I am purchasing a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Porthcawl who is on the Nationwide Building Society conveyancing. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Nationwide Building Society in certain locations such as Porthcawl. We dont recommend any particular firm.

Do I need to pay for insurance to protect me from financial exposure to chancel repairs when buying a property in Porthcawl?

Unless a prior acquisition of the property completed after 12 October 2013 you may assume that solicitors handling conveyancing in Porthcawl to continue to advocate a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

Just acquired a semi-detached house in Porthcawl , how long will it take for the Land Registry to deal with the formalities evidencing my title? My Porthcawl conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to be sure that my purchase is registered.

As far as conveyancing in Porthcawl registration is no quicker or slower than anywhere else in the country. Rather than based on location, timeframes can differ depending on who lodges the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry communicate with any third parties. At present approximately 80% of submission are fully addressed in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be protracted hold-ups. Registration is effected once the buyer has moved in to the premises so post completion formalities is not always primary concern yet where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers should communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.

We are 14 days into a residential purchase having been recommend to solicitors by the local agent to do our conveyancing in Porthcawl. I am not happy. Can you help me find new solicitors?

A lawyer would need to be very bad to suggest changing them. Has your loan offer been generated? If so you must make them aware of the new contact details and have the offer are re-issued. Your new conveyancer needs to be on the mortgage company panel to avoid added expenses and delays. So that should be your starting point. Our find a solicitor tool can help you find a bank approved conveyancer for your home move in Porthcawl

I would be grateful if you would explain what options are available to me if my Porthcawl conveyancing searches shows adverse entries?

Usually, the majority of issues arising from Porthcawl conveyancing search responses can be dealt with ahead of completion or indemnity insurance can be put in place. It is important to remember that even though you intend on purchasing the property and might be willing to live with the search results, your lender may not, and when all said and done have the final decision.