I have just started taking steps with a view to transferring my existing standard home loan to a BTL Platform Home Loans Ltd mortgage. The bank has said that I need a conveyancer for this. I got in contact with my previous Llandaff conveyancing practitioner who who completed the conveyancing when I originally purchased the premises. The costs illustration e-mailed to me of £500 is surprising as its a remortgage than a sale or purchase.
The estimate does seem a tad overpriced. If you shop around you might decrease the fees marginally by as much as a hundred pounds. That being said, if you were pleased with the conveyancing the firm offered you couldlive to regret choosing an an untested solicitor. Don't forget to ensure the solicitor can act for Platform Home Loans Ltd. Do use our search tool to choose a Llandaff conveyancing firm on the Platform Home Loans Ltd conveyancing panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Llandaff.
We have very pushy vendors who has insisted on a lock out agreement with a deposit 6,000. Are such arrangements appropriate for Llandaff conveyancing transactions?
This form of arrangement isn't common in Llandaff, conveyancers are not keen on them as they detract from the main conveyancing focus and if you end up having your deposit forfeited then the solicitor is left exposed. Furthermore, there is no certainty that just because the vendor has executed an exclusivity contract they will sell to you. They may be in contravention of the contract if they are offered sufficient incentive to do so because an aggrieved party with the benefit of a exclusivity agreement will still be duty bound to show losses as a consequence of the breach and these may not equate the extra amount that the owner may gain by reneging on the agreement, however morally condemnable it undoubtedly is.
About to place an offer on a leasehold property in Llandaff. The selling agents tell me that it is usual for flats in Llandaff to have less than 75 years remaining. I am taking out a mortgage with Virgin. Is this going to be a problem if the lease has 69 years remaining.
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 7/9/2025 the requirements read as follows :
Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that could impact a commercial property in Llandaff?
Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Llandaff will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers spend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Llandaff. 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 Llandaff.
For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Llandaff it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately may result in delays to Llandaff commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not carried out for residential conveyancing in Llandaff.
It has been 3 months since my purchase conveyancing in Llandaff concluded. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
I am looking for a conveyancing practitioner in Llandaff for my house move. Can I check a solicitor's record with the profession’s regulator?
One may read documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from investigations started on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For records Pre 2008, or to check a firm's history, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could recorded telephone calls for training requirements.