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Cheap conveyancing in Bishopston does not necessarily mean low quality - but the odds are stacked against you

Reasons to use our Bishopston conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Using a a family Solicitor usually results in a more personal touch. When using a large conveyancing firm, your matter is handled by a team of people who who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.
  • 2 Bishopston conveyancers are likely to have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 3 The accumulation of transactions means that Bishopston solicitor have established very good working relationships with Bishopston local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your house sale or purchase in Bishopston.
  • 4 Bishopston property lawyers have a significant edge when it comes to Bishopston conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can impact your conveyancing
  • 5 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these firms are often based many miles away with limited understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Bishopston

Examples of recent conveyancing in Bishopston since January 2025*

Disposal

of flat Elmgrove Road BS6 6AH, at the agreed sum of £355,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of terraced property, Battersea Road, BS5 6AL completing on 27/01/2025 at a price of £416,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Conveyance

of flat Casson Drive BS16 1WR, at a price of £245,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, securing official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of flat Redwood Drive BS8 3DZ, at the agreed price of £695,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Bishopston

Our family solicitor has sent a quote for £1200 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Bishopston. I’m looking to sell a purpose built property for £175,000. Are the quoted fees excessive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Bishopston?

The quote is fractionally on the steep side. If you are prepared to expend time comparing charges you might decrease the fees slightly by say a hundred pounds. That being said, you mightcome to regret opting for an an untested conveyancer. If is important to enquire the firm can also act for your mortgage company. You can utilise our comparison tool to select a Bishopston conveyancing company on the lender’s conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Bishopston.

We are acquiring a newly built apartment in Bishopston and my conveyancer is advising me that she is duty bound to the mortgage company to disclose incentives from the developer. I am under pressure to exchange and I have no desire to delay matters. Is my lawyer right?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your lawyer. A precondition to being on a mortgage company panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook provisions. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.

Does a directory service exist listing Skipton panel solicitors in Bishopston on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such tool on the CML or Building Society Association sites. A small selection of mortgage companies make their panel listings available online. Where you are in need of a Bishopston solicitor on the Skipton please use our tool.

is it true that all Bishopston conveyancing solicitors on the Co-operative conveyancing panel are regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?

As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Co-operative conveyancing panel they would need to be overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. The majority of lenders do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such practice would be regulated by the CLC.

Our offer on a semi in Bishopston has been accepted, the owners do however have a tied purchase. The vendors have put an offer on a flat, but it’s not yet tied up, and are looking at other flats in the pipeline. I have chosen a nearby conveyancing solicitor in Bishopston. What should be my next step? At what point should I apply for the mortgage with UBS?

It is normal to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket prematurely (home loan application is approx £1k, then survey, Bishopston conveyancing search costs, etc). First, you must check that your property lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel. As to the next stages this very much dictated by the circumstances of your case, motivation for the property and on the state of the market. During a buoyant market the majority of buyers will apply for the mortgage with UBS and arrange for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they ask their property lawyer to proceed with searches.

I need some fast conveyancing in Bishopston as I have pressure to sign on the dotted line inside one month. Luckily I do not need a mortgage. Can I avoid the conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

If.Given you are are a cash buyer you have the choice not to do searches although no solicitor would suggest that you don't. With plenty of history conveyancing in Bishopston the following are instances of issues that can crop up and therefore affect the marketability of the property: Refused Planning Applications, Overdue Fees, Overdue Grants, Road Schemes,...

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Bishopston. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Bishopston

    Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Please supply a car parking plan. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company?

We are in the process of acquiring a house in Bishopston. Conveyancing is not yet done but we would like have the amount we are are buying for private from sites such as Rightmove. How could this be done?

HM Land Registry as a matter of law bound to specify price sold information on the official title for residential properties countrywide which includes properties in Bishopston. The Title Register is a public document, so the Land Registry would be breaching their statutory obligations if they did not permit access to the register.

You can ask HM Land Registry to withhold the amount paid data but the answer will be a No.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Bishopston regulated by the SRA

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

  • Paul Stevens & Co, 48 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, Bristol, Avon, BS7 8BH
  • Capstone Solicitors, 62 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8BH
  • Martin Evans, 36 Laurie Crescent, Henleaze, Bristol, Avon, BS9 4TA
  • Marc White Solicitor And Notary Public, 157 Redland Road, Redland, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS6 6YE
  • Amd Solicitors Limited, 100 Henleaze Road, Henleaze, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS9 4JZ

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Bishopston

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Bishopston with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Capstone Solicitors, 62 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8BH
  • 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
  • Henriques Griffiths Llp, 18 Portland Square, Bristol, BS2 8SJ

Planning law solicitors in Bishopston regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Bishopston with expertise in planning law. This will likely include advice on compulsory purchases in Bishopston
  • Martin Evans, 36 Laurie Crescent, Henleaze, Bristol, Avon, BS9 4TA
  • Star Legal Limited, 3 Richmond Hill, Clifton, Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1AT
  • 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
  • Temple Bright Llp, 29 Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5QT

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

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