We were just about to exchange contracts for a garden flat in Swansea. We encountered a stumbling block. Our mortgage offer with Alliance & Leicester runs out on 7/8/2026 but the sellers are insisting on a completion date of 11/8/2026. Is it possible to extend the mortgage expiry date?
The best person to address this issue is your lawyer who will hopefully calculate whether he or she is corresponding with the bank, owner’s conveyancers, property agents or conceivably all parties given what has gone on in your conveyancing to date.
We are planning to acquire a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Swansea who is on the Kent Reliance solicitor panel. Can you recommend a local solicitor?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Kent Reliance . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Swansea.
The deeds to our house are lost. The conveyancers who handled the conveyancing in Swansea 10 years ago are no longer around. What are my options?
You no longer need to have the physical deeds to prove you are the registered proprietor of land or property, given that the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.
Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Swansea in advance of retaining solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. The surveyor advised that some banks may refuse to grant a mortgage on this type of home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions from Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can check via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Swansea. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
Are there any apps to assist me to search for a Swansea solicitor on the Britannia conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am willing to travel upto 20miles to meet the lawyer.
You can use the tool on this page. Please select a lender and your location and you will see a number of Swansea conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have listed some Swansea conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can contact them to see if they are on the Britannia member panel
We are 14 days into a leasehold purchase having been referred to conveyancers by the local agent to do our conveyancing in Swansea. We are not happy. Could you help me find new conveyancers?
A solicitor would need to be very poor to suggest diss instructing them. Has your loan offer been generated? In the event that it has you will need to inform them of the new contact details and ensure the loan are issued to the new lawyers. Your new solicitor ideally needs to be on the banks panel to avoid supplemental fees and complications. That should be your first question of the new solicitors. Our find a solicitor tool will help you find a bank approved lawyer for your home move in Swansea