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  • 1 Our site offers largest domestic conveyancing directory listing mortgage company approved law firms conducting conveyancing in Shirehampton regulated by the SRA or CLC.
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  • 3 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Shirehampton is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
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  • 5 Our site is the first site offering you the facility to ensure that your property ownership legalities in Shirehampton will be conducted by a property lawyer on your bank conveyancing panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Shirehampton since August 2023*

Purchase

of apartment Station Road BS11 9QB, purchased for £225,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, ordering official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of apartment Station Road BS11 9QB, at sale consideration of £199,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, obtaining official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Transfer

of house premises, Clifford Gardens, BS11 0EE completing on 01/09/2023 at a price of £275,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: ordering official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Transfer

of terraced premises, Cavendish Gardens, BS9 1RQ completing on 08/09/2023 at a price of £685,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, securing official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Shirehampton

My partner and I are looking to buy a property in Shirehampton and are in fact using a Shirehampton conveyancing firm. Within the past 48 hours our solicitor has sent a preliminary report and documents to look through in anticipation of exchanging contracts shortly. Skipton Building Society have this evening contacted us to advise us that there is now an issue as our Shirehampton lawyer is not on their approved list of lawyers. Please explain?

If you are buying a property needing a mortgage it is conventional for the purchasers' lawyers to also act for the purchaser's lender. In order to act for a bank or building society a law firm has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the law firm to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict criteria which the firm has to satisfy and indeed some lenders now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme. Your solicitor should contact your mortgage company and see if they can apply for membership of their conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable they will instruct their own solicitors to act. You don't have to instruct a firm on the lender’s conveyancing panel and you may continue to use your own Shirehampton solicitors, in which case it will likely add costs, and it will likely delay the transaction as you have another set of people involved.

My wife and I are acquiring a newly constructed flat in Shirehampton and my solicitor is telling me that she has to the bank to reveal incentives from the seller. I am under pressure to exchange contracts and I have no desire to prolong matters. Is my lawyer right?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your solicitor. A precondition to being on a lender panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.

Our mortgage company has suggested solicitors on their panel based in Shirehampton but I would rather instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Shirehampton round the corner to me. Can you assist?

It is by no means the case that all Shirehampton conveyancing solicitors are approved and listed on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Use our search tool to locate a Shirehampton conveyancing solicitor on the on the mortgage company panel.

Should I be wary that estate agents that I am dealing with are recommending an online conveyancing firm as opposed to a High Street Shirehampton conveyancing firm?

As with many professional services, often referrals from family and friends can be worth their weight in gold. Nevertheless there are lots of players in a conveyancing deal; estate agents, mortgage brokers and lenders may recommend solicitors to appoint. On occasion the lawyers might be known to one of the organisations as one of the best in their field, but sometimes there might be a commercial relationship behind the recommendation. You are at liberty to choose your own lawyer. However, bear in mind that some mortgage providers operate an approved list of lawyers you are obliged to use for the lender aspect of your conveyancing.

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing solicitor in Shirehampton for my home move. Is there any facility to review a solicitor's record with the legal regulator?

One can find published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may recorded telephone calls for training purposes.

I am purchasing a ground floor flat in Shirehampton. Conveyancing solicitor has been waiting for, from the owner, building insurance schedule. I was told today I was informed that the vendor needs to forward the insurance schedule for the flat above also. Why does my conveyancer want to check the insurance for the flat above? Is it really necessary? We have been waiting for the previous month…

It is not impossible in leasehold conveyancing in Shirehampton to find Conveyancing in Shirehampton in a minority of cases reveals that the lease provides for the tenant's to insure their individual flats as opposed to the freeholder insuring the complete property - which is definitely preferable. You should check with your property lawyer but it would seem that your lawyer is attempting to establish that the entire building is insured. Insuring your flat is no help when it comes to rebuilding after a fire if the 1st floor cannot be reinstated as a result of lack of insurance cover.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Shirehampton

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Shirehampton specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • The Divorce Practice, 52a High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS9 3DZ
  • Devereux & Co, 52a High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, Avon, BS9 3DZ
  • Amd Solicitors Limited, 100 Henleaze Road, Henleaze, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS9 4JZ
  • Battrick Clark Solicitors Ltd, 151 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 2RA
  • Charles Cook & Company Limited, 77, 79 and 81, Alma Road, Clifton, Bristol, Bristol, BS8 2DP

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Shirehampton regulated by the CLC

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

Planning law solicitors in Shirehampton regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Shirehampton specialising in planning law. This should include advice on development on contaminated land
  • Martin Evans, 36 Laurie Crescent, Henleaze, Bristol, Avon, BS9 4TA
  • Star Legal Limited, 3 Richmond Hill, Clifton, Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1AT
  • Temple Bright Llp, 29 Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5QT
  • Veale Wasbrough Vizards Llp, Narrow Quay House, Narrow Quay, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS1 4QA
  • Humphreys & Co, 14 King Street, Bristol, Avon, BS1 4EF

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