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Logical reasons to use our service to assist you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Swansea East

  • 1 Conveyancer conveyancing lawyers have valuable personal connections with Swansea East selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Swansea East is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) often falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.
  • 3 Retaining the services of a local Solicitor on the whole results in a more personalised service. Online forums often suggest that in choosing a large conveyancing firm, your matter is dealt with by a team of people who who update you by reading from their computer screens.
  • 4 Swansea East lawyers have a crucial advantage when it comes to Swansea East conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can affect your home move
  • 5 This site is the first site offering you the ability to check that your property ownership legalities in Swansea East will be carried out by a property lawyer on your bank authorised panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Swansea East since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Swansea East

I can't travel far from Swansea East. Please spell out why all Swansea East property lawyers are not on all mortgage company panels?

Banks highlight the fact that solicitor-led fraud is considered to be responsible for millions of pounds of fraud every year.The removal of law firms off of lender panels started with the rise in mortgage fraud, which prompted a thematic review by the Financial Services Authority in 2011. Its conclusions included recommendations for lending institutions to review their conveyancing panels, which triggered a major policy change in the sector. It led to banks and building societies purging a number of firms off their panel of approved property lawyers .

Our conveyancer has discovered a defect with the lease for the apartment we are purchasing in Swansea East. The seller’s lawyers have suggested defective title insurance as a workaround. We are happy with insurance and will cover the costs. Our property lawyer has advised that he must ensure that the lender is willing to move forward with this solution. Who is the client here, us or the mortgage company ?

The short answer to your last question is that, notwithstanding the potential for a conflict of interest, you and the lender are the client. Your conveyancing practitioner must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions require your lawyer to disclose issues such as defects with the lease so that the mortgage company can be afforded the opportunity to check with their valuer as to the extent that the value of the property is affected. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.

My uncle passed away last year and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Swansea East. The house had a relatively small loan left on it of around £8000. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Yorkshire BS, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?

Given you plan to re-mortgage then Yorkshire BS will require that you use a conveyancer on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Yorkshire BS mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from Barclays as we wish to conduct a loft conversion to our home in Swansea East. Are we obliged to select a bricks and mortar Swansea East solicitor on the Barclays conveyancing panel to handle the paperwork?

Barclays do not ordinarily require firms on their approved list of lawyers to deal with such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Barclays list.

We have a mortgage agreed in principle with Aldermore. Swansea East conveyancing lawyers are selected. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Aldermore?

There is no definitive answer here. Have Aldermore completed the survey? Have you advised Aldermore as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Aldermore conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.

I was told three weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Coventry BS. Is it usual for Coventry BS to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Swansea East is approved on their conveyancing panel? Coventry BS have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.

A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Coventry BS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that may affect a commercial estate in Swansea East?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Swansea East will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers expend in sourcing accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Swansea East. 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 Swansea East.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Swansea East it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately can cause delays to Swansea East commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not carried out for domestic conveyancing in Swansea East.

It may have been a long time coming a loan offer from a mortgage company for the refinancing of my 3 bedroom garden flat is to be issued within the next few days. Are you able to recommend a low cost remortgage conveyancing law firm in Swansea East ?

You are on the wrong site if you are in need of a cheap conveyancing solicitors in Swansea East. We can offer you excellent value conveyancing but we do not aim to work with the cheapest lawyers. Resist the temptation to appoint companies offering low cost conveyancing in Swansea East.In your best case scenario, in opting for cheap conveyancing, you will get what you pay for and at worst you will end up invoiced for extras and still not get the service required.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Swansea East regulated by the SRA

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

  • 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

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Swansea East regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Swansea East practicing in commercial conveyancing in Swansea East. This will likely include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • 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

Planning law solicitors in Swansea East regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Swansea East practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including tree preservation orders
  • Morgan Laroche Limited, Bay House, Phoenix Way, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA7 9LA
  • Jcp Solicitors Limited, Venture Court, Waterside Business Park, Valley Way, Enterprise Park, Swansea, Swansea, SA6 8QP
  • Edward Harris Solicitors, Tredegar Fawr, Llangyfelach, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA5 7LS

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

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