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Reasons to use our Westbury On Trym conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Westbury On Trym conveyancers have a crucial edge when it comes to Westbury On Trym conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can impact your conveyancing
  • 2 Westbury On Trym property lawyer are the key to a successful Westbury On Trym conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 3 The organisations identified on our directory have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 4 Experience means that Westbury On Trym solicitor have established very good links with Westbury On Trym local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of undertaking your home move in Westbury On Trym.
  • 5 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in Westbury On Trym are familiar with the local concerns specific to Westbury On Trym and therefore you may benefit from better advice and faster conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Westbury On Trym since August 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Westbury On Trym

Can the conveyancing practitioners that you recommend conduct right to buy conveyancing in Westbury On Trym?

We work with numerous conveyancing experts carrying out right to buy conveyancing matters You should contact us in order to secure a costs calculation.

A colleague pointed out to me me that in buying a property in Westbury On Trym there could be a number of restrictions limiting what one can do in terms of external changes to a property. Is this right?

There are a number of properties in Westbury On Trym which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Westbury On Trym should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

We had instructed conveyancers with offices in Westbury On Trym on the TSB solicitor panel. They have just invoiced me a further fee for handling the TSB mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by TSB?

As unfair as it may appear, as long as it’s in their Terms and Conditions or estimate then yes your lawyer can levy a fee for this. This charge is not dictated by TSB but by your Westbury On Trym solicitor. Some firms on the TSB panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee but some firms incorporate it on their overall fee.

The formalities of my purchase has taken place for my property in Westbury On Trym. Conveyancing was a necessary evil but I would like to complain about the lender. How do I make a complaint?

Almost all banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Department at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are resolved very quickly. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR with full details of your complaint.

I need some fast conveyancing in Westbury On Trym as I am under a deadline to sign on the dotted line inside one month. A home loan is not required. Can I avoid the conveyancing searches to save money and time?

If.Given you are not getting a mortgage you are at free not to have searches conducted although no solicitor would recommend that you don't. With plenty of history conveyancing in Westbury On Trym the following are examples of what can arise and therefore impact market value: Enforcement Notices, Overdue Fees, Outstanding Grants, Railway Schemes,...

five months have gone by following my purchase conveyancing in Westbury On Trym concluded. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £245,000 and identified one close by in Westbury On Trym I like with open areas and transport links in the vicinity, however it's only got 61 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Westbury On Trym suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a lease with such few years left?

Should you need a mortgage that many years may be an issue. Reduce the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the premises for at least 2 years you may ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer regarding this.

All being well we will complete the disposal of our £325,000 apartment in Westbury On Trym in seven days. The freeholder has quoted £324 for Landlord’s certificate, insurance certificate and previous years statements of service charge. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge exorbitant fees for a leasehold conveyance in Westbury On Trym?

For the majority of leasehold sales in Westbury On Trym conveyancing will involve, queries regarding the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

    Completing pre-exchange questions Where consent is required before sale in Westbury On Trym Copies of the building insurance and schedule Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your conveyancer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Westbury On Trym leasehold premises is £350. For Westbury On Trym conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are required to supply the information.

Westbury On Trym Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Queries before buying

    For many Westbury On Trym leaseholds the cost for major works are not included within service charges, although a few managing agents in Westbury On Trym require tenants to contribute towards a sinking fund and this is used to offset against larger repairs or maintenance. What is the yearly maintenance fee and ground rent? The majority of Westbury On Trym leasehold apartments will incur a service charge for maintenance of the block set on behalf of the landlord. Where you acquire the property you will have to pay this contribution, usually periodically during the year. This can vary from two or three hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for bigger purpose-built blocks. In all likelihood there will be a rentcharge to be met annual, this is usually not a large sum, say about £25-£75 but you need to check as occasionally it could be many hundreds of pounds.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Westbury On Trym

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Westbury On Trym with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Service charge disputes

  • The Divorce Practice, 52a High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS9 3DZ
  • Devereux & Co, 52a High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, Avon, BS9 3DZ
  • Amd Solicitors Limited, 100 Henleaze Road, Henleaze, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS9 4JZ
  • Battrick Clark Solicitors Ltd, 151 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 2RA
  • Capstone Solicitors, 62 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8BH

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Westbury On Trym regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Westbury On Trym but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 73 Westbury Hill, BS9 3AD
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 199 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2SB
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 199 Gloucester Road, BS7 8BG
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, The Plaza, 275 North Street, BS3 1JN
  • Hoffman Male, Regus Aztec West, BS32 4AQ

Planning law solicitors in Westbury On Trym regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Westbury On Trym practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including development on contaminated land
  • Martin Evans, 36 Laurie Crescent, Henleaze, Bristol, Avon, BS9 4TA
  • Star Legal Limited, 3 Richmond Hill, Clifton, Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1AT
  • Temple Bright Llp, 29 Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5QT
  • Bevan Brittan Llp, Kings Orchard, 1 Queen Street, Bristol, Bristol, BS2 0HQ
  • Clarke Willmott Trust Corporation Limited, 1 Georges Square, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS1 6BA

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

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