Having been recommended your company we were going to use a conveyancing solicitor in Bodelwyddan endorsed on your site but stumbled across alternative quotes via the web seem cheaper – how come?

You can find lots of solicitors marketing what appear to be the cheapest conveyancing in Bodelwyddan. We would urge you to give due consideration about how important this transaction is to you that want to take 'cheap' risks in relation to the quality of the legal work. Many of them list a bargain quote as a headline but plant supplemental charges in the small print..

I purchased a freehold premises in Bodelwyddan but still charged rent, why is this and what is this?

It is rare for properties in Bodelwyddan and has limited impact for conveyancing in Bodelwyddan but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.

Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges have existed for hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the establishment of fresh rentcharges post 1977.

Old rentcharges can now be extinguished by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence post 2037 is to be extinguished.

I am buying a new build house in Bodelwyddan with a loan from Birmingham Midshires. The builders refused to budge the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent told me not to tell my solicitor about this side-deal as it could put at risk my mortgage with the bank. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.

We're first time buyers - had an offer accepted, yet the agent advised that the owners will only go ahead if we appoint the agent's chosen conveyancers as they want a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a high street solicitor who is familiar with conveyancing in Bodelwyddan

It is improbable the owners are behind this. Should the vendor want ‘a quick sale', turning down a motivated purchaser is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Avoid the agents and go straight to the owners and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you will continue to use your own,trusted Bodelwyddan conveyancing firm - as opposed tothe ones that will provide their negotiator at the agency a kickback or meet his conveyancing thresholds demanded by corporate headquarters.

We yesterday found out that one of the partners of the law firm acting on the purchase conveyancing in Bodelwyddan is is the mother of the vendor. Is this acceptable?

As long as no conflict arises this is permitted. Where you are obtaining mortgage finance then the bank may have a say as many banks have specific requirements concerning this. For example for Santander A&L as of 1/2/2026, the requirements read as follows :