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Reasons to use our Highnam conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The Highnam conveyancing firms that we work with are dedicated to providing value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and investors in Highnam
  • 2 Peace of mind comes when you choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Highnam has a number to pick from, but for a truly professional and dependable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 3 Regardless other companies inform you it could be necessary to attend your lawyer to sign documents. There are enough parties engaged in a homemove without having to add Royal Mail into the pot.
  • 4 Using a a family Solicitor on the whole results in a more bespoke service. When using a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 5 Highnam property lawyers will acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Highnam since December 2024*

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Sale

of terraced residence, Lassington Grove, GL2 8DA completing on 13/12/2024 at a price of £650,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of semi premises, Iris Place, GL2 8FB completing on 20/12/2024 at a price of £297,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges

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Purchase

of apartment Longhorn Avenue GL1 2BU, at a price of £120,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of terraced property, Hempsted Lane, GL2 5JS completing on 13/01/2025 at a price of £682,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Highnam

We are buying a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in Highnam who is on the UBS solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for UBS . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Highnam.

I am the single recipient of my late mum's will with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in Highnam. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in February. I want to move. I understand that there is a CML six month 'rule', which means that my proprietorship will be considered the same way as though I had purchased the property in February. Do I have to wait half a year to sell?

The CML handbook obliges conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you could be caught by that. How sensible a view banks take of it, depend on the bank as this provision is chiefly there to capture the purchase and immediately sell or the quick reselling of properties.

Are all Highnam Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel?

Some major lenders now use CQS as the kick off point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitors wishing to join their panels.

I've read lots of house buying guides, I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Highnam solicitor - who is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?

Coventry BS will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Coventry BS will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your property lawyer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Highnam postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Coventry BS, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Highnam.

I decided to have a survey carried out on a property in Highnam prior to appointing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. My surveyor has said that some lenders tend not give a mortgage on this type of premises.

It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you contact us we can check via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Highnam. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

Is it best to instruct a Highnam conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am purchasing? An old friend can perform the legal work but his firm is located 200kilometers drive away.

The primary upside of using a high street Highnam conveyancing firm is that you can attend the office to sign documents, hand in your identification documents and pester them if necessary. They will also have local knowledge which is a bonus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who instructed your friend and the majority were impressed that should surpass using an unfamiliar Highnam conveyancing solicitor just because they are round the corner.

I have just started marketing my 2 bed flat in Highnam. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, however I have just received a quarterly service charge invoice – what should I do?

It best that you discharge the invoice as normal as all rents and service invoices will be allotted as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

Highnam Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Queries Prior to Purchasing

    The answer will be useful as a) areas can cause problems in the block as the communal areas may begin to deteriorate where maintenance are not paid for b) if the leasehold owners have an issue with the managing agents you will need to have all the details Is the freehold reversion owned collectively by the tenants? What is the length of the lease?

Are you able to shed any light on the aspects of conveyancing done by Highnam conveyancing organisations?

Almost all Highnam conveyancing firms can provide a broad spectrum of legal advice to residential and rural land proprietors, sellers, investors, freeholders and leaseholders assistingwith some of the following:

    Home sale conveyancing in Highnam or beyond Property purchase conveyancing in Highnam and also around the country Licence to Alter Switching mortgage providers Transferring equity for instance transfer of a share in a property Estate Conveyancing

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Highnam regulated by the SRA

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

  • Iacopi Palmer Solicitors Llp, Spinnaker House, Spinnaker Road, Hempsted, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 5FD
  • Brand Mellon Solicitors Limited, Copner House, 43 Southgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1TX
  • Madge Lloyd & Gibson Inc. Linda Stapleton & Co, 34 Brunswick Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1JW
  • Luttons Dunford, 49 Brunswick Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1JS
  • Tayntons (ls) Limited, 8-12 Clarence Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1DZ

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Highnam regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Highnam specialising in commercial conveyancing in Highnam. This could include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Iacopi Palmer Solicitors Llp, Spinnaker House, Spinnaker Road, Hempsted, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 5FD
  • Brand Mellon Solicitors Limited, Copner House, 43 Southgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1TX
  • Madge Lloyd & Gibson Inc. Linda Stapleton & Co, 34 Brunswick Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1JW
  • Luttons Dunford, 49 Brunswick Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1JS
  • Tayntons (ls) Limited, 8-12 Clarence Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1DZ

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Highnam almost always comprises the following:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the bank (where appropriate)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Negotiating adjustments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring funds to the appropriate parties
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the change in proprietorship and the mortgage (where appropriate) 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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