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Porthcawl Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average time from start to moving day was day for conveyancing in Porthcawl
  • 2 December was the busiest month and January was the next busiest month while November was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Porthcawl
  • 3 83% freehold and 17% leasehold conveyancing in Porthcawl for this year to date
  • 4 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £4,100
  • 5 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270

Examples of recent conveyancing in Porthcawl since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Porthcawl

It may have been a long time coming a loan offer from Nationwide for the refinancing of my 4 room maisonette is expected imminently. Can you recommend a cheap conveyancing practitioner in Porthcawl?

You are on the wrong site if you are in need of the lowest fares for conveyancing in Porthcawl. We can offer you excellent value conveyancing but our intention is not to work with the cheapest lawyers. Avoid the trap of appointing brokers enticing you with £100 conveyancing in Porthcawl. Optimistically, in deciding on cheap conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst you will end up with a surprising uplift in extras and still not receive the service required.

Are you able to recommend a Barclays Direct sanctioned Porthcawl conveyancing conveyancer finish our home move within less than a month? Would it be better to use a high street Porthcawl practice or an internet conveyancer?

We can recommend some very good Porthcawl conveyancing firms. Another option is to visit the high street in Porthcawl. Approach two or three law practices and ask to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a costs illustration. Explain your expectations together with the reasons and ask for a commitment on speed. Select the lawyer that appears most efficient.

I am considering applying for a Coventry BS mortgage for purchase of a newly converted (under development) in Porthcawl with 70% loan to value. Is it compulsory to choose a solicitor on the conveyancing panel for Coventry BS ?

In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel, but Coventry BS would require one of their panel solicitors to be instructed to act in their interests, and you'd have to pay for this - so most people instruct a panel solicitor. It's also easier, as otherwise you'd have to deal with two solicitors for the same transaction.

I need some expedited conveyancing in Porthcawl as I have a deadline to complete within one month. Thankfully I do not need a mortgage. Can I decline from having conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

As you are not taking a mortgage you have the choice not to do searches although no solicitor would advise that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Porthcawl the following are instances of what can be revealed and therefore impact market value: Enforcement Notices, Outstanding Fees, Outstanding Grants, Railway Schemes,...

I completed on my apartment on 4 January and my personal details is not yet on the land registry website. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in Porthcawl said it would be recorded in less than a month. Are properties in Porthcawl particularly slow to register?

As far as conveyancing in Porthcawl is concerned, registration is no quicker or slower than anywhere else in the country. Rather than based on location, timeframes can differ depending on who lodges the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry have to notify any third parties. As of today in the region of 80% of such applications are fully dealt with within 12 days but occasionally there can be protracted delays. Historically registration takes place after the buyer is living at the premises therefore post completion formalities is not always top priority but where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer must speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.

I opted to have a survey carried out on a property in Porthcawl ahead of instructing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. Our surveyor has said that some banks may not grant a mortgage on such a home.

It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different instructions from Nationwide. If you contact us we can check with the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Porthcawl. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Porthcawl especially if they are familiar with such properties in Porthcawl.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Porthcawl

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Porthcawl with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on wrongful eviction

  • 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

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Porthcawl regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Porthcawl practicing in commercial conveyancing in Porthcawl. This may include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • 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

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Porthcawl regulated by the CLC

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

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

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