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If you have reached us by Googling ‘Conveyancing in Avonmouth’ follow your intuition — you will have a better house move where you instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Avonmouth.

Reasons to use our Avonmouth conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Avonmouth solicitor are the key to a successful Avonmouth conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 2 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor in the main results in a more personalised service. Online forums often suggest that in using a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.
  • 3 Notwithstanding what alternative companies say it just might be necessary to visit your solicitor to sign legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already engaged in a conveyancing transaction without needing to add Royal Mail into the mix.
  • 4 Avonmouth solicitors have a significant advantage when it comes to Avonmouth conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will affect your conveyancing
  • 5 There is a better than average chance that the the lawyers for the other party have offices in Avonmouth - if so both parties are likely to be less confrontational

Examples of recent conveyancing in Avonmouth since September 2023*

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Acquisition

of apartment Newfoundland Way BS20 7QG, sold for £210,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, setting up the completion formalities

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Disposal

of semi property, Pier Road, BS20 7EA completing on 07/09/2023 at a price of £780,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, ordering official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

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Transfer

of terraced premises, Cavendish Gardens, BS9 1RQ completing on 08/09/2023 at a price of £685,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

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Transfer

of semi residence, Old Sneed Avenue, BS9 1SD completing on 08/09/2023 at a price of £1,065,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, ordering official copies of the title

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Avonmouth

I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Avonmouth. My lender is Platform

Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 5/12/2023, the requirements read as follows :

I have been told that property searches are the number one cause of obstruction in Avonmouth house deals. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the most frequent causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are unlikely to feature in any holding up conveyancing in Avonmouth.

I have todaybeen informed that Stirling Law have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Avonmouth for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 9 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?

The easiest way to check if the property is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Avonmouth conveyancing specialists.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for my conveyancing in Avonmouth. I happened to stumble across a web site which looks to be the perfect offering If there is a chance to get all formalities done via email that would be ideal. Should I be concerned? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

I am a negotiator for a busy estate agent office in Avonmouth where we see a number of flat sales derailed due to short leases. I have received inconsistent advice from local Avonmouth conveyancing solicitors. Can you confirm whether the seller of a flat can commence the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

Provided that the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to commence the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the buyer can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done prior to, or simultaneously with completion of the sale.

Alternatively, it may be possible to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.

I am the registered owner of a 1 bedroom flat in Avonmouth, conveyancing having been completed March 2010. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Comparable flats in Avonmouth with an extended lease are worth £211,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 invoiced every year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2090

With 67 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £10,500 and £12,000 as well as legals.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs without more detailed investigations. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

Is it true that a Avonmouth conveyancing firm taken to court by a client for failing to conduct comprehensive conveyancing searches?

We are not aware of such a Avonmouth conveyancing matter but it has been reported that, a couple purchasing a house in Cumbria successfully won a claim against their solicitor as a consequence of development plans to construct a wind farm not being identified in conveyancing searches.

If you are thinking of buying a home in Avonmouth It is essential that your property lawyer carry out all Avonmouth conveyancing searches needed to ensure you have accurate and current information ahead of acquiring a home in Avonmouth.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Avonmouth regulated by the SRA

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

  • David Playford & Company, 11 Cabstand, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 7HW
  • Lyons, 49 High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS9 3ED
  • Corfield Solicitors, 2 The Avenue, Sneyd Park, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS9 1PA
  • 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

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Avonmouth

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Avonmouth with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • 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
  • Charles Cook & Company Limited, 77, 79 and 81, Alma Road, Clifton, Bristol, Bristol, BS8 2DP

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Avonmouth regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Avonmouth specialising in commercial conveyancing in Avonmouth. This will likely include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Lyons, 49 High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS9 3ED
  • Corfield Solicitors, 2 The Avenue, Sneyd Park, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS9 1PA
  • 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

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

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