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Reasons to use our Cwmbran conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Personal touch together with a wealth of local knowledge are key benefits that you should value when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Cwmbran home moves can become a lot more complicated because of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 2 Using a local Solicitor generally results in 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 determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 3 The organisations listed on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 4 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these firms are often based many kilometers away with little appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Cwmbran
  • 5 On the balance of probabilities the the conveyancers for the other party are located in Cwmbran - if so sets of conveyancers will be on good working terms

Examples of recent conveyancing in Cwmbran since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Cwmbran

I'm in the process of transferring my current residential mortgage to a Buy to Let Skipton Building Society mortgage. I was told by my financial advisor that I need a lawyer as part of the process. I had a chat my former Cwmbran conveyancing solicitor who acted on my behalf when I originally acquired the premises. The costs illustration they've given of just over five hundred pounds has taken me by surprise as its a refinance than a sale or purchase.

The charges are a bit high. If you are willing to spend time comparing quotes you could decrease the fees marginally by as much as a hundred pounds. On the other hand, if you were pleased with the assistance the firm offered you couldlive to rue opting for an a cheaper solicitor. Remember to be sure the conveyancer can act for Skipton Building Society. Do use our search tool to select a Cwmbran conveyancing firm on the Skipton Building Society approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Cwmbran.

We just had an offer accepted to purchase with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. We have called around locally yet am struggling to find a Cwmbran conveyancing firm on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society approved list. Can you help?

You should make the most of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this page. Pick the mortgage company and type Cwmbran or your preferred area and you will be presented with numerous conveyancers located in Cwmbran or by proximity to you.

This question may be naive but I am new to the home buying as a first time buyer of a garden flat in Cwmbran. Do I receive the keys to the premises on completion from my solicitor? If this is the case, I will use a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Cwmbran?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Conveyancing lawyers for you will electronically transfer the completion advance to the vendor’s conveyancers, and once they have received this, you will be able to pick up the keys from the selling Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this occurs early afternoon.

is it true that all Cwmbran solicitor firms on the Santander conveyancing panel are governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?

As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Santander approved list of solicitors they would need to be governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many mortgage companies do list licenced conveyancers on their panel and in that case the firms would be regulated by the CLC.

I have paid off my mortgage with Leeds Building Society. I assume I don't need a Cwmbran lawyer on the Leeds Building Society panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your Leeds Building Society 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 Leeds Building Society mortgage from the register. Leeds Building Society, 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:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where Leeds Building Society has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Leeds Building Society has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Leeds Building Society mortgage has been paid off.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that could affect a commercial estate in Cwmbran?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Cwmbran will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers expend in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Cwmbran. The report provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Cwmbran.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Cwmbran it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately may result in delays to Cwmbran commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Cwmbran.

How can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial property in Cwmbran and how can you help?

The particular law that you refer to affords protection to commercial lessees, giving them the a statutory right to make a request to court for a new tenancy and remain in occupation at the end of an expired lease. There are certain specified grounds that a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complex. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing firms who use the act for protection and handle your commercial conveyancing in Cwmbran

If all goes to plan we aim to complete our sale of a £275,000 flat in Cwmbran next Thursday. The landlords agents has quoted £360 for Certificate of Compliance, insurance certificate and previous years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge such fees for a leasehold conveyance in Cwmbran?

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

    Addressing pre-contract enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Cwmbran Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your solicitor will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Cwmbran leasehold premises is £350. For Cwmbran 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 answers.

Cwmbran Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Queries Prior to buying

    The prefered form of lease arrangement is if the freehold reversion is in the ownership of the leaseholders. In this situation the lessees enjoy being in charge if their destiny and even though a managing agent is usually employed if it is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent acts for the leaseholders themselves. How long is the Lease? What is the name of the managing agents?

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Cwmbran

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Cwmbran specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Rubin Lewis O'brien Llp, Gwent House, Gwent Square, Cwmbran, Torfaen, NP44 1PL
  • Newbold And Co, 12 Russell Street, Pontnewydd, Cwmbran, Torfaen, NP44 1EA
  • Watkins & Gunn, Glantorfaen House, Hanbury Road, Pontypool, Gwent, NP4 6XY
  • Everett Tomlin Lloyd & Pratt, 19-20 Gold Tops, Newport, Gwent, NP20 4PH
  • Bde Law Limited, Sixth Floor, Admiral House, Queensway, Newport, Gwent, NP20 4AG

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Cwmbran regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Cwmbran specialising in commercial conveyancing in Cwmbran. This could include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Rubin Lewis O'brien Llp, Gwent House, Gwent Square, Cwmbran, Torfaen, NP44 1PL
  • Keith Smart & Co, 15 Victoria Street, Old Cwmbran, Cwnbran, Torfaen, NP44 3JN
  • Newbold And Co, 12 Russell Street, Pontnewydd, Cwmbran, Torfaen, NP44 1EA
  • Watkins & Gunn, Glantorfaen House, Hanbury Road, Pontypool, Gwent, NP4 6XY
  • Everett Tomlin Lloyd & Pratt, 19-20 Gold Tops, Newport, Gwent, NP20 4PH

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Cwmbran regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Cwmbran but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Prestige Property Lawyers , Suite 1, Unit 4 Lakeside Court, NP44 3GA
  • Convey Law Limited, Maxwell Chambers, NP20 1JE

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

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