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Reasons to use our Shepton Mallet conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 We are the UKs most comprehensive residential conveyancing directory service identifying mortgage company approved law firms conducting conveyancing in Shepton Mallet regulated by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 2 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Shepton Mallet is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 3 Solicitors accustomed to conveyancing in Shepton Mallet have a grasp oflocal issues peculiar to Shepton Mallet and therefore you may benefit from better advice and faster conveyancing.
  • 4 No matter what any alternative lawyers inform you it could be necessary to pop into your solicitor to execute documents. There are enough parties involved in a conveyancing transaction without needing to include the postman into the mix.
  • 5 Shepton Mallet property lawyers have a significant advantage when it comes to Shepton Mallet conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will affect your home move

Examples of recent conveyancing in Shepton Mallet since December 2024*

Transfer

of apartment High Street BA4 5AQ, at sale price of £89,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, obtaining official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

Disposal

of semi-detached residence, Meadow Rise, BA4 5NT completing on 20/01/2025 at a price of £195,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Sale

of semi-detached premises, Cornhill, BA4 5LT completing on 23/12/2024 at a price of £198,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: ordering official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

Disposal

of semi premises, , BA4 4JX completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £355,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, securing official copies of the title

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Shepton Mallet

Recently been in touch with my conveyancing lawyer in Shepton Mallet who conducted the legals two years ago asking for a conveyancing costs illustration based on an identical type of home move (a leasehold premises and a freehold property) of similar values with a loan from Coventry Building Society. It looks as though am now being charged double. Stick with what I know or should I try and find a cheaper internet property lawyer?

The costs illustration is slightly on the steep side. If you are willing to invest time contrasting costs you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by as much as a hundred pounds. That being said, assuming were pleased with the assistance the firm provided you couldlive to rue choosing an a cheaper conveyancer. Remember to enquire the solicitor can also act for Coventry Building Society. Do make use of our search tool to locate a Shepton Mallet conveyancing firm on the Coventry Building Society member panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Shepton Mallet.

I am buying a right to buy a flat in Shepton Mallet. Can I do my own conveyancing?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Shepton Mallet you will have to appoint a solicitor on your mortgage company's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Shepton Mallet.

A colleague advised me that where I am buying in Shepton Mallet I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

A search of this type is occasionally included in the estimate for your Shepton Mallet conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out important information about Shepton Mallet around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Shepton Mallet Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Shepton Mallet.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Shepton Mallet?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Shepton Mallet. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I'm buying my first flat in Shepton Mallet with a mortgage from Clydesdale. The developers would not reduce the amount so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The sale representative told me not disclose to my lawyer about the side-deal as it could adversely affect my loan with Clydesdale. Is this normal?.

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.

I am employed by a reputable estate agent office in Shepton Mallet where we have experienced a few leasehold sales derailed due to short leases. I have received contradictory information from local Shepton Mallet conveyancing solicitors. Please can you confirm whether the vendor of a flat can instigate the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

Provided that the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to kick-start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the proposed purchaser need not have to sit tight for 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done before, or at the same time as completion of the disposal of the property.

Alternatively, it may be possible to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.

I bought a leasehold flat in Shepton Mallet, conveyancing formalities finalised 5 years ago. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Equivalent properties in Shepton Mallet with over 90 years remaining are worth £171,000. The ground rent is £50 yearly. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2104

With just 79 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £8,600 and £9,800 plus legals.

The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive investigations. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Shepton Mallet

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Shepton Mallet practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Bartlett Gooding & Weelen, 57 High Street, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5AQ
  • Lyons Bowe, The Barn, Yelling Mill Lane, Downside, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4JT
  • Chubb Bulleid Limited, 7 Market Place, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2RJ

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Shepton Mallet regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Shepton Mallet with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Shepton Mallet. This may include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Bartlett Gooding & Weelen, 57 High Street, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5AQ
  • Lyons Bowe, The Barn, Yelling Mill Lane, Downside, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4JT
  • Chubb Bulleid Limited, 7 Market Place, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2RJ

Residential in Shepton Mallet is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Property lawyer instructed by the owners on acceptance of the offer
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and related documents
  • Forwarding draft papers to the conveyancing practitioner retained by the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and replying to additional questions from the buyer’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Finalising the transfer document
  • Replying to requisitions submitted by the buyer’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Receiving sale proceeds and wiring funds to the owner, the estate agent and redeeming the mortgage (if relevant)

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

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