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You can try and find the cheapest conveyancing solicitors in Swansea but be careful as you may get what you pay for.

Logical reasons to let us help you find a local conveyancing solicitor in Swansea

  • 1 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these firms are often located hundreds of miles away with little appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Swansea
  • 2 Regardless alternative lawyers inform you it could be necessary to pop into your solicitor to sign legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already engaged in a conveyancing transaction without needing to include Royal Mail into the equation.
  • 3 Lawyer conveyancing solicitors have very good personal connections with Swansea estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 4 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Swansea is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the level of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 5 We are the UKs most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory listing bank approved law practices delivering conveyancing in Swansea governed by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Swansea since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Swansea

All was ready to move into my new home in Swansea next Monday. I have now been asked to send a copy of my building insurance schedule by my solicitor as as she informs me that she is duty bound to validate that it is in order for the mortgage company. What does the insurance need to cover?

All property lawyers on acting for banks would need to check that the following risks are covered fire; lightning; aircraft; explosion; earthquake; storm; flood; escape of water or oil; riot; malicious damage; theft or attempted theft; falling trees and branches and aerials; subsidence; heave;landslip;collision;accidental damage to underground services;professional fees, demolition and site clearance costs; and public liability to anyone else. There are some other issues such as the level of excess that are set out in a lender’s UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions. These requirements are not unique to conveyancing in Swansea.

Should commercial conveyancing searches reveal planned roadworks that could affect a commercial estate in Swansea?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Swansea will execute a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers invest in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Swansea. The search result sets out definitive information 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 Swansea.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Swansea it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately may cause delays to Swansea commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Swansea.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my house are lost. The conveyancers who dealt with the conveyancing in Swansea 5 years ago have long since closed. What are my options?

Assuming you have a registered title the information relating to your ownership will be evidenced by the Land Registry with a Title Number. It is easy to perform a search at the Land Registry, find your property and order current copies of the property title for less than a fiver. Where the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally hold a file copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for a small fee.

I'm buying my first flat in Swansea benefiting from help to buy. The sellers refused to move on the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The property agent advised me not inform my lawyer about the extras as it will impact my mortgage with the bank. Is this normal?.

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

How do I use your search app to select a conveyancing lawyer in Swansea on the authorised to act for my mortgage?

1st pick a mortgage company such as Halifax, Barnsley Building Society or Britannia then specify your preferred area for example Swansea. Conveyancing practices in Swansea and beyond will then be identified.

Can I determine who is the owner of a house in Swansea?

Provided the premises is registered with HMLR, and you have requisite specifics of the location of the property, you will be able to see results from the HM Land Registry of the recorded proprietor for a a minimal charge.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Swansea

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Swansea specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Ty Arian Limited, Suite 40 - 44, Floor 3, Orchard House, 9, Orchard Street, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA1 5AS
  • Smith Llewelyn Partnership, 18 Princess Way, Swansea, Swansea, SA1 3LW
  • Graham Evans & Partners Llp, Moorgate House, 6 Christina Street, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA1 4EW
  • Davies Phillips Llp, Cornhill Chambers, 7 & 8 Christina Street, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA1 4ES
  • Benson Watkins & Co Limited, 52 Mansel Street, Swansea, Swansea, Swansea, SA1 5TE

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Swansea regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Swansea practicing in commercial conveyancing in Swansea. This may include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Smith Llewelyn Partnership, 18 Princess Way, Swansea, Swansea, SA1 3LW
  • Graham Evans & Partners Llp, Moorgate House, 6 Christina Street, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA1 4EW
  • Davies Phillips Llp, Cornhill Chambers, 7 & 8 Christina Street, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA1 4ES
  • Benson Watkins & Co Limited, 52 Mansel Street, Swansea, Swansea, Swansea, SA1 5TE
  • Beor Wilson Lloyd Solicitors, Calvert House, Calvert Terrace, Swansea, Swansea, SA1 6AP

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Swansea regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Swansea but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • David Sanders & Co, 58 Mansel Street, SA1 5TE
  • Dezrezlegal Limited, Ethos Building, SA1 Waterfront, SA1 8AS
  • West Coast Conveyancing Limited, 86 Gower Road, SA2 9BZ
  • Alexandra Chambers Property Lawyers, 4 Alexandra Road, SA4 4NW

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

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