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Reasons to use our Presteigne conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Presteigne conveyancers are likely to be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 2 Our site is the first site offering you the facility to ensure that your property ownership legalities in Presteigne will be carried out by a property lawyer on your lender’s conveyancing panel.
  • 3 Presteigne property lawyer are the linchpin to a successful Presteigne home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 4 Personal touch together with a wealth of experience are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Presteigne home moves can become a lot more protracted due to poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed strive to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 5 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often located many miles away with little understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Presteigne

Examples of recent conveyancing in Presteigne since August 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Presteigne

Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Presteigne even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example where I intend to buy a shop in Presteigne with a loan from Norwich and Peterborough Building Society?

Our comparison service is primarily utilised to help choose residential conveyancing solicitors in Presteigne but we have recorded at the bottom of this page a selection of Presteigne commercial conveyancing firms. You should enquire with the firm directly to see if they can also act for Norwich and Peterborough Building Society

What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Presteigne

There are many recorded licenced Conveyancers in Presteigne and Solicitor firms in Presteigne offering conveyancing We would stress that both are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal aspects of transferring property. They may both also deal with other property legal work such as remortgage conveyancing, lease extensions and transfer of equity conveyancing.

My fiancee and I are in the throws of looking at flats in Presteigne and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it too early to have a solicitor in place? I will be getting a home loan with RBS.

You should start obtaining conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the selling agent. Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with RBS, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the RBS conveyancing panel.

I recently had an offer agreed on an apartment in Presteigne. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an advanced payment of £200. Soon after, the lawyer called me to say that they were not on the Principality conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Principality panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

Various web forums that I have frequented warn that are a common cause of stalling in Presteigne conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the determinations of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the top 10 causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Searches are not likely to feature in any holding up conveyancing in Presteigne.

I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in Presteigne. Now, I need my files however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Presteigne of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, 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 my first flat in Presteigne benefiting from help to buy. The builders refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The house builders rep advised me not inform my conveyancer about the side-deal as it could adversely affect my mortgage with Yorkshire Building Society. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.

My company is looking to take over a lease of a shop on the high street. Can you recommend lawyers offering competitive costs for non-domestic conveyancing in Presteigne for below 2k?

We are happy to recommend firms who host a wealth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Presteigne, including the disposal and purchase of businesses as well as simply property. If you are intending to acquire or lease a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a whole business we can put you in touch with the right firm. As for the costs these will vary based on the structure and terms of the deal. Let us have your details or call us so that we may provide you with a fixed commercial conveyancing calculation.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Presteigne regulated by the SRA

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

  • Vaughan & Davies, 32 Duke Street, Kington, Herefordshire, HR5 3BW
  • E Smith & Co, 46 Duke Street, Kington, Herefordshire, HR5 3DR
  • Medlicottsnows, 7 Wylcwm Place, Knighton, Powys, LD7 1AE

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Presteigne

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Presteigne with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Vaughan & Davies, 32 Duke Street, Kington, Herefordshire, HR5 3BW
  • Medlicottsnows, 7 Wylcwm Place, Knighton, Powys, LD7 1AE

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Presteigne almost always consists of the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Following instructions from the lender (if appropriate)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Agreeing amendments to the the Transfer deed
  • Communicating with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring monies to relevant parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the change in ownership and the home loan (where appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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