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Buying a house in Yate
Located around 11 miles northeast of Bristol, Yate is a town in South Gloucestershire. It has a population of over 20,000 and a selection of housing to suit a range of tastes and budgets. At My Home Move Conveyancing we’ve been developing our knowledge of markets like the one in Yate since 2001, allowing us to bring a specialist, fixed fee conveyancing service to our clients in the area.
You’ll require the services of property lawyers if you want to buy or sell property in Yate, in order to complete the legal work on your behalf.
Select My Home Move Conveyancing to be your conveyancing solicitors in Yate and make the most of our award winning customer service, innovative use of technology and knowledge of the local market. We offer a fixed fee conveyancing service with no hidden extra costs, so you can budget for exactly what you’re going to pay right from the start. If you don’t end up completing for some reason, you won’t have to pay us a thing in legal fees thanks to our ‘no completion – no fee’ policy.
Choose us for a market-leading, professional and passionate service which we deliver to the highest standard. We assign a dedicated conveyancer to each of our clients, providing you with access to their expertise and a consistent point of contact. You’ll get clear, regular updates on your progress, as well as 24/7 online access to your account. At My Home Move Conveyancing we deliver more annual completions than any other conveyancer, because we get things right first time round. We’re delighted to supply our conveyancing services in Yate to customers looking to be in the town centre, near the train station in the west, or around green spaces like Kingsgate Park.
Local statistics
The average house price in South Gloucestershire is £255,597, while the overall average sale price in Yate during the past year was £246,412. Most sales in this period involved terraced properties, which went for an average of £205,620. Semis fetched £242,618 and detached houses sold for £366,804.
Essential info
The local authority responsible for properties is South Gloucestershire Council. They can be contacted on 01454 868 009 or at the following address:
South Gloucestershire Council
Kennedy Way
Yate
Bristol
BS37 4DQ
The local area
First mentioned as far back as the eight century thanks to the presence of a religious house, Yate is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. Its name is derived from the Old English word for a ‘gateway into a forest area’, with most of this part of South Gloucestershire covered by forest well into medieval times. The arrival of the railways in the middle of the 19th century brought lots of expansion to the town, which nowadays is a major commuter town for Bristol.
There are trains to the city’s Temple Meads station which take just over 20 minutes, perfect for the journey to work in the morning. If you’re driving the A432 will take you in the direction of Bristol, while the M4 motorway passes not far south of Yate. It’s also fairly easy to get to other local towns such as Thornbury, Filton and Gloucester. When it’s time to go on holiday, Bristol Airport is around 20 miles away.
For families with children, there’s a decent choice of schools across the local area. The Ridge Junior School, St Mary’s CofE and St Paul’s Catholic Primary are among the options for younger pupils, while the town has three secondary schools to choose between. These are Brimsham Green School, Yate International Academy and Chipping Sodbury School.
All properties in Yate will fall within one of the following council tax bands.
Council tax band A
Property value range
up to £40,000
Council tax charge
£1,253.41
Council tax band B
Property value range
£40,001 - £52,000
Council tax charge
£1,462.30
Council tax band C
Property value range
£52,001 - £68,000
Council tax charge
£1,671.21
Council tax band D
Property value range
£68,001 - £88,000
Council tax charge
£1,880.11
Council tax band E
Property value range
£88,001 - £120,000
Council tax charge
£2,297.92
Council tax band F
Property value range
£120,001 - £160,000
Council tax charge
£2,715.71
Council tax band G
Property value range
£160,001 - £320,000
Council tax charge
£3,133.52
Council tax band H
Property value range
£320,001 and above
Council tax charge
£3,760.22
About us
Established in 2001, we exclusively deal with the legal side of moving home. Last year alone, through our experienced conveyancers, we helped nearly 50,000 customers have a hassle-free experience. We are a truly national company, having completed transactions in each of the 109 postcode areas in England and Wales.
Our promise to you…
We understand that moving house can be stressful. So we make sure everything we do makes the process as easy and efficient as possible. We’ll give you an all inclusive fixed quote from the start so there won’t be any surprises. The price only changes if your instructions do.
You’ll have access to our unique, easy to use, online case management service to track your case. And dedicated conveyancing experts who’ll be on hand to guide you through the whole process.
We know you’re busy, so we’re open 8am until 8pm most weekdays, and open at weekends too!
Finally, if your move falls through, through no fault of your own, we won’t charge you a penny in legal fees.
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What's involved
Once you have your offer accepted, it’s time to get the ball rolling on legally transferring the ownership to you. Here’s how we do things at My Home Move Conveyancing.
First, your estate agents will send us a copy of the Memorandum of sale, which provides the details of the property, the amount offered and the name of the sellers and buyers and their conveyancers. You will be asked to complete your details and provide to us your instructions along with primary ID such as a passport or driving licence and proof of residence in the form of a bank statement/utility bill.
If you are selling a house, you will need a Conveyancer to act for you – that’s where we come in!
You will be asked by us to complete your details and provide your instructions along with primary ID such as a passport or driving licence and proof of residence in the form of a bank statement/utility bill. You will also be asked to fill in a Property Information form including some specific details about the property, its boundaries, any alterations to the property etc. If you have any additional paperwork such as planning permissions or notices, then these will be required by us to send with the contract papers. We will also ask you to complete a Fixtures, Fittings and Contents form to say what you will be taking and leaving behind. If the property is leasehold, you will be asked for information about who you pay ground rent and services charges to…
After we have received your instructions to act we will check the legal issues and title to your property to ensure it offers a satisfactory security for your new lender, as this is the essence of a mortgage.
We will also check the amounts outstanding on any current mortgage registered on the property as these will have to be repaid at completion. The amounts will be confirmed with you.
Usually, we will not carry out Local, Drainage or Mining (if appropriate) searches as we will put in place an insurance which will protect your lender. This is less expensive for you and quicker. Some lenders still require that searches are made and will not rely on insurance. If this is the case the searches will have to be made and the cost will show on the Financial Statement sent to you.
At about the same time that you receive your Mortgage Offer we receive a copy together with the lender’s instructions to act for them. We will consider the Offer to ensure that we do those things required of us as the solicitors and to check what other conditions have to be satisfied.
We will then send you the Mortgage Deed to sign and any other documentation that may be required by your lender. We shall need to have this back from you as soon as possible and certainly by the day before we complete. Otherwise there will be a delay.
You need to check that the Mortgage Offer is acceptable to you. For example, is the mortgage amount and mortgage product correct? Is it the correct method of repayment? Are there any early repayment fees?
We target a completion date for 7 days after we receive our copy of the Mortgage Offer but our being able to complete depends on the terms of the Offer and any peculiarities of your transaction.
If the new mortgage amount is less than the amount we have to pay to your existing lender, we will ask for the difference from you, before the completion date.
Following completion we deal with the registration formalities to ensure the mortgage security is perfected for your lender and any deeds will then be sent to your lender for safe-keeping.
Note – If your property is leasehold, we also:
Request your landlord to confirm that all ground rent, service charges and insurance premiums (if applicable) have been paid to date and that there is no known breach of the lease.
Have to approve the wording of the lease.
Have to serve on the landlord a notice of discharge of your existing mortgage and a notice that a new mortgage has been given to your new lender.
Get in touch
Quotation Team
If you would like to discuss a quotation you have received please call our Quotation Team on
Monday - Tuesday
9am
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7pm
Wednesday - Friday
9am
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5pm
Conveyancing Team
If you would like to speak to someone about your case please call our Conveyancing Team on
Monday - Thursday
8am
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8pm
Friday
8am
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7pm
Saturday
9am
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4pm
Sunday
10am
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3pm
