After what seems like an age a mortgage agreement from Nationwide for the refinancing of my 4 bedroom flat is coming imminently. Could you suggest a cheap conveyancing solicitor in Cheltenham?
You are on the wrong site if you are seeking the cheapest conveyancing solicitors in Cheltenham. Our intention is to offer affordable conveyancing but we do not aim to advertise as being the cheapest. Resist the temptation to appoint brokers seducing you with low cost conveyancing in Cheltenham. Optimistically, in choosing a lawyer for low cost conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst it will result in you invoiced for extras and still not receive the service you were looking for.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Cheltenham. My lender is Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 25/7/2025, the requirements read as follows :
My wife and I have a 4 bedroom Georgian house in Cheltenham. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and Halifax. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw two entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the matching address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?
You need to assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for 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 Cheltenham and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also question the situation with your conveyancing solicitor who conducted the conveyancing.
How does conveyancing in Cheltenham differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Cheltenham contact us having been asked by the seller to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is ready to move into. This is because house builders in Cheltenham typically purchase the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Cheltenham or who has acted in the same development.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my father I am disposing of a property in Monmouth but I am based in Cheltenham. My lawyer (based 235 kilometers awayrequires that I execute a statutory declaration ahead of the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Cheltenham to witness and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are located in Cheltenham
I have checked your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the lender conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the bank approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?
Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the bank conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the bank solicitor panel.