I appreciate that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I require this when purchasing a house in St Athan? or Apparently there is an ancient law that means some homeowners residing in a parish church boundary will be compelled to pay for repairs to the chancel within the church. Is this appropriate for conveyancing in St Athan?

Unless a prior purchase of the house completed after 12 October 2013 you can take it that solicitors carrying out conveyancing in St Athan to remain encouraging a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

It has been four months since my purchase conveyancing in St Athan completed. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I was pointed in your direction by a number of property agents in St Athan to get a quote from a conveyancer on your site. Is there a financial advantage for Estate Agents to recommend your services over and above alternative conveyancing organisations?

We refuse to give any financial incentive for pointing buyers and sellers to this site. We found it would be just too difficult a fee because home movers will think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

I am using a search engine for the words on line conveyancing in St Athan it reveals numerous property lawyersin the area. With so much choice what is the best way to find the suitable property lawyer for purchase transaction?

The preferential method of choosing the right conveyancer is via trusted referral, so ask colleagues and family who have purchased a property in St Athan or the local estate agent or financial adviser. Costs for conveyancing in St Athan differ, so it's a good idea to secure a minimum of four fee estimates from varying types of companies. Make sure that you clarify what costs in the quote includes.

Being a tenant I am liable for a service charge for my ground floor flat in St Athan. As a result of poor financial planning I fell into arrears with payments. The management company agreed a settlement schedule but there is still approximately £1750 remaining in arrears.

I am under pressure to sell and I am panicking this may hold me back if I have to pay off the arrears now. Do I have to settle before - is this possible?

The conveyancing practitioner undertaking your St Athan sale will hopefully be able to negotiate with the management company, and agree with them whether or not they would accept payment out of the completion monies. This is an example of why it is sensible to use a property lawyer in St Athan as they may well have an established relationship with the parties.