I am in a contract race with another prospective purchaser for a property in Gorseinon. What can be done to expedite the legal process?
In the event that you are under a tight deadline to exchange it is highly recommended that your conveyancer is familiar with the location as they will have local relationships and insight. It is possible that they could have conducted otherhomes in the same street. You would be best advised to use a Gorseinon conveyancing solicitor. In addition, ensure that the lawyer is on the lender panel. It is said that just under twenty per cent of Gorseinon conveyancing deals are suspended or jeopardised after discovering a buyer’s conveyancer was not on their banks member panel. This can often result in the home move being delayed by as much as three weeks. It is understood that this issue impacts approximately one hundred thousand home sales every year. Many Gorseinon conveyancing practices can not represent certain mortgage companies so do check at the outset.
We see that you have a search directory listing solicitors on the Santander conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I retain them for our conveyancing in Gorseinon?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Santander conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Gorseinon.
About to place a bid on a leasehold apartment in Gorseinon. The property agents tell me that it is standard for flats in Gorseinon to have less than 75 years remaining. I am obtaining a loan with Chelsea Building Society. Is this going to be acceptable if the lease has Seventy One years unexpired.
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are securing a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 13/6/2025 the requirements read as follows :
Should my conveyancer be making enquiries regarding flooding as part of the conveyancing in Gorseinon.
The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for lawyers conducting conveyancing in Gorseinon. Some people will buy a house in Gorseinon, completely expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical destruction, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, adequate insurance cover, or dispose of the property. There are steps that can be taken as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.
Lawyers are not best placed to give advice on flood risk, but there are a various searches that may be carried out by the buyer or on a buyer’s behalf which will give them a better understanding of the risks in Gorseinon. The standard property information forms given to a purchaser’s solicitor (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) includes a usual inquiry of the seller to find out if the premises has historically flooded. If the premises has been flooded in past and is not notified by the seller, then a buyer could issue a compensation claim as a result of such an misleading reply. A purchaser’s solicitors will also order an enviro report. This should higlight if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, further investigations will need to be made.
I am looking for a conveyancing practitioner in Gorseinon for my house move. Is there any facility to see a solicitor's record with the profession’s regulator?
You may see documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For information Pre 2008, or to check a firm's history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes recorded telephone calls for training reasons.
I have been Googling for Gorseinon online conveyancing estimates. Can I be confident that all the Gorseinon law firms that are listed on your website are on the mortgage company conveyancing panel?
The solicitor and licensed conveyancing practices listed on our site have advised us that they are on the mortgage company panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the lender panel. To date we have not been informed by either a bank or a member of the public that the data about a specific Gorseinon conveyancing solicitor being on the bank conveyancing panel is not accurate.