Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Warminster even if I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for instance where I want to buy an office in Warminster with a mortgage from Aldermore?

Our comparison service is primarily used to locate domestic conveyancing solicitors in Warminster but we have set out at the bottom of this page a few Warminster commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the company directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Aldermore

I am buying a 4 bedroom semi-detached house in Warminster. Our aim is to carry out an extension to the side at the property.Will legal due diligence on the property include enquiries to see if these works are prohibited?

Your conveyancer should review the registered title as conveyancing in Warminster can occasionally reveal restrictions in the title documents which prevent categories of works or necessitated the permission of another owner. Some works call for local authority planning consent and approval under the building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

I'm at the point of viewing houses in Warminster and I am about to put in an offer. Is it premature to have a solicitor in place? I am planning to take a home loan with UBS.

You should start requesting conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on to the selling agent. Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with UBS, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel.

Having digested plenty of house buying guides, I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Warminster solicitor - who is on the Lloyds conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?

Lloyds will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Lloyds will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Warminster surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.

My partner and I are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our house in Warminster and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being constructed land that was not decontaminated. A high street Warminster lawyer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the purchasers are using a national conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Warminster. We have lived in Warminster for 5 years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to contact our local Authority to seek confirmation that there is no issue.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. What do they say? You must check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same ailment)

My husband and I are 3 weeks into a freehold purchase having been directed to solicitors by the estate agent to execute conveyancing in Warminster. I am am starting to be frustrated with the level of service. Could you you assist me in finding new solicitors?

A lawyer would have to be very bad in order to consider diss instructing them. Has the mortgage offer been generated? In the event that it has you will need to make them aware of the replacement lawyer and have the loan are re-issued. Your solicitor ideally should be on the lenders panel to avoid escalating fees and frustration. So that should be your first question of the new solicitors. The find a solicitor tool can assist you in finding a lender approved lawyer for your conveyancing in Warminster

If instructed can a conveyancer remove a name from the title of my home in Warminster ?

Removing or adding someone to the title of your house is relatively straightforward. You’ll need to appoint a solicitor to discuss your legal rights before you can proceed with a transfer of property. Contact us to book a free consultation with one a solicitor