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5 reasons to let us help you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Southville

  • 1 The firms shown on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 2 Conveyancer conveyancing solicitors have excellent personal connections with Southville selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 The accumulation of transactions means that Southville property lawyer have developed very good connections with Southville local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your house sale or purchase in Southville.
  • 4 Southville lawyers have a crucial edge when it comes to Southville conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can affect your conveyancing
  • 5 Our site is the only site that enables you the ability to ensure that your conveyancing in Southville will be conducted by a solicitor on your bank member panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Southville since June 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Southville

Why would I instruct a Southville conveyancing company when web based conveyancers are so much cheaper?

Its a good idea to scrutinise conveyancing costs in Southville and you should seek a reasonable estimate but don’t become consumed with scouring the internet for the cheapest Southville conveyancer. Identifying the right conveyancer can be the difference between a smooth and a stressful home move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert advice from a specialist solicitor. An e-mail can never take the place of a phone discussion and can never replicate a one to one consultation. Our partner firms will find you a qualified and trusted conveyancing solicitor that will tackle your conveyancing from start to finish, providing a level of continuity that you will never get with an web based conveyancer. Our lawyers will keep you updated on progress and keep you informed. If you ever need to phone the firm you will know who you need to speak to and we'll be sure you're not left wondering what's going on.

We are about to exchange buying a house in Southville but as a consequence of damage from some water damage at the property I have was able negotiate compensation from the seller of £3k taking the form of a adjustment in the price. This was going to be dealt with as part of the conveyancing process yet Nationwide are not allowing this. Why were they approached?

Any conveyancer being on a Nationwide approved list is duty bound to advise Nationwide of any changes to the sale price. If you prohibit your solicitor to notify the price change to Nationwide then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Nationwide and you would have to appoint a new lawyer for your conveyancing in Southville.

Should commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that may affect a commercial property in Southville?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Southville will perform a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers invest in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Southville. The search result 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 Southville.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Southville it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can result in delays to Southville commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not ordered for residential conveyancing in Southville.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my property are lost. The conveyancers who handled the conveyancing in Southville 4 years ago have long since closed. What are my options?

You no longer need to hold title deeds to prove you are the registered proprietor of land or premises, given that the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.

Is it best to appoint a Southville conveyancing solicitor in close proximity to the house I am buying? I have an old university friend who can deal with the legal work but his firm is located 300miles drive away.

The benefit of a local Southville conveyancing firm is that you can visit the firm to execute documents, hand in your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. Having local Southville know how is a bonus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have used your friend and on the whole were impressed that should surpass using an unknown Southville conveyancing solicitor just because they are local.

I am tempted by the attractive purchase price for a couple of flats in Southville both have in the region of 50 years left on the leases. Do I need to be concerned?

A lease is a legal document that entitles you to use the premises for a period of time. As a lease shortens the saleability of the lease decreases and results in it becoming more expensive to acquire a lease extension. This is why it is often a good idea to extend the lease term. It is often difficult to sell a property with a short lease because mortgage companies less inclined to grant a loan on properties of this type. Lease extension can be a protracted process. We recommend you seek professional assistance from a solicitor and surveyor with experience in this field.

I am the registered owner of a split level flat in Southville, conveyancing having been completed January 1996. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Corresponding flats in Southville with an extended lease are worth £211,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 invoiced annually. The lease expires on 21st October 2092

With only 67 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to range between £10,500 and £12,000 plus professional fees.

The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure without more detailed investigations. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Southville

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Southville practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Veale Wasbrough Executor And Trustee Company, Narrow Quay House, Narrow Quay, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS1 4QA
  • Veale Wasbrough Vizards Llp, Narrow Quay House, Narrow Quay, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS1 4QA
  • Metcalfes, 46-48 Queen Square, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS1 4LY
  • Graham Law Solicitors Limited, 1 Britannia Buildings, Merchants Road, Hotwells, Bristol, Bristol, BS8 4QD
  • Temple Bright Llp, 29 Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5QT

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Southville regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Southville but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, The Plaza, 275 North Street, BS3 1JN
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 199 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2SB
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 199 Gloucester Road, BS7 8BG
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 73 Westbury Hill, BS9 3AD
  • Key Property Lawyers Limited, Barley Lodge, BS31 2BP

Planning law solicitors in Southville regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Southville specialising in planning law. This will likely include advice on planning applications and appeals
  • Veale Wasbrough Vizards Llp, Narrow Quay House, Narrow Quay, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS1 4QA
  • Temple Bright Llp, 29 Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5QT
  • Humphreys & Co, 14 King Street, Bristol, Avon, BS1 4EF
  • Gregg Latchams Limited, 7 Queen Square, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS1 4JE
  • Fussell Wright, 59 Queen Charlotte Street, Bristol, Bristol, BS1 4HL

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

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