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Reasons to use our Berkeley conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 On the balance of probabilities the the conveyancers for the other party have offices in Berkeley - if so both parties are likely to be less confrontational
  • 2 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more bespoke service. When using a large conveyancing firm, your conveyancing is handled by a team of people who who update you by reading from their computer screens.
  • 3 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often located hundreds of kilometers away with little appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Berkeley
  • 4 The accumulation of transactions means that Berkeley property lawyer have established valuable working relationships with Berkeley local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your conveyancing in Berkeley.
  • 5 Berkeley lawyers have a significant advantage when it comes to Berkeley conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can affect your conveyancing

Examples of recent conveyancing in Berkeley since November 2025*

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Acquisition

of flat The Brambles GL13 9EF, acquired for £125,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, ordering official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

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Disposal

of house residence, , GL13 9PY completing on 27/11/2025 at a price of £362,500. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

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Disposal

of semi-detached residence, , GL13 9DJ completing on 26/11/2025 at a price of £540,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of terraced premises, , GL13 9DN completing on 01/12/2025 at a price of £695,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Berkeley

At what point will exchange of contracts happen for domestic conveyancing in Berkeley and do I need to be at the solicitors office?

If you are in close proximity to our conveyancing solicitors in Berkeley you are welcome to attend to sign contracts. However, the lender approved solicitors we recommend offer a nationwide conveyancing service and give as equally detailed and professional a job for you when communicating with you by post or email. The executing of the property agreement is not the point of no return. Signing on the dotted line simply enables the conveyancer to officially exchange at the suitable time, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The procedure is is usually a five minute process, although where an extended "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Berkeley)to be in the office at the appropriate time.

The Berkeley conveyancing firm that just started acting on my purchase in Berkeley have suddenly closed. They were on acting for me because I had to have a firm on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel and my family Berkeley lawyer was not. I gave my credit card details for them to take £195 for searches. What should be my next steps?

If you have an estate agent involved then inform them straight away so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors should be in a position to help.

I am helping my aunt sell her house in Berkeley. Will the conveyancing solicitor arrange an EPC or should I organise this?

Following the abolition of HIPs, energy performance certificates was maintained a compulsory element of selling a property. An energy performance certificate must be to hand prior to the property being marketed. It is not a task that lawyers ordinarily organise. If you are using a Berkeley conveyancing solicitor they may be willing to arrange EPC’s given their relationships with reputable local energy assessors

When it comes to mortgage companies such as HSBC, do Berkeley lawyers have to pay an annual charge to be on the list of approved solicitors?

We are not aware of any bank fees to register on their list of approved firms, although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.

My offer on a detached house in Berkeley has been agreed to, but there is a chain. The sellers have placed an offer on a flat, but it’s not yet tied up, and are looking at other flats booked. I have instructed a local conveyancing solicitor in Berkeley. What should be my next step? When do I get the mortgage application with Leeds Building Society going?

It is usual to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket prematurely (mortgage application is in the region of £1k, then survey, Berkeley conveyancing search fees, etc). The first course of action is to check that your conveyancing practitioner is on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. As to the next stages this very much depends on the circumstances of your transaction, desire for this property and on the state of the market. During a hot market many home buyers will apply for a home loan with Leeds Building Society and arrange for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they pay their conveyancer to move forward with searches.

I am a sole trader wishing to lease a unit on a shopping parade. Can you recommend conveyancers offering no-sale-no charges for commercial conveyancing in Berkeley for below 2k?

We are happy to recommend firms who have an in-depth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Berkeley, including the disposal and acquisition of businesses as well as simply premises. If you are looking to acquire or lease a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a complete business we can put you in touch with the right firm. Regarding the fees this will depend on the structure and terms of the deal. Let us have your contact information or telephone us so that we can supply you with a detailed commercial conveyancing calculation.

My husband and I are one month into a leasehold purchase having been recommend to solicitors by the high street agent to handle our conveyancing in Berkeley. I am not happy. Could you you assist me in finding new solicitors?

A solicitor would have to be really bad to suggest replacing them. Has your mortgage been generated? If so you must make them aware of the new lawyer and have the loan are issued to the new lawyers. Your solicitor ideally needs to be on the banks approved list to avoid supplemental charges and delays. So that should be your starting point. Our search tool can assist you in finding a bank approved lawyer for your home move in Berkeley

Should one remove a deceased person's details from the title deeds for a house in Berkeley?

Where a Berkeley property is co-owned and one of the proprietors dies, the name will not automatically be removed from the title deeds. It is not necessary to remove their name as when it comes to a disposal your conveyancer would just be asked to evidence as to the reason the co proprietor is missing from the contract, such as a grant of probate.

With the aim of making things smoother for the sale of the property you may apply to have the deceased party erased from the title by applying to the land registry with proof of the death. There is no charge from the Registry for this service.

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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 may include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • 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

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Berkeley regulated by the CLC

Please note 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

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Berkeley?

Licensed Conveyancers support the transfer of ownership of a property from one person to another and cover conveyancing nationwide as well as Berkeley. When using a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you should:
  • Enjoy the benefit of an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of legal services.
  • Receive your transaction dealt with using care, skill and legal know-how.
  • Receive a high quality of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your specific needs taken into account should a complaint be necessary.
  • Be provided with a swift, objective and comprehensive service where making a complaint about your conveyancing in Berkeley about your conveyancing in Berkeley.

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

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