We are planning to acquire a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Yeovil who is on the Principality conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a local firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Principality . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Yeovil.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Yeovil. My lender is Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 21/8/2026, the requirements read as follows :
Forgive me if this question is silly but I am new to the process as FTB of a garden flat in Yeovil. Do I receive the keys to the property on the completion date from my lawyer? If so, I will instruct a local conveyancing solicitor in Yeovil?
On the day of completion you do not need to go to the conveyancers office in Yeovil. Conveyancing lawyers for you will electronically transfer the purchase money to the seller's conveyancers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be invited to pick up the keys from the property Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.
I have paid off my mortgage with RBS. I assume I don't need a Yeovil property lawyer on the RBS panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.
If you have finished paying off your RBS mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the RBS mortgage from the register. RBS, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where RBS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- RBS has instructed the Land Registry to do so
Having read lots of house buying guides, I note that it is considered advisable to get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Yeovil solicitor - who is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?
Yorkshire BS will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Yorkshire BS will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Yeovil surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.
I am a couple of weeks into a leasehold purchase having been referred to a firm by the selling agent to perform conveyancing in Yeovil. We are not happy. Could you help me find new conveyancers?
They would have to be really bad in order to consider replacing them. Has your mortgage been issued? If so you need to make them aware of the replacement conveyancer and get the offer are re-sent. Your new conveyancer needs to be on the mortgage company panel to avoid escalating costs and complications. So that should be your starting point. Our search tool should help you find a lender approved solicitor for your conveyancing in Yeovil
Back In 2008, I bought a leasehold house in Yeovil. Conveyancing and Lloyds TSB Bank mortgage organised. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1992. The conveyancing solicitor in Yeovil who acted for me is not around. Any advice?
The first thing you should do is make enquiries of HMLR to make sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is indeed the new freeholder. It is not necessary to incur the fees of a Yeovil conveyancing lawyer to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the legitimate freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.
I own a 1st floor flat in Yeovil, conveyancing formalities finalised 7 years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Comparable properties in Yeovil with an extended lease are worth £211,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 invoiced every year. The lease terminates on 21st October 2094
With just 68 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £9,500 and £11,000 as well as legals.
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 this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.
My a dozen years ago. He has got wed, widowed and in recent months got remarried. He now wants to dispose of the Yeovil property. I suspect that he will simply be need to provide a copy of the marriage certificates to the conveyancing practitioner but he is anxious it will frustrate the sale of the apartment. Should he instruct a conveyancer to update the title details for the property?
It is not absolutely necessary to update the title for the property on the basis that you have the evidence needed to demonstrate how the change of name has come about.
The buyer’s lawyer should check the registered details and request evidence to establish the change of name for instance marriage certificates.