Please could you vouch for a Halifax allowed Portishead conveyancing firm finish our home move within two weeks? Am I best advised to choose a local Portishead solicitor or an online conveyancer?
We would be happy to suggest some excellent Portishead conveyancing firms. Another option is to visit the high street in Portishead. Go in to two or three firms and ask to see a conveyancing solicitor for a quote. Mention your requirements together with the reasons and ask for a commitment on your deadline. Select the one that genuine.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Portishead. My lender is Nationwide Building Society
Nationwide Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 20/12/2025, the requirements read as follows :
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our house are lost. The lawyers who dealt with the conveyancing in Portishead 4 years ago no longer exist. What are my options?
As long as the title is registered the details of your proprietorship will be retained by HMLR under a Title Number. It is possible to execute a search at the Land Registry, find your house and secure up to date copies of the Registered Entries for a small fee. Where the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally retain a file duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for twenty pounds.
How does conveyancing in Portishead differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Portishead contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is constructed. This is because new home sellers in Portishead usually acquire the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Portishead or who has acted in the same development.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on last month in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Portishead is where the house is located. Is there any advice you can impart?
Flying freeholds in Portishead are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Portishead you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Portishead may decide 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.
Can you provide any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Portishead with the purpose of expediting the sale process?
- Much of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Portishead can be avoided if you get in touch lawyers the minute your agents start marketing the property and request that they start to put together the leasehold documentation needed by the purchasers’ representatives. Some Portishead leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. If this is the case, it would be prudent to place the estate agents on notice to make sure that the purchasers put in hand financial (bank) and professional references. Any bank reference should make it clear that the buyer is able to meet the annual service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the actual amount of the service charge so that they can pass this information on to the buyers or their solicitors. If you have had any disputes with your landlord or managing agents it is essential that these are resolved prior to the flat being put on the market. The purchasers and their solicitors will be reluctant to purchase a property where there is an ongoing dispute. You may have to bite the bullet and discharge any arrears of service charge or settle the dispute prior to the buyers completing the purchase. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled ahead of the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You are still duty bound to disclose details of the dispute to the purchasers, but it is clearly preferable to present the dispute as historic as opposed to ongoing. If you have the benefit of shareholding in the freehold, you should make sure that you hold the original share certificate. Obtaining a new share certificate can be a time consuming process and frustrates many a Portishead conveyancing deal. Where a new share is necessary, do contact the company officers or managing agents (if applicable) for this at the earliest opportunity. In the event that you altered the property did you need the Landlord’s approval? Have you, for example laid down wooden flooring? Portishead leases often stipulate that internal structural alterations or laying down wooden flooring necessitate a licence issued by the Landlord acquiescing to such alterations. If you fail to have the approvals to hand you should not contact the landlord without contacting your conveyancer in the first instance.
I bought a leasehold flat in Portishead, conveyancing was carried out May 2011. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Equivalent flats in Portishead with over 90 years remaining are worth £176,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £55 invoiced every year. The lease terminates on 21st October 2075
With only 50 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £31,400 and £36,200 plus professional fees.
The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more comprehensive due diligence. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other issues that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.