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Reasons to use our Cotswolds conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Property lawyer conveyancing solicitors have excellent personal links with Cotswolds estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 Our site offers most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory listing lender approved law practices delivering conveyancing in Cotswolds registered with the SRA or CLC.
  • 3 Cotswolds solicitors have a crucial edge when it comes to Cotswolds conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will impact your home move
  • 4 Excellent communication together with pure property local knowledge are key benefits that you should look for when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Cotswolds home moves can be made significantly more protracted due to poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 5 Using a local Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more personal touch. Online forums bear testimony to the idea that in using a large conveyancing firm, 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’.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Cotswolds since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Cotswolds

We have rather brash vendors who has recommended a preliminary agreement with a down payment two thousand pounds. Are such contracts generally advanced for Cotswolds conveyancing transactions?

Lock out agreements are contracts between a home vendor and prospective acquirer giving the buyer exclusive rights to purchase the premises within an agreed time frame. Essentially, a lock out agreement is a contract specifying that you should be issued with a contract at a later time which is the main conveyancing contract. It is generally used for buyer confidence though in many situations, the seller may stand to benefit from such agreements as well. There are numerous positives and negatives to having an agreement but you should to check with your lawyer but note that it may result in costing you extra in conveyancing charges. For these reasons these agreements are not popular in relation to conveyancing in Cotswolds.

How do I find out if the solicitor carrying out my conveyancing in Cotswolds is on the mortgage lender’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Barclays Direct thus paying £192.00 in further legal charges.

You should take advantage of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this page. Please choose the lender and type ‘Cotswolds’ or your preferred area and you will see numerous conveyancers located in Cotswolds or near you.

Are all Cotswolds Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Barclays conveyancing list of approved solicitors?

A selection of banks and building societies now make use of CQS as the starting point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for firms wishing to remain on their panels.

How can we tell if a Cotswolds conveyancing solicitor on the Nationwide panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Cotswolds obtaining recommendations is a good start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one advertising the lowest fees. We would always advocate that you speak with the solicitor carrying out your conveyancing.

We have agreed to purchase a house in Cotswolds. One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender Nationwide be concerned?

As you are obtaining a mortgage with Nationwide your lawyer must comply with the conveyancing requirements set out in Section 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Nationwide. The CML Handbook includes minimum provisions for solar panel roof-space leases, and property lawyers are required to report to Nationwide where a lease does not comply with these specifications. The specifications relate to the installation of panels on properties nationwide and is not isolated to Cotswolds.

Hoping to buy a property located in Cotswolds and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Cotswolds. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Cotswolds area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Cotswolds. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

I need to instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Cotswolds for my house move. Is there any facility to check a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

You can search for documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes recorded telephone calls for training purposes.

What makes a Cotswolds lease defective?

Leasehold conveyancing in Cotswolds is not unique. Most leases are unique and legal mistakes in the legal wording can sometimes mean that certain clauses are not included. The following missing provisions could result in a defective lease:

    Service charge per centages that don't add up correctly leaving a shortfall

You will encounter a problem when selling your property if you have a defective lease primarily because it impacts on the ability to obtain a mortgage on the property. Santander, Norwich and Peterborough Building Society, and Godiva Mortgages Ltd all have express conveyancing instructions when it comes to what is expected in a lease. If a mortgage lender believes that the lease is problematic they may refuse to grant the mortgage, forcing the purchaser to pull out.

I own a 1 bedroom flat in Cotswolds, conveyancing formalities finalised October 2002. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Equivalent properties in Cotswolds with an extended lease are worth £180,000. The ground rent is £65 invoiced every year. The lease expires on 21st October 2084

You have 59 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to span between £20,900 and £24,200 plus legals.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed investigations. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional issues that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Cotswolds regulated by the SRA

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

  • T S Barkes & Son, Barklays House, High Street, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 0AX
  • Gabb Legal Limited, The Flour Room, Lower High Street, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, GL55 6DZ
  • Brooks Law, 11 Sheep Street, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, CV36 4AE

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Cotswolds regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Cotswolds with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Cotswolds. This may include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • J F Kirby, Green Dragons, High Street, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, GL55 6AL

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Cotswolds?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding acquiring and selling property and cover conveyancing throughout England and Wales as well as Cotswolds. When using a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you are entitled to:
  • Enjoy the benefit of an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a high standard of legal services.
  • Have your matters dealt with using care, skill and legal competence.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a high quality of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Be provided with a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your individual needs taken into account should you make a complaint.
  • Receive a swift, independent and comprehensive service where making a complaint about your conveyancing in Cotswolds about your conveyancing in Cotswolds.

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

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