Find a Lender-Approved Local Conveyancer in Hotwells

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Reasons to use our Hotwells conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The Hotwells conveyancing firms that are identified are dedicated to supplying value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and investors in Hotwells
  • 2 Hotwells property lawyer are the key to a successful Hotwells home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 3 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these organisations are often based hundreds of kilometers away with limited appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Hotwells
  • 4 Conveyancer conveyancing lawyers have very good personal connections with Hotwells estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 5 Hotwells conveyancing lawyers are likely to have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Hotwells since December 2023*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Hotwells

The Hotwells conveyancing firm handling our Hotwells conveyancing has uncovered a discrepancy when comparing the surveyor’s assumptions in the home valuation survey and what is in the conveyancing documents. My solicitor informs me that he is obliged to check that the lender is OK with this discrepancy and is content to go ahead. Is my conveyancer’s course or action appropriate?

Your conveyancer must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook provisions which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.

We are selling our home in Hotwells. Will the solicitor have to be required to be on the Aldermore conveyancing panel in order to deal with paying off my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Aldermore conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their specifications fairly frequently currently.

Can I be sure that the Hotwells conveyancing solicitor on the Clydesdale panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Hotwells getting recommendations is a good start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one advertising the lowest fees. We would always suggest that you speak with the lawyer carrying out your transaction.

I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Hotwells. I have a mortgage agreed with Lloyds. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?

It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Lloyds, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Lloyds conveyancing panel.

The formalities of my purchase has taken place for my property in Hotwells. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I would like to complain about the lender. How does one go about formally complaining?

Almost all banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Team at head office. In most cases complaints to a lender are resolved effectively and efficiently. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR with full details of your complaint.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a quick, chain free conveyancing. Hotwells is where the house is located. Can you offer any opinion?

Flying freeholds in Hotwells are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Hotwells you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Hotwells may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.

I am intending to let out my leasehold apartment in Hotwells. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask him. Is permission from the freeholder required?

A lease governs relations between the landlord and you the leaseholder; in particular, it will say if subletting is prohibited, or permitted but only subject to certain caveats. The accepted inference is that if the lease contains no expres ban or restriction, subletting is allowed. The majority of leases in Hotwells do not contain subletting altogether – such a provision would undoubtedly devalue the flat. Instead, there is usually simply a requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly sending a duplicate of the sublease.

I am the registered owner of a 2 bed flat in Hotwells, conveyancing was carried out 9 years ago. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Similar properties in Hotwells with a long lease are worth £260,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 levied per year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2099

With 75 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to range between £8,600 and £9,800 as well as legals.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed investigations. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional concerns that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.

I have checked your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the lender conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the bank approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?

Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the bank conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the lender solicitor panel.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Hotwells regulated by the SRA

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

  • Temple Bright Llp, 29 Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5QT
  • Bobbetts Mackan, 17 Berkeley Square, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1HB
  • Star Legal Limited, 3 Richmond Hill, Clifton, Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1AT
  • Peter Burrows & Co, 194 North Street, Bedminster, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS3 1JF
  • Watkins Solicitors Incorporating Brain Sinnott & Co, 192 North Street, Bedminster, Bristol, Bristol, BS3 1JF

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Hotwells

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Hotwells with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • Graham Law Solicitors Limited, 1 Britannia Buildings, Merchants Road, Hotwells, Bristol, Bristol, BS8 4QD
  • Temple Bright Llp, 29 Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5QT
  • Bobbetts Mackan, 17 Berkeley Square, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1HB
  • Star Legal Limited, 3 Richmond Hill, Clifton, Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1AT
  • Veale Wasbrough Vizards Llp, Narrow Quay House, Narrow Quay, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS1 4QA

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Hotwells regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Hotwells with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Hotwells. This may include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Temple Bright Llp, 29 Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5QT
  • Bobbetts Mackan, 17 Berkeley Square, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1HB
  • Star Legal Limited, 3 Richmond Hill, Clifton, Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1AT
  • Watkins Solicitors Incorporating Brain Sinnott & Co, 192 North Street, Bedminster, Bristol, Bristol, BS3 1JF
  • Veale Wasbrough Vizards Llp, Narrow Quay House, Narrow Quay, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS1 4QA

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

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