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  • 1 Cotham lawyer are the key to a successful Cotham conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 2 You can rest easier when select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Cotham has a number to pick from, but for a truly dependable and reliable service many local people have been use the endorsement of this site.
  • 3 Using a high street Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more bespoke service. When using a large conveyancing firm, your matter is dealt with by a team of people who who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.
  • 4 Lawyer conveyancing firms have very good personal connections with Cotham selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 5 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Cotham is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Cotham since May 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Cotham

Would the conveyancing lawyers that you recommend conduct right to buy conveyancing in Cotham?

We work with numerous conveyancing solicitors who can conduct right to buy transactions Please call us in order to obtain a conveyancing quote.

Me and my brother have a 4 bedroom Edwardian property in Cotham. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Barnsley Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold under the matching address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You should 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 Cotham and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also question the position with the conveyancing practitioner who conducted the purchase.

I am buying a new build apartment in Cotham. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Cotham

    The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision.

I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and found one near me in Cotham I like with a park and transport links nearby, the downside is that it only has 52 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Cotham for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?

Should you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will be an issue. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you may ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor regarding this.

My father has urged me to appoint his lawyers for conveyancing in Cotham. Should I use them?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Cotham conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to choose a conveyancing practitioner is to have referrals from friends or relatives who have used the firm that you are are thinking of instructing.

At what point do I pay stamp duty due for my Cotham house purchase?

Your solicitor will fill out a stamp duty return on your behalf as part of your Cotham conveyancing transaction for you to sign. On completion your lawyer will submit the Land Transaction Return Form to the Tax Authorities and - assuming they have the money - pay any land tax liability for you.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Cotham

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Cotham practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • Capstone Solicitors, 62 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8BH
  • Henriques Griffiths Llp, 18 Portland Square, Bristol, BS2 8SJ
  • Charles Cook & Company Limited, 77, 79 and 81, Alma Road, Clifton, Bristol, Bristol, BS8 2DP
  • Battrick Clark Solicitors Ltd, 151 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 2RA
  • Wards Solicitors, 52 Broad Street, Bristol, Bristol, BS1 2EP

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Cotham regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Cotham with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Cotham. This may include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Capstone Solicitors, 62 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8BH
  • Henriques Griffiths Llp, 18 Portland Square, Bristol, BS2 8SJ
  • Charles Cook & Company Limited, 77, 79 and 81, Alma Road, Clifton, Bristol, Bristol, BS8 2DP
  • Battrick Clark Solicitors Ltd, 151 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 2RA
  • Leung & Co, Tower House, Fairfax Street, Bristol, BS1 3BN

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Cotham regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Cotham but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 199 Gloucester Road, BS7 8BG
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 199 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2SB
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, The Plaza, 275 North Street, BS3 1JN
  • Ocean Property Lawyers Ltd, 73 Westbury Hill, BS9 3AD
  • Key Property Lawyers Limited, Barley Lodge, BS31 2BP

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

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