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Conveyancing in Downend : Keep it Local

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  • 1 Downend conveyancing lawyers will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 2 You can rest easier when choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Downend has a number to pick from, but for a truly dependable and dependable service many local people have been use the endorsement of this site.
  • 3 Notwithstanding what alternative companies say it may be necessary to pop into your conveyancer to sign documents. There are enough parties engaged in a conveyancing transaction without needing to add the postman into the mix.
  • 4 Retaining the services of a a family Solicitor in the main results in a more bespoke service. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 5 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in Downend regularly deal withlocal concerns specific to Downend and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and faster conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Downend since January 2025*

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Transfer

of house premises, Northcote Road, BS16 6AT completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £380,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

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Transfer

of semi-detached premises, Westbourne Terrace, BS16 1NA completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £350,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

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Disposal

of semi premises, Fairlyn Drive, BS15 4PU completing on 15/01/2025 at a price of £290,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, ordering official copies of the title

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Sale

of semi property, Lansdown Road, BS15 1XA completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £257,500. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Downend

The loan offer from Santander for the refinancing of my 2 bedroom maisonette is to be issued by the end of next week. Are you able to recommend a low cost conveyancing law firm in Downend?

You are on the wrong site if you are in need of a cheap conveyancing in Downend. We can offer you value for money conveyancing but we do not advertise as being the cheapest. Do not be fooled by organisations teasing you with £100 conveyancing in Downend. Optimistically, in going for low cost conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst it will result in you with a surprising uplift in additional fees and still not get the service you were looking for.

My nephew is about to exchange on a new build apartment in Downend with a home loan from Skipton. His lawyer has advised him of a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. What is this document - I have never come across this before?

The form is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the purchase. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Skipton conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when requested. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Skipton conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

My lender has suggested solicitors on their panel based in Downend but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Downend or nearer to where I live. Are you able to assist?

It is by no means the case that all Downend conveyancing practitioners are on all banks conveyancing panel. Please make the most of our find an approved solicitor tool to locate a Downend conveyancing firm on the on the mortgage company panel.

I am helping my niece sell her house in Downend. Does the conveyancer order an energy assessment or should I organise this?

Following the abolition of HIPs, EPC’s was kept a compulsory part of moving property. An energy assessment needs to be to hand prior to the property being put on the market. This is not a task that lawyers ordinarily organise. Where you are instructing a Downend conveyancing solicitor they may help arrange energy performance certificates due to their relationships with reputable Downend energy assessors

We previously chose conveyancers based in Downend on the Principality solicitor panel. They are now charging me a further charge for the legal aspects of the Principality mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Principality?

Provided it is contained in their Terms and Conditions or estimate then yes your conveyancing practitioner may levy a fee for this. This charge is not dictated by Principality but by your Downend conveyancing practitioner. Plenty of firms on the Principality panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee but many firms incorporate it on their overall fee.

I had an offer accepted on an apartment in Downend on 25/2/2025, valuation was booked 2 days later, all came back fine. Conveyancer instructed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Coventry BS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Are Coventry BS entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Coventry BS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

What makes your site different to alternative internet conveyancing solicitors for conveyancing in Downend?

At this site secure an accurate quote via a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that has a full understanding of the nuances of your conveyancing in Downend. As opposed to estate agents and brokerage sites we do not have kick-back deals with solicitors. A large number of agents and online brokers 'recommend' the firm that pays the most kickback, as opposed to the best value conveyancing in Downend

Why do I have to provide my solicitor with a list of items of ID before they can commence with selling or purchasing a property in Downend?

Downend conveyancers are required by the Law Society, Solicitors Regulation Authority, HM Land Registry and current AML Regulations to record that the have checked the identity of their clients. It is also sometimes a condition of your lender where you are taking a mortgage. In addition they have to complete various forms, particularly those relating to SDLT and need to have details such as your full names, national insurance number and DOB.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Downend

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Downend with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Davis Wood, 884 Fishponds Road, Fishponds, Bristol, Avon, BS16 3XB
  • Barcan+kirby Llp, 111-117 Regent Street, Kingswood, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS15 8LJ
  • Batchelor Sharp, 377-381 Two Mile Hill Road, Kingswood, Bristol, ., BS15 1AD
  • Dac Beachcroft Claims Limited, Portwall Place, C/o Dac Beachcroft Llp, Portwall Lane, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS1 9HS
  • South West Law (legal Services In The Community) Limited, 2nd Floor, 48-54 West Street, St. Philips, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS2 0BL

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Downend regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Downend but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, Unit 7 The Willow Brook Centre, BS32 8BS
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 199 Gloucester Road, BS7 8BG
  • Hoffman Male, Regus Aztec West, BS32 4AQ
  • Key Property Lawyers Limited, Barley Lodge, BS31 2BP
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 73 Westbury Hill, BS9 3AD

Planning law solicitors in Downend regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Downend with expertise in planning law. This will likely include advice on development on contaminated land
  • Martin Evans, 36 Laurie Crescent, Henleaze, Bristol, Avon, BS9 4TA
  • Burges Salmon Llp, 1 Glass Wharf, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS2 0ZX
  • Bevan Brittan Llp, Kings Orchard, 1 Queen Street, Bristol, Bristol, BS2 0HQ
  • Bond Pearce Llp, 3 Temple Quay, Temple Back East, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS1 6DZ
  • Open Trustees Limited, 2 Temple Back East, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS1 6EG

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

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