We note that you have a post code search directory identifying solicitors on the Principality conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I appoint them for our own conveyancing in Cardiff Bay?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Principality conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Cardiff Bay.
About to place an offer on a leasehold flat in Cardiff Bay. The property agents advise that it is usual for flats in Cardiff Bay to have less than 75 years left on the lease. I am obtaining a loan with Chelsea Building Society. Will the property be mortgageable given that the lease has 72 years to go.
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are getting a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 21/7/2026 the requirements read as follows :
I used Arc property Solicitors several years past for my conveyancing in Cardiff Bay. Now, I need my documents however the law firm has closed. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Cardiff Bay of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I am purchasing a new build house in Cardiff Bay with the aid of help to buy. The builders refused to budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The sale representative suggested that I not to tell my conveyancer about the extras as it would put at risk my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
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.
I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £235,500 and identified one close by in Cardiff Bay I like with open areas and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 49 years on the lease. There is not much else in Cardiff Bay in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a short lease?
Should you require a mortgage that many years may be problematic. Reduce the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor regarding this matter.
My husband and I are first time buyers - had an offer accepted, yet the property agent told us that the seller will only proceed if we use their recommended lawyers as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a high street solicitor who is familiar with conveyancing in Cardiff Bay
It is improbable the sellers are behind this. If they require ‘a quick sale', alienating a motivated buyer is counter productive. Try to communicate with the vendors directly and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with finances in place © you are chain free (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you will continue to use your own,trusted Cardiff Bay conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will give the negotiator at the agency a referral fee or achieve conveyancing thresholds set by corporate headquarters.