We note that you have a search directory identifying law firms on the Santander conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I instruct them for our own conveyancing in Mountain Ash?
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 Mountain Ash.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Mountain Ash. My lender is Accord Mortgages
Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 10/12/2025, the requirements read as follows :
This question may be naive but I am new to the house moving as FTB of a ground floor flat in Mountain Ash. Do I collect the keys to the house on the completion date from my solicitor? If so, I will instruct a local conveyancing solicitor in Mountain Ash?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Conveyancing lawyers for you will electronically transfer the purchase money to the seller's conveyancers, and once they have received this, you should be called to receive the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen early afternoon.
I am buying a 4 bedroom semi-detached house in Mountain Ash. We would like to an extension at the rear at the house.Will legal work on the property include investigations to ascertain if these alterations were previously refused?
Your solicitor should check the deeds as conveyancing in Mountain Ash will occasionally identify restrictions in the title deeds which prohibit certain changes or necessitated the consent of another owner. Certain additions need local authority planning permissions and approval under the building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
I am selling my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in September 2006, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, Nationwide are being difficult. The Mountain Ash solicitor who is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but Nationwide are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Nationwide have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Nationwide have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Nationwide may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
My business partner and I are intending to lease a unit on the high street. Can you recommend conveyancers offering no-sale-no fees for non-domestic conveyancing in Mountain Ash for below 2k?
We can recommend firms who host a wealth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Mountain Ash, including the sale and acquisition of businesses as well as simply premises. If you are looking to acquire or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a complete business we will find you the right lawyer. As for the costs these will vary based on the structure and terms of the proposed transaction. Please provide us with your details or call us so that we can supply you with comprehensive commercial conveyancing quote.
Am I better off to use a Mountain Ash conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am buying? I have an old university friend who can deal with the conveyancing but they are based 400kilometers away.
The primary upside of using a high street Mountain Ash conveyancing firm is that you can pop in to execute paperwork, present your identification documents and apply pressure on them where appropriate. They will also have local intelligence which is a benefit. That being said it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If if people you trust used your friend and on the whole were happy that must outweigh using an unknown Mountain Ash conveyancing lawyer just because they are round the corner.
What is the difference between surveying and conveyancing in Mountain Ash?
Conveyancing - in Mountain Ash or anywhere in England and Wales - is the legal term given to transferring legal title of property from one person to another. It therefore includes the checking of the title. Whether buying or selling, you should be aware of anything affecting the property such as proposals by government departments, illegal buildings, or outstanding rates. The conveyancer should conduct the appropriate searches and inquiries on the property. Surveying relates to the structure of a property itself. A surveyor will look at a house, flat and any outbuildings you’re purchasing and will help you discover the condition of the building and, if there are problems, give you a powerful reason for reducing the price down or asking the vendor to fix the defects before you complete your move.