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Find a Cardiff Bay Conveyancing Solictior on Your Lender’s Panel

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

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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Cardiff Bay

I can't travel far from Cardiff Bay. What is the rationale as to why all Cardiff Bay conveyancing practitioners aren't automatically on all bank panels?

Lenders point to the fact that solicitor-led fraud is thought to be responsible for millions of pounds of fraud annually.The dismissal of law firms from lender panels started with the rise in mortgage fraud, which prompted a thematic review by the Financial Services Authority in 2011. Its conclusions included recommendations for lending institutions to review their conveyancing panels, which triggered a major policy change in the sector. It led to banks and building societies removing a number of firms from their panel of approved property lawyers .

Can the conveyancing lawyers identified via your search tool perform conveyancing in Cardiff Bay by way of an attended exchange?

There are a few conveyancing specialists carrying out attended exchanges. You should contact us to get a fee calculation and details as to availability.

Why do I have to pay up front for conveyancing in Cardiff Bay?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Cardiff Bay your lawyer will ask you to provide them with funds to cover the search fees. This will be the total of the cost of the conveyancing searches. When the deposit is payable against the purchase price then this will be needed shortly in advance of exchange of contracts. Any further balance that is needed should be transferred shortly before completion.

How simple is it to switch firm as I need to retain one who is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing list. I instructed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Cardiff Bay round the corner but the firm is not approved by Bank of Ireland

It would be our pleasure to assist you find a conveyancing solicitor in Cardiff Bay on the Bank of Ireland panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we list do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Cardiff Bay. In making use of search facility on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Cardiff Bay.

What do I do if I am dissatisfied with the conveyancing practitioner who conducted our conveyancing in Cardiff Bay?

We live in an imperfect world, and unfortunately sometimes things do go wrong. However there is recourse where you were unhappy with your conveyancing in Cardiff Bay. This varies from trying to resolve matters directly with them, through to reporting a solicitor to their governing body. If things still aren’t sorted out you may consider getting in touch with the Legal Ombudsman.

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