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If you have reached us by Googling ‘Conveyancing in Solva’ follow your intuition — you will have a better house move where you instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Solva.

Reasons to use our Solva conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The organisations identified on our directory have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 2 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Solva is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 3 No matter what any other sites inform you it just might be important to pop into your solicitor to execute legal papers. There are enough parties with an interest in a homemove without having to add the postman into the equation.
  • 4 Personal touch and a wealth of local knowledge are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Solva property deals can be made significantly more stressful due to lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 5 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Solva regularly deal withlocal concerns specific to Solva and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and expeditious conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Solva since May 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Solva

At long last a mortgage agreement from Santander for the remortgage of my 3 room maisonette is expected imminently. Can you put forward a low cost conveyancing solicitor in Solva?

This site is not designed to assist those in their quest for the cheapest conveyancing in Solva. Our goal is to offer cost effective conveyancing but we do not work with the cheapest lawyers. Resist the temptation to appoint brokers offering the bait of low cost conveyancing in Solva. In your best case scenario, in going for low cost conveyancing, you will earn what you pay for and at worst it will result in you with a surprising uplift in additional fees and still not end up with the service required.

Various web forums that I have visited warn that are a common reason for obstruction in Solva house deals. Is that correct?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the common causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Solva.

I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £305k and found one near me in Solva I like with a park and transport links in the vicinity, however it's only got 61 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Solva for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?

Should you need a mortgage that many years may be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the premises for at least 2 years you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.

Hoping to buy a property located in Solva and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Solva. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Solva area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Solva. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

If all goes to plan we aim to complete the disposal of our £150,000 maisonette in Solva in just under a week. The management company has quoted £300 for Landlord’s certificate, insurance certificate and 3 years statements of service charge. Is the landlord entitled to charge such fees for a leasehold conveyance in Solva?

For most leasehold sales in Solva conveyancing will involve, questions about the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

    Completing conveyancing due diligence enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Solva Copies of the building insurance and schedule Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your conveyancer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Solva leasehold property is £350. For Solva conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are required to supply answers.

Solva Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Questions you should ask Prior to Purchasing

    It is important to be aware whether a new roof is being put on or some other major work is anticipated that will be shared amongst the tenants and will materially impact the level of the maintenance fees or require a one off payment. Generally speaking the cost for major works tend not to be included within maintenance charges, although some managing agents in Solva obliged tenants to pay into a reserve fund created for the specific purpose of establishing a fund for major works. Please note if it is no more than 80 years it will affect the value of the flat. Check with your mortgage company that they are happy with the length of the lease. Leases with fewer than 80 years remaining means that you will most likely require a lease extension sooner rather than later and it is worth discovering how much this will be. For most Solvalease extensions you would need to own the premises for 24 months before you are legally able to extend the lease.

The property lawyers carrying out our conveyancing in Solva has forwarded documents to review that indicate that the property is unregistered with epitome documents. How can it be that the property not registred at HM Land Regsitry?

It is a rare occurrence indeed to find property in Solva not to be registered. An 'epitome' is basically a dossier of photocopies of documents affecting an unregistered title. Many Solva conveyancing lawyers will be able to handle such matters but where uncertainty exists the usual proposition nowadays is for the seller to deal with the registration formalities first and subsequently deal with the sale conveyance - this no doubt cause a drawn-out conveyancing.

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What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Solva?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding acquiring and selling property and cover conveyancing countrywide as well as Solva. If instructing a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you should:
  • Be supplied with an honest and lawful service.
  • Receive a high standard of legal services.
  • Receive your transaction dealt with using care, skill and legal know-how.
  • Receive a high quality of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Receive a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • You should not consider yourself discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Ensure your specific needs taken into account should you make a complaint.
  • Be provided with a timeous, independent and comprehensive service when if a complaint is made about your conveyancing in Solva.

Purchase in Solva is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Examining the title unregistered or registered
  • Carrying out Solva property searches with respect to the title
  • Reviewing draft contract and other papers prepared the owner’s solicitor
  • Raising queries with the seller’s solicitor
  • Negotiating the sale contract
  • Assessing replies supplied by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the mortgage offer: (if relevant)
  • Drafting and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the new ownership and the mortgage (where appropriate) at the Land Registry.

Home selling conveyancing in Solva ordinarily consists of the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and associated papers
  • Forwarding draft papers to the solicitor representing the purchaser
  • Negotiating contracts and responding to additional enquires from the buyer’s solicitor
  • Negotiating the transfer document
  • Responding to requisitions submitted by the buyer’s solicitor
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and transferring funds to the owner, the estate agent and other relevant parties (where relevant)

Neighboring Locations

St Davids
Solva
Little Haven
Milford Haven
Broad Haven

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

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