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5 reasons to use our service to help you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Bishops Cleeve

  • 1 There is a better than average chance that the the conveyancers for the other party are based in Bishops Cleeve - if so sets of lawyers will be familiar
  • 2 Over the years Bishops Cleeve conveyancer have developed very good links with Bishops Cleeve local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of dealing with your house sale or purchase in Bishops Cleeve.
  • 3 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these organisations are often located hundreds of kilometers away with limited appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Bishops Cleeve
  • 4 Bishops Cleeve property lawyers work in conjunction with Bishops Cleeve estate agents, house builders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is provided to clients every step of the way, ensuring the smoothest, most stress-free process possible
  • 5 Solicitors accustomed to conveyancing in Bishops Cleeve have a grasp oflocal issues peculiar to Bishops Cleeve and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and expeditious conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Bishops Cleeve since September 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Bishops Cleeve

My nephew is buying a house that has just been built in Bishops Cleeve with a mortgage from Clydesdale. His lawyer has said that there is a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. Who needs to receive the form?

The document is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the purchase. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when requested. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Clydesdale conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

Will commercial conveyancing searches disclose planned roadworks that may affect a commercial property in Bishops Cleeve?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Bishops Cleeve will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers expend in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Bishops Cleeve. The report provides definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Bishops Cleeve.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Bishops Cleeve it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can result in delays to Bishops Cleeve commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not ordered for domestic conveyancing in Bishops Cleeve.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on last month in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Bishops Cleeve is the location of the property. Is there any guidance you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Bishops Cleeve are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Bishops Cleeve you would need to get your solicitor to go 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 Bishops Cleeve may determine 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 property.

How do I locate a Bishops Cleeve law firm on the Bank of Scotland conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am prepared to travel upto 20miles to meet the conveyancer.

Feel free to make use of the facility on this page. Please pick a lender and your location and you will see a number of Bishops Cleeve conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have listed some Bishops Cleeve conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can telephone them to see whether they are on the Bank of Scotland panel

Can you offer any advice when it comes to choosing a Bishops Cleeve conveyancing practice to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?

If you are instructing a property lawyer for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Bishops Cleeve conveyancing firm) it is essential that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We recommend that you talk with several firms including non Bishops Cleeve conveyancing practices prior to instructing a firm. If the firm is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions could be of use:

    What are the costs for lease extension work? Can they put you in touch with clients in Bishops Cleeve who can give a testimonial?

Leasehold Conveyancing in Bishops Cleeve - A selection of Queries before Purchasing

    How long is the Lease? This question is helpful as a) areas may cause problems in the block as the communal areas may begin to deteriorate where repairs are not paid for b) if the leasehold owners have an issue with the managing agents you will need to have full disclosure Who manages the block?

My wife and I are purchasing a garden flat in Bishops Cleeve. When we first instructed lawyer, they assured us that they were on all major UK lender panels. Our financial adviser emailed today to advise that they are not on the Coventry BS approved list. Were it to be true, what should we do? Do we simply choose a different conveyancing practitioner that is on their approved list or do we cover the costs for separate representation, with Coventry BS selecting their own preferred solicitor.

If you are buying a property needing a mortgage it is usual for the purchaser’s solicitors to also represent the purchaser's lender. In order to act for a bank or building society a conveyancing practitioner has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the conveyancing practitioner to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict conditions which the conveyancing practitioner has to satisfy. Some banks now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Accreditation Scheme. Your lawyer should contact Coventry BS to discover if they can apply for membership of their conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable they will instruct their own lawyers to represent them. You don't have to instruct a firm on Coventry BS's conveyancing panel as you are at liberty to use your preferred Bishops Cleeve lawyers, in which case it will likely add costs, and it will likely delay the transaction as you are adding another conveyancing practitioner into the equation.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Bishops Cleeve regulated by the SRA

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

  • David Billingham & Partners, Mill House, 2 Church Road, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 8LR
  • Peter Badham & Co, Elton Lawn, Uckington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 9SW
  • Midwinters, 1-3 Crescent Place, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3PJ
  • Bpe Solicitors Llp, St. James' House, St. James' Square, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3PR
  • Bpe Services Limited, St. James House, St. James Square, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3PR

Planning law solicitors in Bishops Cleeve regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Bishops Cleeve practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including tree preservation orders
  • Wiggin Llp, Jessop House, Jessop Avenue, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3WG
  • Christopher Davidson Solicitors Llp, 2 & 3 Oriel Terrace, Oriel Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 1XP
  • Croft Solicitors Limited, 19 Imperial Square, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 1QZ
  • Df Legal Llp, 62/63 High Street, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 5BJ

Bishops Cleeve commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on a number of issues across all aspects of commercial property law

    Telecommunications and broadcast mast sites Property realisations and advice for insolvency practitioners Sale or acquisition of commercial property investments, including at auction General advice on title or other property issues Property finance for investment and development loans for mortgage companies and borrowers Property finance transactions, including disposal and leaseback

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