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Find a Lender-Approved Local Conveyancer in Peasedown St John

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Reasons to use our Peasedown St John conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 On the balance of probabilities the other side’s conveyancers have offices in Peasedown St John - if so both parties are likely to be less confrontational
  • 2 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Peasedown St John is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.
  • 3 Personal touch and a wealth of experience are key benefits that you should look for when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Peasedown St John home moves can become a lot more complicated as a result of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with endeavour to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 4 Using a a family Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more personal touch. Online forums often suggest that in using a large conveyancing firm, your conveyancing is handled by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 5 Solicitor conveyancing firms have extremely good personal connections with Peasedown St John selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Peasedown St John since November 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Peasedown St John

I am obtaining a mortgage with Lloyds. I hope to enlist the help of a Licensed Conveyancer in Peasedown St John. Does the Lloyds Conveyancing panel allow for conveyancers regulated by the CLC?

The Lloyds approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, associated to the Council or Mortgage Lenders or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.

I am hoping to complete my purchase in Peasedown St John next Monday. I have now been asked to send a copy of my building insurance schedule by my solicitor as as she informs me that she is duty bound to validate that it is in order for the mortgage company. What does the insurance need to cover?

Any lawyer on acting for lenders would need to check that the following risks are covered fire; lightning; aircraft; explosion; earthquake; storm; flood; escape of water or oil; riot; malicious damage; theft or attempted theft; falling trees and branches and aerials; subsidence; heave;landslip;collision;accidental damage to underground services;professional fees, demolition and site clearance costs; and public liability to anyone else. There are some other issues such as the level of excess that are set out in a lender’s Part 2 requirements. These obligations are not limited to conveyancing in Peasedown St John.

We see that you have a post code search directory identifying solicitors on the TSB conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I retain them for our conveyancing in Peasedown St John?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the TSB conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Peasedown St John.

If you had a top tip for selecting a conveyancing solicitor in Peasedown St John what would it be?

Do not opt for the cheapest Peasedown St John conveyancing fees. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.

I have paid off my mortgage with Yorkshire BS. I assume I don't need a Peasedown St John conveyancer on the Yorkshire BS panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your Yorkshire BS mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Yorkshire BS mortgage from the register. Yorkshire BS, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where Yorkshire BS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Yorkshire BS has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Yorkshire BS mortgage has been paid off.

My offer on a property in Peasedown St John has been agreed to, the owners do nevertheless have a connected purchase. The sellers have put an offer on a flat, however it’s not yet agreed to, and have viewings of other flats booked. I have selected a nearby conveyancing solicitor in Peasedown St John. What should be my next step? At what stage should I apply for the mortgage with RBS?

It is understandable to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket too early (mortgage application is approx £1k, then valuation, Peasedown St John conveyancing search fees, etc). The first thing to do is check that your solicitor is on the RBS approved list. As to the subsequent stages this very much depends on the circumstances of your transaction, attraction to this property and on the state of the market. During a rising market some home buyers would apply for the mortgage with RBS and arrange for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they ask their lawyer to proceed with searches.

I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in Peasedown St John. I now require my file but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Peasedown St John of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am a sole trader intending to lease a unit on the high street. Can you recommend conveyancers offering fixed costs for non-domestic conveyancing in Peasedown St John for under 2k?

We are happy to recommend firms who have well rounded knowledge of commercial conveyancing in Peasedown St John, including the disposal and purchase of businesses as well as simply premises. If you are hoping to acquire or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a whole business we can put you in touch with the right firm. As for the fees this will depend on the structure and heads of terms of the deal. Let us have your details or call us so that we may supply you with a fixed commercial conveyancing quote.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Peasedown St John regulated by the SRA

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

  • Thatcher & Hallam Llp, Island House, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 2HJ
  • Rosamund Coppen And Company, 6 Hayes Place, Bear Flat, Bath, Somerset, BA2 4QW
  • Stone King Llp, 13 Queen Square, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2HJ
  • Burningham & Brown, 20 Queen Square, Bath, Avon, BA1 2HB
  • Juliet Hardick Solicitors, 1st Floor 7 Pierrepont Street, Bath, Somerset, BA1 1LB

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Peasedown St John

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Peasedown St John specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • Thatcher & Hallam Llp, Island House, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 2HJ
  • Rosamund Coppen And Company, 6 Hayes Place, Bear Flat, Bath, Somerset, BA2 4QW
  • Stone King Llp, 13 Queen Square, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2HJ
  • Burningham & Brown, 20 Queen Square, Bath, Avon, BA1 2HB
  • Juliet Hardick Solicitors, 1st Floor 7 Pierrepont Street, Bath, Somerset, BA1 1LB

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Peasedown St John regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Peasedown St John but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Kings Court Trust Ltd, Kings Court, BA1 1ER

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

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