Find a Lender-Approved Local Conveyancer in Bourton on the Water

Ready to buy a new home? Find a law firm approved by your lender.

You can try and find the cheapest conveyancing solicitors in Bourton on the Water but be careful as you may get what you pay for.

Reasons to use our Bourton on the Water conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Bourton on the Water conveyancer are the linchpin to a successful Bourton on the Water conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 2 We are the UKs largest domestic conveyancing directory service identifying lender approved law practices conducting conveyancing in Bourton on the Water registered with the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 3 Bourton on the Water conveyancing lawyers will acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 4 Notwithstanding what other solicitors tell you it just might be important to pop into your lawyer to sign legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already with an interest in a conveyancing transaction without needing to add the postman into the equation.
  • 5 Bourton on the Water solicitors have a significant advantage when it comes to Bourton on the Water conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will affect your home move

Examples of recent conveyancing in Bourton on the Water since May 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Bourton on the Water

Can the conveyancing solicitors identified through your search tool handle auction conveyancing in Bourton on the Water?

There are a few auction solicitors we can put you in touch with those who can conduct auction conveyancing. Bourton on the Water is just one of the many locations in which our lawyers are based.

We note that you have a search directory identifying law firms on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I instruct them for our own conveyancing in Bourton on the Water?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Aldermore conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Bourton on the Water.

My uncle passed away last year and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Bourton on the Water. The house had a small mortgage remaining of approximately £8000. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Principality, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?

Where you intend to refinance then Principality will require that you use a conveyancer on the Principality conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Principality conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Principality mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

I moved into my house on 12 November and my personal details is yet to be registered. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Bourton on the Water expressed confidence that it will be concluded in a couple of weeks. Are transfers in Bourton on the Water uniquely lengthy to register?

As far as conveyancing in Bourton on the Water is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than anywhere else in England and Wales. Rather than based on location, timeframes can adjust according to who lodges the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry communicate with any 3rd parties. At present roughly 80% of such applications are fully dealt with within 12 days but occasionally there can be longer hold-ups. Historically registration takes place once the purchaser has moved in to the premises therefore 'speed' is not usually top priority but if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

I'm purchasing my first flat in Bourton on the Water with the aid of help to buy. The builders refused to budge the amount so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The sale representative told me not inform my solicitor about this side-deal as it may adversely affect my loan with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

When it comes to leasehold conveyancing in Bourton on the Water what are the most common lease problems?

There is nothing unique about leasehold conveyancing in Bourton on the Water. All leases are individual and legal mistakes in the legal wording can sometimes mean that certain sections are wrong. For example, if your lease is missing any of the following, it could be defective:

    A provision to repair to or maintain parts of the building Clauses dealing with recovering service charges for expenditure on the building or common parts.

A defective lease can cause problems when trying to sell a property as they can affect a potential buyer’s ability to obtain a mortgage. National Westminster Bank, Virgin Money, and Britannia all have express conveyancing instructions when it comes to what is expected in a lease. Where a lender has been advised by their lawyers that the lease is problematic they may refuse to provide security, forcing the purchaser to withdraw.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Bourton on the Water - Examples of Queries before buying

    Does the lease have onerous restrictions? It is important to be aware if window replacement or some other significant cost is due in the near future that will be shared amongst the leaseholders and could well dramatically increase the the service fees or result in a specific invoice. If a Bourton on the Water lease has fewer than 80 years it will impact the salability of the flat. It is worth checking with your mortgage company that they are willing to to proceed given the lease term. Leases with fewer than 80 years remaining means that you will most likely require a lease extension sooner rather than later and it is worth discovering what this would cost. Remember, in most cases you would need to own the property for a couple of years before you are eligible to extend the lease.

Last updated

Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Bourton on the Water regulated by the SRA

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

  • Kendall & Davies Limited, Station Road, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 2AA

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Bourton on the Water

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Bourton on the Water practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • Kendall & Davies Limited, Station Road, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 2AA

Whether you are going through a divorce or breakup or simply wish to transfer your property to someone else, transfer of equity conveyancing in Bourton on the Water includes some of the following tasks:

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Representing bank (where relevant)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Agreeing amendments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing funds to relevant parties
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the change in ownership and the mortgage (if applicable) at the HMLR.

Neighboring Locations

Winchcombe
Broadway
Cotswolds
Stow on the Wold
Bourton on the Water
Cirencester
Northleach
Fairford

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

© Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of Land Registry under delegated authority from the Controller of HMSO.