Porthcawl.

We see that you have a search directory identifying law firms on the TSB conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I retain them for our conveyancing in Porthcawl?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the TSB conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Porthcawl.

I used Action Conveyancing a few years past for my conveyancing in Porthcawl. I now require my papers but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

You should call 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 Porthcawl 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.

I am buying a new build apartment in Porthcawl. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Porthcawl

    Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company?

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in last month in what was supposed to be a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Porthcawl is the location of the property. Is there any advice you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Porthcawl are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Porthcawl you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Porthcawl may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

What is the reason for new build conveyancing in Porthcawl being more expensive?

Conveyancing in Porthcawl for recently converted or new build premises can sometimes involve adoption of highways & drains, building regulations approval, planning permission, new build warranties such NHBC as well as additional questions and contractual concerns.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Porthcawl regulated by the SRA

It is important to note that the listed firms do not limit their work for conveyancing in Porthcawl but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.

  • David & Snape, Old Castle Offices, South Street, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, CF31 3ED
  • Whittinghams, 5-7 Court Road, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, CF31 1BE
  • Rle Law Practice Ltd, 4 Derwen Road, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, CF31 1LH
  • Gordon A Battrick & Co, 10 Court Road, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, CF31 1BN
  • Sian Thomas & Daughter, 8 Court Road, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, CF31 1BN

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Porthcawl regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Porthcawl but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Countrywide Property Lawyers Limited, Elm Court, CF31 3SR

Porthcawl commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on numerous issues across all aspects of commercial property law

    Options and guarantees Property realisations and advice for insolvency practitioners Telecommunications and broadcast mast sites complex procedures concerning renewal, rent reviews, dilapidations and the many obligations encountered by Landlords and Tenants of business premises Dealing with notices received or to be served pursuant to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

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

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