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Top 5 reasons to let us help you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Rhymney

  • 1 This site is the first site that enables you the ability to check that your conveyancing in Rhymney will be carried out by a solicitor on your bank member panel.
  • 2 The accumulation of transactions means that Rhymney lawyer have developed very good working relationships with Rhymney local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of undertaking your conveyancing in Rhymney.
  • 3 Regardless other solicitors inform you it may be necessary to visit your solicitor to execute documents. There are enough parties with an interest in a house sale without having to add the postman into the mix.
  • 4 The organisations listed on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 5 Rhymney property lawyers will have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Rhymney since January 2025*

Transfer

of semi-detached property, Brynglas, CF81 9QR completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £95,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: ordering official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

Sale

of terraced premises, York Terrace, NP22 3JY completing on 22/01/2025 at a price of £40,557. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of house property, Glyn Terrace, NP22 4JA completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £140,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

Sale

of semi-detached premises, Church Street, NP22 3DT completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £140,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Rhymney

I am not in a position to travel far from Rhymney. What is the rationale as to why all Rhymney conveyancing practitioners aren't included on all mortgage company panels?

Lenders ordinarily restrict either the type or volume of conveyancing firms on their approved list of lawyers. A common example of such criteria being that the practice must have at least two partners. In addition to restricting the type of firm, some have decided to restrict the number of firms they use to represent them. It is worth noting that banks have no accountability for the accuracy of conveyancing provided by any Rhymney conveyancer on their panel. Mortgage fraud was the key driver in the rationalisation of solicitor panels a few years ago notwithstanding that there are differing views concerning whether solicitors sat at the center of that fraud. Data via HMLR reveal that thousands of law practices only transact a couple of conveyances annually. Those vindicating conveyancing panel consolidation ask why conveyancing firms deserve the right to be listed on a conveyancing panel when clearly property law is not their speciality?

My wife and I are acquiring a brand new duplex in Rhymney and my conveyancer is advising me that she is duty bound to the lender to reveal incentives from the builder. The Estate Agents are hassling me to exchange contracts and I have no desire to delay matters. Is my lawyer right?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your conveyancer. A precondition to being on a lender panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook specifications. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.

My friend suggested that where I am buying in Rhymney I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

A search of this type is sometimes included in the estimate for your Rhymney conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Rhymney around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Rhymney Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Rhymney Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Rhymney.

Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Rhymney in advance of retaining lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. The surveyor advised that some banks tend not issue a loan on this type of house.

It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different requirements from Nationwide. If you call us we can look into this further via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Rhymney. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Rhymney especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Rhymney.

Am I best advised to use a Rhymney conveyancing solicitor based in the vicinity that I am buying? An old friend can perform the conveyancing however they are based 200kilometers away.

The benefit of a local Rhymney conveyancing practice is that you can visit the firm to sign paperwork, deliver your ID and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local knowledge which is a benefit. That being said it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If you know people who instructed your friend and in the main were content that should trump using an unfamiliar Rhymney conveyancing lawyer just because they are Rhymney based.

I am tempted by the attractive purchase price for a couple of maisonettes in Rhymney both have in the region of fifty years unexpired on the leases. Will this present a problem?

There is no doubt about it. A leasehold apartment in Rhymney is a deteriorating asset as a result of the shortening lease. The nearer the lease gets to zero years unexpired, the more it reduces the value of the premises. The majority of buyers and mortgage companies, leases with under eighty years become less and less attractive. On a more upbeat note, leaseholders can extend their leases by serving a Section 42 Notice. One stipulation is that they must have owned the property for two years (unlike a Section 13 notice for purchasing the freehold, when leaseholders can participate from day one of ownership). When successful, they will have the right to an extension of 90 years to the current term and ground rent is effectively reduced to zero. Before moving forward with a purchase of a residence with a short lease term remaining you should talk to a solicitor specialising in lease extensions and leasehold enfranchisement. We are are happy to put you in touch with Rhymney conveyancing experts who will explain the options available to you during an initial telephone conversation free of charge. More often than not it is possible to negotiate informally with the freeholder to extend the lease. They may agree to a smaller lump sum and an increase in the ground rent, but to shorter extension terms in return. You need to ensure that the agreed terms represent good long-term value compared with the standard benefits of the Section 42 Notice and that onerous clauses are not inserted into any redrafting of the lease.

I purchased a 1 bedroom flat in Rhymney, conveyancing having been completed 10 years ago. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Corresponding flats in Rhymney with a long lease are worth £186,000. The ground rent is £55 per annum. The lease runs out on 21st October 2078

With just 53 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to be between £27,600 and £31,800 plus legals.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other issues that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Rhymney

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Rhymney practicing 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

  • Fonsecalaw Limited, New County Buildings, 59 Bethcar Street, Ebbw Vale, Gwent, NP23 6HW
  • Richards & Lewis Ltd, 19 Market Street, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 6YH
  • Jnp Legal Limited, 15 Glebeland Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan, CF47 8AU
  • Rjm Solicitors Limited, 1st & 2nd Floors, 34 Victoria Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan, CF47 8BW
  • Michael Leighton Jones Solicitors, 53 Hanbury Road, Bargoed, Mid Glamorgan, CF81 8XD

Whether you are going through a divorce or breakup or simply wish to transfer your property to someone else, transfer of equity conveyancing in Rhymney has some of the following tasks:

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the lender (where applicable)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Agreeing adjustments to the the Transfer deed
  • Communicating with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring monies to the appropriate parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the transfer of ownership and the home loan (where applicable) at the HMLR.

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

    General advice on title or other property issues Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 procedures, including serving section 25 and 26 notices Comprehensive advice on planning issues Offices, shops, public houses, off licenses, factories, nursing homes and warehouses Property due diligence in connection with corporate acquisitions and disposals

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

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