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  • 1 Totterdown solicitors work in conjunction with Totterdown estate agents, developers, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is provided to clients every step of the way, ensuring the smoothest, most stress-free process possible
  • 2 We are the UKs most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory listing bank approved property lawyers delivering conveyancing in Totterdown who are regulated by the SRA or CLC.
  • 3 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Totterdown 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.
  • 4 The Totterdown conveyancing practitioners that are listed are committed to providing value for money, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and remortgagors in Totterdown
  • 5 On the balance of probabilities the other side’s conveyancers are located in Totterdown - if so sets of solicitors will be familiar

Examples of recent conveyancing in Totterdown since September 2023*

Purchase

of flat New Walls BS4 3TA, at a price of £230,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, securing official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Sale

of flat Bathwell Road BS4 3AN, at sale consideration of £230,500. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of semi-detached premises, Bath Road, BS4 3EN completing on 22/09/2023 at a price of £435,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, ordering official copies of the title

Transfer

of house premises, Berrow Walk, BS3 5ES completing on 19/09/2023 at a price of £612,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Totterdown

Can the conveyancing lawyers listed on your site conduct right to buy conveyancing in Totterdown?

We work with numerous conveyancing solicitors carrying out right to buy conveyancing Do contact us to secure a conveyancing quote.

I am selling my apartment in Totterdown. Will my conveyancing practitioner need to be on the UBS conveyancing panel in order to deal with the discharge of my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the UBS conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently in recent years.

A colleague pointed out to me me that in buying a property in Totterdown there may be a number of restrictions preventing external changes to a property. Is this right?

There are anumerous of properties in Totterdown which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Totterdown should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

My lawyer has informed me that missing deeds insurance is needed on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Totterdown?

The right level of missing deeds indemnity insurance depends on who your lender is. It would differ for example between Accord Mortgages Ltd and Barnsley Building Society. Conveyancing practitioners as opposed to borrowers take out such policies.

We previously instructed solicitors with offices in Totterdown on the Nottingham solicitor approved list. They have just invoiced me an additional fee for dealing with the Nottingham mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Nottingham?

As unfair as it may seem, as long as it’s in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your conveyancing practitioner can levy a fee for this. The charge is not dictated by Nottingham but by your Totterdown conveyancing practitioner. Some firms on the Nottingham panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee but some practices incorporate it on their overall fee.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on last month in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Totterdown is the location of the property. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Totterdown are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Totterdown you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Totterdown may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.

I work for a busy estate agency in Totterdown where we have witnessed a few leasehold sales derailed as a result of leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have received contradictory information from local Totterdown conveyancing firms. Can you clarify whether the vendor of a flat can instigate the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

Provided that the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to commence the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the proposed purchaser need not have to wait 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed prior to, or at the same time as completion of the disposal of the property.

Alternatively, it may be possible to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Totterdown - Sample of Queries before Purchasing

    It is important to be aware whether fixing the lift or some other major work is pending to be shared amongst the leasehold owners and may well materially increase the the maintenance charges or result in a specific invoice. The prefered form of lease structure is if the freehold interest is in the ownership of the leaseholders. In this situation the tenants have control and notwithstanding that a managing agent is frequently employed where the building is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants. Are there any major works anticipated that will likely add a premium to the maintenance charges?

If instructed can a conveyancer remove someone from the title of my home in Totterdown ?

Subtracting or adding someone to the title of your property is relatively straightforward. You’ll need to appoint a lawyer to discuss your legal rights before you can proceed with a transfer of property. Contact us to book a free consultation with one a property lawyer

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Totterdown regulated by the SRA

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

  • Nelson Legal Llp, Victory House, 172 Wells Road, Knowle, Bristol, BS4 2AL
  • Open Trustees Limited, 2 Temple Back East, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS1 6EG
  • Osborne Clarke Trustees Limited, 2 Temple Back East, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS1 6EG
  • David Lees & Co, 319 Wells Road, Bristol, Avon, BS4 2QD
  • Burges Salmon Llp, 1 Glass Wharf, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS2 0ZX

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Totterdown regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Totterdown specialising in commercial conveyancing in Totterdown. This should include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Open Trustees Limited, 2 Temple Back East, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS1 6EG
  • Osborne Clarke Trustees Limited, 2 Temple Back East, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS1 6EG
  • David Lees & Co, 319 Wells Road, Bristol, Avon, BS4 2QD
  • Burges Salmon Llp, 1 Glass Wharf, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS2 0ZX
  • Temple Trustees Ltd, One Glass Wharf, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS2 0ZX

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Totterdown regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Totterdown but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, The Plaza, 275 North Street, BS3 1JN
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 199 Gloucester Road, BS7 8BG
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 199 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2SB
  • Key Property Lawyers Limited, Barley Lodge, BS31 2BP
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 73 Westbury Hill, BS9 3AD

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

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