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  • 1 You can rest easier when choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Long Ashton has a number to choose from, but for a truly professional and dependable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 2 We are the UKs most comprehensive residential conveyancing directory listing lender approved law firms conducting conveyancing in Long Ashton who are regulated by the SRA or CLC.
  • 3 Our site is the only site that enables you the facility to check that your property ownership legalities in Long Ashton will be conducted by a solicitor on your bank conveyancing panel.
  • 4 Excellent communication together with pure property expertise are key benefits that you should value when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Long Ashton conveyancing can become significantly more protracted due to poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed endeavour to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 5 Long Ashton lawyers work in partnership with Long Ashton estate agents, developers, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is offered to home movers every step of the way, helping make the process as straightforward as possible

Examples of recent conveyancing in Long Ashton since December 2023*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Long Ashton

As someone unfamiliar with the Long Ashton conveyancing process what is your top tip you can give me concerning the ownership transfer in Long Ashton

Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Long Ashton and elsewhere in North Somerset is an adversarial experience. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists lots of opportunity for friction between you and others involved in the ownership transfer. For instance, the seller, property agent and on occasion your mortgage company. Selecting a lawyer for your conveyancing in Long Ashton should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE party in the legal process whose interest is to look after your legal interests and to keep you safe.

We are witnessing a worrying increase in the "blame" culture- someone must be blamed for the process being so protracted. You your first instinct should be to trust your lawyer ahead of all other parties when it comes to the legal assignment of property.

My wife and I buying a terrace house in Long Ashton. The intention is to carry out a loft conversion at the property.Will the conveyancing process involve investigations to determine if these alterations are allowed?

Your conveyancer should review the deeds as conveyancing in Long Ashton can sometimes identify restrictions in the title documents which prohibit certain works or need the consent of a 3rd party. Some extensions call for local authority planning permissions and approval in compliance with building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

I am the sole recipient of my late mum's will with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in Long Ashton. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in February. I want to move. I do know about the CML six month 'rule', which means that my property ownership may be treated the same way as though I had purchased the property in February. Will no one buy the property for half a year?

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook requires solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you might be affected by that. Most mortgage companies would take a sensible view as this obligation is chiefly there to identify the purchase and immediately sell or the flipping of property.

I've digested plenty of mortgage guides, I note that it is considered advisable to get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Long Ashton solicitor - who is on the UBS conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?

UBS will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually UBS will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Long Ashton surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.

What will a local search reveal regarding the property I am buying in Long Ashton?

Long Ashton conveyancing often commences with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations such as Searchflow The local search plays a central part in most Long Ashton conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any unpleasant surprises after you move into your new home. The search will provide data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject areas.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my home are lost. The conveyancers who handled the conveyancing in Long Ashton 4 years ago have long since closed. What are my next steps?

Nowadays there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your conveyancer will be aware precisely where to locate all the relevant documentation so you may purchase or sell your property without a hitch. If duplicates can’t be located, your conveyancer may be able to put in place insurance or indemnities protecting you against possible claims on the premises.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on last month in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Long Ashton is where the house is located. Is there any advice you can give?

Flying freeholds in Long Ashton are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Long Ashton you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Long Ashton 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 property.

I am hoping to sign contracts shortly on a basement flat in Long Ashton. Conveyancing solicitors inform me that they are sending me a report within the next couple of days. What should I be looking out for?

The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Long Ashton should include some of the following:

    What options are available to the landlord where you breach a clause of your lease? Rent payments - what is payable and when is collected, and be on notice if this is subject to change Alterations to the premises You should know whether the lease permits you to add or upgrade anything in the flat- you must be made aware as to whether any restrictions applies to all alterations or limited to structural alteration, and whether consent is required You should be advised what constitutes a Nuisance in the lease
For details of the information to be contained in your report on your leasehold property in Long Ashton please ask your lawyer in advance of your conveyancing in Long Ashton.

Long Ashton Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Queries Prior to Purchasing

    What restrictions exist in the Long Ashton Lease? Is the freehold reversion owned collectively by the tenants? Most Long Ashton leasehold properties will incur a service bill for the upkeep of the building set on behalf of the freeholder. Should you acquire the apartment you will have to meet this charge, usually quarterly accross the year. This could be anything from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for bigger purpose-built blocks. In all likelihood there will be a ground rent for you to pay annual, ordinarily this is not a large amount, say about £50-£100 but you need to enquire as sometimes it can be prohibitively expensive.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Long Ashton regulated by the SRA

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

  • 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
  • Star Legal Limited, 3 Richmond Hill, Clifton, Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1AT
  • Temple Bright Llp, 29 Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5QT
  • Bobbetts Mackan, 17 Berkeley Square, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1HB

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Long Ashton

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Long Ashton practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on wrongful eviction

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

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Long Ashton regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Long Ashton but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, The Plaza, 275 North Street, BS3 1JN
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 199 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2SB
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 199 Gloucester Road, BS7 8BG
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 73 Westbury Hill, BS9 3AD
  • M C Hullah & Company Limited, 116 High Street, BS48 1AH

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