What advice do you have for sourcing cost effective conveyancing in Herefordshire?

Option 1 is to ask the people you trust who they used in the past and if they were happy with the service.

Option 2 is to use a comparison service on the internet for conveyancing in Herefordshire. Call two or three from the list and ask them to forward you their conveyancing quote and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will handle your conveyancing prior tocommitting.

Option 3 is to use our search tool to help you find the right solicitors for you based on your own factors including location,timings, complexity and who your intended lender is. Don't take the bait of £100 conveyancing in Herefordshire

My grandmother passed away 10 months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the house in Herefordshire. The house had a relatively small loan remaining of approximately £8000. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Kent Reliance, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?

If you plan to re-mortgage then Kent Reliance will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Kent Reliance conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Kent Reliance mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our property are lost. The conveyancers who dealt with the conveyancing in Herefordshire 5 years ago no longer exist. Will I be able to sell the house?

In today’s world there are copies made of almost everything, and your conveyancer will be aware precisely where to find all the relevant documentation so you may buy or dispose of your property without any difficulty. Where copies are not available, your conveyancer can arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities protecting you against possible claims on your premises.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Herefordshire. 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 conveyancing.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Herefordshire

Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose?

I yesterday discovered that one of the partners of the firm handling the purchase conveyancing in Herefordshire is an aunty of the vendor. Is this acceptable?

Provided there is no conflict of interest this should be fine. If you are needing a mortgage then the bank may have a say as many banks have specific requirements on this. For example for Santander as of 18/2/2025, the requirements read as follows :