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Logical reasons to use our service to help you find a local conveyancing solicitor in Berkeley

  • 1 Our site is the only site offering you the ability to check that your conveyancing in Berkeley will be conducted by a solicitor on your lender’s member panel.
  • 2 Berkeley solicitors will acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 3 You can gain comfort when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Berkeley has a number to pick from, but for a truly dependable and dependable service many local people have been use the endorsement of this site.
  • 4 Berkeley lawyers work in conjunction with Berkeley estate agents, house builders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is offered to home movers every step of the way, offering all the advice and support you need
  • 5 The organisations listed on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Berkeley since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Berkeley

Do I need to visit the offices of the solicitor to sign the mortgage deed? If so, I will instruct a firm who offer conveyancing in Berkeley so that I can attend their offices if required.

Whereas this was necessary 12 years ago, almost all lenders no longer require their conveyancing panel lawyer to witness the borrowers signature. It will still be necessary for you to hand over identification documents and there are still manifest advantages to using a local ayer, in your situation a conveyancing solicitor in Berkeley.

five months have gone by since my purchase conveyancing in Berkeley concluded. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £160,000. 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.

About to purchase a new build flat in Berkeley. Conveyancing is daunting 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 few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Berkeley

    Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Please supply a car parking plan. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in two weeks back in what was supposed to be a simple, no chain conveyancing. Berkeley is the location of the property. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Berkeley are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Berkeley you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Berkeley may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.

I am using a search engine for the words on line conveyancing in Berkeley it shows results of many property lawyersin the vicinity. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right conveyancer for the sale of my house?

The best method of choosing the right conveyancer is via trusted testimonial, so ask friends and family who have purchased a property in Berkeley or a local estate agent or mortgage broker. Fees for conveyancing in Berkeley vary, so it's sensible to secure at least four estimates from different property lawyers. Make sure that you clarify that the fees are fixed.

Why is New Build conveyancing in Berkeley more expensive?

Conveyancing in Berkeley for recently converted or new build premises often involve adoption of highways & drains, building regulations approval, planning permission, new build warranties such NHBC as well as additional questions and contractual concerns.

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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 Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Berkeley

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Berkeley practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • Pitman Blackstock White Limited, 6 Cavendish Buildings, Hill Street, Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 5HD
  • Loxley Solicitors Limited, Langford Mill, Charfield Road, Kingswood, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8RL

Typically, Berkeley conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Conveyancing practitioner instructed by the purchaser on acceptance of the offer
  • Examining the title unregistered or registered
  • Ordering Berkeley property searches with respect to the title
  • Assessing draft contract pack and other papers prepared the seller’s lawyer
  • Raising enquiries with the owner’s lawyer
  • Negotiating the sale agreement
  • Analysing replies given by the owner to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer document
  • Guiding the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (where appropriate)
  • Drafting and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the correct stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the new ownership and the home loan (if appropriate) at the HMLR.

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

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