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Ready to buy a new home in Bridgwater? Failing to check that a lawyer is on your lender’s list of approved solicitors can put your Bridgwater home move at risk of delay or failure.

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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Bridgwater

I am in the throes of porting my existing standard loan to a Buy to Let Aldermore mortgage. The bank has said that I must appoint a lawyer as part of the process. I got in contact with my former Bridgwater conveyancing solicitor who dealt with the legals when I initially bought the property. The costs estimate supplied of £500 has surprised me as I am not require purchase conveyancing - it’s simply a bog-standard refinance.

The estimate does seem a little on the high side. If you shop around you could reduce the fees slightly by perhaps £125. On the other hand, if you were pleased with the service the firm provided you couldlive to rue choosing an an unknown lawyer. Remember to enquire the conveyancer can also act for Aldermore. You can employ our search tool to choose a Bridgwater conveyancing firm on the Aldermore approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Bridgwater.

Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Bridgwater even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for instance where I intend to acquire an office in Bridgwater with a mortgage from Santander?

The service is predominantly utilised to select residential conveyancing solicitors in Bridgwater but we have listed towards the bottom of this page a few Bridgwater commercial conveyancing firms. You should make contact with the company directly to see if they can also act for Santander

We are buying a apartment in Bridgwater. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we have to put funds into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our deposit?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

I am purchasing a property in Bridgwater. A rare aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender Nationwide be concerned?

Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with Nationwide your lawyer must comply with the formal requirements set out in Part 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Nationwide. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook sets out minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and lawyers are required to report to Nationwide where a lease does not meet these requirements. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties nationwide and is not isolated to Bridgwater.

We were going to get a OIP from Skipton this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Skipton recommend any Bridgwater solicitors on the Skipton conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Bridgwater solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Skipton conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Skipton through the process.

I used Wolstenholmes a few years past for my conveyancing in Bridgwater. I now require my papers but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do contact 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 Bridgwater of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am buying a new build house in Bridgwater with the aid of help to buy. The builders refused to reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The sale representative told me not to tell my solicitor about this deal as it would jeopardize my loan with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

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