Just been in touch with my conveyancing solicitor in Llantarnam who completed the legal work two years ago requesting a conveyancing costs illustration based on an identical type of house sale & purchase (a leasehold premises and a freehold property) of similar values with a mortgage from Nottingham Building Society. It looks as though am now being quoted twice the amount. Am I right to be tempted to shop around for an alternative conveyancer?

The charges are a tad high. If you shop around you could shave off some of the expense by perhaps a hundred pounds. On the other hand, if you were content with the conveyancing the firm offered you mightcome to regret opting for an an untested solicitor. If is important to be sure that the conveyancer can also act for Nottingham Building Society. You can use our search tool to find a Llantarnam conveyancing firm on the Nottingham Building Society approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Llantarnam.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Llantarnam?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Llantarnam. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Llantarnam. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Llantarnam

The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided.

I have been pointed in your direction by three or four local estate agents in Llantarnam to select a conveyancer using your seach tool. Is there a financial inducement for Estate Agents to market your site over and above alternative conveyancing organisations?

We don’t give any financial incentive for directing people our way. We found it would be just too difficult a fee because home movers will think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

I have been sourcing a conveyancing practitioner in Llantarnam for my purchase. Is there any facility to see a solicitor's record with the legal regulator?

One can review published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from investigations from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find information Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may monitor call for training requirements.