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  • 1 The Batheaston conveyancing practitioners that we work with are dedicated to providing the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and remortgagors in Batheaston
  • 2 Our site offers largest residential conveyancing directory listing mortgage company approved law firms carrying out conveyancing in Batheaston registered with the SRA or CLC.
  • 3 Retaining the services of a local Solicitor usually means that you will receive a more personal touch. When using a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.
  • 4 Batheaston property lawyers work in partnership with Batheaston estate agents, house builders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is provided to clients every step of the way, to ensure you’re kept informed as to progress all the way along
  • 5 The firms identified on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Batheaston since March 2023*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Batheaston

My friend's mother is a solicitor. I suspect that I'll be able to get friends and family fee for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what kind of costs should I be paying for conveyancing in Batheaston?

It’s advisable to request two or three conveyancing quotes. Do use our search tool on this site. You will notice that charges may vary but service levels do are distinct between solicitors as is the case with most professions.

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Batheaston. I I would like to check whether they are on the Platform Home Loans Ltd approved list of lawyers. Could you help?

The first thing you should do is contact the conveyancer and enquire if they can act for the bank. Otherwise please call Platform Home Loans Ltd who may be able to assist.

I am assisting my step-mother sell her property in Batheaston. Does the conveyancing solicitor commission the energy assessment or should I organise this?

Following the abolition of HIPs, energy performance certificates was left as a required component of selling a house. An EPC needs to be commissioned prior to the property being placed on the market. This is not as aspect of the sale process that lawyers ordinarily organise. Where you are instructing a Batheaston conveyancing solicitor they may help arrange energy performance certificates given their relationships with reputable Batheaston providers

I recently had an offer accepted on a house in Batheaston. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their lawyer. I paid an advanced payment of £150. A couple of days later, the property lawyer called me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Santander conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Santander panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

Planning on purchasing a apartment in Batheaston. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Barclays conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Batheaston property lawyer is on the Barclays conveyancing panel.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Batheaston?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Batheaston. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I'm refinancing my existing property to a buy to let mortgage with Clydesdale and intend to use the remaining equity as a deposit on a second property. The location we are interested in is Batheaston. Will your lawyers be able to act for the two mortgage companies and link together the two deals?

Make use of our search tool on this site to check that the solicitors are on the appropriate lender panels. Assuming that they are the solicitor will be able to simultaneously deal with the two conveyancing matters but you should have a chat with you lawyer and make apparent your expectations and needs.

Our mortgage broker has suggested using their lawyer for our conveyancing in Batheaston - Is it not simpler easier to just use them?

You need to establish if the estate agent is recommending a lawyer or introducing to a conveyancing practitioner. There are plenty of Batheaston estate agents who recommend two or three Batheaston conveyancing firms and get nothing from it.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Batheaston regulated by the SRA

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

  • Alan Turner & Co, 21 Gay Street, Bath, Avon, BA1 2PD
  • Hutcheson Forrest Limited, 1 Milsom Street, Bath, Somerset, BA1 1DA
  • Juliet Hardick Solicitors, 1st Floor 7 Pierrepont Street, Bath, Somerset, BA1 1LB
  • Mowbray Woodwards Limited, 3 Queen Square, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2HG
  • Peter F Tomlinson & Co, Regency House, 2 Wood Street, Queen Square, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2JQ

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Batheaston

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Batheaston specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • Alan Turner & Co, 21 Gay Street, Bath, Avon, BA1 2PD
  • Hutcheson Forrest Limited, 1 Milsom Street, Bath, Somerset, BA1 1DA
  • Juliet Hardick Solicitors, 1st Floor 7 Pierrepont Street, Bath, Somerset, BA1 1LB
  • Withy King Llp, 5-6 Northumberland Buildings, Queen Square, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2JE
  • Mogers Drewett Llp, 24 Queen Square, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2HY

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Batheaston regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Batheaston specialising in commercial conveyancing in Batheaston. This will likely include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Alan Turner & Co, 21 Gay Street, Bath, Avon, BA1 2PD
  • Hutcheson Forrest Limited, 1 Milsom Street, Bath, Somerset, BA1 1DA
  • Juliet Hardick Solicitors, 1st Floor 7 Pierrepont Street, Bath, Somerset, BA1 1LB
  • Mowbray Woodwards Limited, 3 Queen Square, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2HG
  • Peter F Tomlinson & Co, Regency House, 2 Wood Street, Queen Square, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2JQ

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

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