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Reasons to use our Frampton on Severn conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Frampton on Severn have a grasp oflocal concerns peculiar to Frampton on Severn and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and faster conveyancing.
  • 2 The organisations identified on our directory have a mix of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 3 Frampton on Severn lawyers work in conjunction with Frampton on Severn estate agents, property finders, surveyors, banks and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, never losing sight of the time-critical nature behind your conveyancing transaction
  • 4 Frampton on Severn solicitor are the key to a successful Frampton on Severn home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 5 This site is the only site offering you the facility to check that your property ownership legalities in Frampton on Severn will be carried out by a conveyancer on your lender’s approved panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Frampton on Severn since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Frampton on Severn

All was ready to complete my purchase in Frampton on Severn next Thursday. My conveyancer now wants me to supply her with evidence of content and building insurance for the property as he says that he has to check this in his capacity as lawyer for the mortgage company. What does the insurance need to cover?

All property lawyers on acting for mortgage companies would need to check that the following risks are covered fire; lightning; aircraft; explosion; earthquake; storm; flood; escape of water or oil; riot; malicious damage; theft or attempted theft; falling trees and branches and aerials; subsidence; heave;landslip;collision;accidental damage to underground services;professional fees, demolition and site clearance costs; and public liability to anyone else. There are some other issues such as the level of excess that are set out in a lender’s Part 2 conditions. These obligations are not unique to conveyancing in Frampton on Severn.

My Conveyancer in Frampton on Severn has never been on on the The Mortgage Works Approved Panel. Is it possible for me to retain my prefered solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the The Mortgage Works approved list?

The limited options available to you here include:

  1. Complete the purchase with your existing Frampton on Severn lawyers but The Mortgage Works will need to use a lawyer on their list of acceptable firms. This will inevitably rack up the overall legal fees as well as cause delays.
  2. Find an alternative solicitor to to deal with the conveyancing, obviously checking they are Convince your lawyer to do everything within their powers to join the The Mortgage Works conveyancing panel

Various internet forums that I have visited warn that are the number one cause of stalling in Frampton on Severn house deals. Is that correct?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published findings of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the top 10 causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Frampton on Severn.

I am purchasing a new build house in Frampton on Severn with a mortgage from TSB. The developers would not move on the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent suggested that I not inform my conveyancer about this side-deal as it could affect my mortgage with the bank. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

What are your top tips when it comes to choosing a Frampton on Severn conveyancing firm to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?

If you are instructing a property lawyer for your lease extension (regardless if they are a Frampton on Severn conveyancing practice) it is essential that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of work. We advise that you talk with several firms including non Frampton on Severn conveyancing practices prior to instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions could be helpful:

    If they are not ALEP accredited then why not? How familiar is the firm with lease extension legislation?

Leasehold Conveyancing in Frampton on Severn - A selection of Questions you should consider Prior to Purchasing

    Please inform me if there are any major works in the near future that could increase the maintenance fees? What is the the remaining lease term? On the whole the cost for major works tend not to be included within service charges, although a few managing agents in Frampton on Severn ask leaseholders to pay into a reserve fund and this is used to offset against larger repairs or maintenance.

Would local authority consent be required to change a house into two appartments in Frampton on Severn? This has taken place to a property adjacent to my home in Frampton on Severn and was unaware of the conversion until it was finished.

Planning permission is necessary for converting a single house in Frampton on Severn into flats but probably not for converting back to single dwelling-house so, simply put, yes.

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Residential conveyancing in Frampton on Severn normally consists of the following:

  • Solicitor instructed by the buyer once the offer has been accepted
  • Checking the title to the property
  • Ordering Frampton on Severn conveyancing searches with respect to the property
  • Considering the draft contract pack and other documentation supplied by the seller’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Raising questions with the seller’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Negotiating the purchase agreement
  • Assessing replies supplied by the seller to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer document
  • Guiding the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (where appropriate)
  • Drawing up and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; reporting to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, preliminary enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Completion of and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the change in ownership and the mortgage (where appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

Sale conveyancing in Frampton on Severn normally includes the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and related papers
  • Supplying draft papers to the conveyancer acting for the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and replying to additional questions from the purchaser’s conveyancer
  • Negotiating the transfer document
  • Responding to requisitions raised by the buyer’s conveyancer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and wiring funds to the owner, the estate agent and repaying the mortgage (where relevant)

Whether you are going through a divorce or separation or simply wish to transfer your property to someone else, transfer of equity conveyancing in Frampton on Severn has some of the following tasks:

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Following instructions from the lender (where applicable)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Agreeing adjustments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring monies to relevant parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the new ownership and the home loan (if applicable) at the HM Land Registry.

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