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  • 1 We are the UKs most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory service identifying bank approved property lawyers conducting conveyancing in Berkeley regulated and authorised by the SRA or CLC.
  • 2 There is a strong possibility the other side’s lawyers are located in Berkeley - if so both parties are likely to have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 3 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often based hundreds of kilometers away with limited understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Berkeley
  • 4 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in Berkeley are familiar with the local concerns specific to Berkeley and therefore you may benefit from better advice and speedier conveyancing.
  • 5 The companies shown on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Berkeley since January 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Berkeley

What is the ideal method for identifying a value for money conveyancing in Berkeley?

Option 1 is to ask your friends and family whom they would seek assistance from.

Option 2 is to search the web for conveyancing in Berkeley. Call two or three listed and ask them to forward you their conveyancing fees and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will oversee the legal process beforemaking your decision.

Option 3 is to use this site to assist you in finding the right lawyers taking into account your personal expectations including location,speed, complexity and who the proposed lender is. Avoid the trap of appointing £100 conveyancing in Berkeley

We are about to exchange contracts for a semi detached house in Berkeley. We have hit a stumbling block. Our loan offer with Bank of Scotland expires on 21/6/2024 but the vendors are insisting on a completion date of 25/6/2024. Is it possible to extend the mortgage expiry date?

The best person to address this question is your solicitors who is in a position to calculate if they corresponding with the lender, vendor’s representatives, estate agents or conceivably all three given what has gone on in your conveyancing as of today.

Various internet forums that I have frequented warn that are the number one reason for obstruction in Berkeley conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published determinations of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the most frequent causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Searches are not likely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Berkeley.

My wife and I purchased a semi-detached Edwardian house in Berkeley. Conveyancing solicitor represented me and Accord Mortgages Ltd. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the matching property. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??

You need to assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Berkeley and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also question the position with your conveyancing solicitor who conducted the conveyancing.

I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £235,500 and found one round the corner in Berkeley I like with a park and transport links in the vicinity, however it only has 52 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Berkeley suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a lease with such few years left?

If you require a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will likely be problematic. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for at least 2 years you may ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this.

All being well we will complete our sale of a £375,000 apartment in Berkeley in just under a week. The freeholder has quoted £336 for Certificate of Compliance, insurance certificate and previous years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge exorbitant fees for a flat conveyance in Berkeley?

Berkeley conveyancing on leasehold flats ordinarily involves fees being invoiced by freeholders :

    Completing conveyancing due diligence questions Where consent is required before sale in Berkeley Copies of the building insurance and schedule Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your solicitor will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Berkeley leasehold premises is £350. For Berkeley conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are obliged to supply answers.

Berkeley Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Queries before Purchasing

    How is the lease structured? How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their maintenance charge payments? It would be a good idea to enquire if there are any onerous prohibitions in the lease. By way of example some leases prohibit pets being allowed in certain buildings in Berkeley. If you love the apartmentin Berkeley but your dog can’t live with you then you will be faced difficult compromise.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Berkeley regulated by the SRA

It is important to note that the listed firms do not limit their work for conveyancing in Berkeley but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.

  • Pitman Blackstock White Limited, 6 Cavendish Buildings, Hill Street, Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 5HD

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Berkeley regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Berkeley but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Dean Conveyancing, 1 Regents Walk, GL15 5RF

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Berkeley normally involves the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Following instructions from the lender (where applicable)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating adjustments to the the Transfer deed
  • Communicating with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing monies to relevant parties
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the new ownership and the home loan (if relevant) at the HM Land Registry.

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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