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Top 5 reasons to let us help you select a local conveyancing solicitor in South Petherton and Lambrook

  • 1 Chances are that the other side’s lawyers have offices in South Petherton and Lambrook - if so sets of solicitors are likely to be less confrontational
  • 2 South Petherton and Lambrook lawyer are the key to a successful South Petherton and Lambrook conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 3 Property lawyer conveyancing solicitors have extremely good personal links with South Petherton and Lambrook estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 4 South Petherton and Lambrook property lawyers have a crucial advantage when it comes to South Petherton and Lambrook conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will affect your home move
  • 5 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in South Petherton and Lambrook is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.

Examples of recent conveyancing in South Petherton and Lambrook since October 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in South Petherton and Lambrook

Having been told to check out your web site we were going to use a conveyancing solicitor in South Petherton and Lambrook listed by you but stumbled across alternative costs illustrations on the internet look cheaper – why is this?

There are hundreds of conveyancers offering at first sight what seems to be cut price. We would encourage you to think long and hard as to how important this transaction is to you that want to take 'cheap' risks in relation to the quality of the legal work. Some hide fees deep into the terms and conditions. The solicitors that we put forward for conveyancing in South Petherton and Lambrook will notbehave this way.

Please help - my lawyer says that flying freehold insurance is necessary on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in South Petherton and Lambrook?

The appropriate level of flying freehold indemnity insurance depends on your lender. It would differ for example between National Westminster Bank and Leeds Building Society. Conveyancing practitioners as opposed to members of the public take out such insurances.

I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in South Petherton and Lambrook. My mortgage broker suggested a solicitor. I paid an on account payment of £225. Soon after, the lawyer contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Bank of Ireland 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 Bank of Ireland 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.

Co-operative have agreed my mortgage in principle, my offer on a house in South Petherton and Lambrook has been accepted, what happens next?

The estate agent will want to know who your solicitors are (be sure the solicitors are on the bank’s panel). Contact Co-operative or the broker and finish off any relevant forms. Co-operative will appoint a valuer who will get in touch with the selling agent or owners to arrange an appointment. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes on average a fortnight to get a mortgage offer. Co-operative will send the offer to you and your property lawyers. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in South Petherton and Lambrook.

Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal planned roadworks that may impact a commercial site in South Petherton and Lambrook?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in South Petherton and Lambrook will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in South Petherton and Lambrook. The report provides definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in South Petherton and Lambrook.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in South Petherton and Lambrook it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could result in delays to South Petherton and Lambrook commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not ordered for domestic conveyancing in South Petherton and Lambrook.

I have been on the look out for a flat up to £305k and found one near me in South Petherton and Lambrook I like with open areas and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 51 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in South Petherton and Lambrook for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a lease with such few years left?

If you require a mortgage that many years will likely be an issue. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the property for at least twenty four months you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer regarding this.

Taking into account that I will soon spend 450k on a garden flat in South Petherton and Lambrook I would like to talk to a solicitor concerning thehome move prior to giving the go ahead to the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

Absolutely - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the conveyancer due to be doing your conveyancing in South Petherton and Lambrook.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is unique person, not a file reference. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for residential conveyancing in South Petherton and Lambrook should be the figure that you are charged.

My husband and I are a fortnight into a residential purchase having been recommend to a firm by the selling agent to carry out the conveyancing in South Petherton and Lambrook. I am am extremely dissatisfied with the level of service. Could you help me find new lawyers?

They would need to be very poor in order to consider changing them. Has the mortgage been sent? In the event that it has you must advise them of the new contact details and get the offer are re-sent. The solicitor ideally needs to be on the banks approved list to avoid added charges and delays. That should be your first question of the new conveyancers. Our search tool can help you find a bank approved solicitor for your home move in South Petherton and Lambrook

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in South Petherton and Lambrook regulated by the SRA

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

  • Richard P Kemp, 31 North Street, Martock, Somerset, TA12 6DH
  • Stokes Partners Llp, Kingfisher House, Market Square, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7LH
  • Mrw Law Limited, 2 Church Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7HR
  • Adrian Stables, Westover Chambers, Willows Business Park, Westover, Langport, Somerset, TA10 9RB

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in South Petherton and Lambrook?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding buying and selling property and cover conveyancing countrywide not just South Petherton and Lambrook. If instructing a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you should:
  • Have an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Receive a high standard of legal services.
  • Be supplied with your matters dealt with using care, skill and legal know-how.
  • Have a high standard of service due to your lawyer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Be provided with a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Ensure your individual needs taken into account should a complaint be necessary.
  • Have a speedy, independent and comprehensive service where making a complaint about your conveyancing in South Petherton and Lambrook about your conveyancing in South Petherton and Lambrook.

Purchase conveyancing in South Petherton and Lambrook usually consists of the following:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Carrying out South Petherton and Lambrook property searches for the title
  • Reviewing draft sale agreement and other papers supplied by the seller’s solicitor
  • Raising queries with the seller’s solicitor
  • Negotiating the sale agreement
  • Reviewing replies prepared by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for a Transfer document
  • Guiding the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (where relevant)
  • Drafting and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; reporting to the buyer on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Completion of and submitting to HMRC the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the new ownership and the home loan (if appropriate) at the Land Registry.

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

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