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  • 1 Dursley lawyers have a crucial advantage when it comes to Dursley conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that will affect your conveyancing
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  • 5 There is a better than average chance that the the conveyancers for the other party have offices in Dursley - if so sets of conveyancers are likely to be less confrontational

Examples of recent conveyancing in Dursley since June 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Dursley

How up to date is your search tool for Dursley conveyancing solicitors on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel? Do Leeds Building Society send you an updated list?

Dursley conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Leeds Building Society directly.

We are planning to move home in October. Does my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the completion day. Incidentally, can you suggest a removal company in Dursley. Conveyancing lawyer was found before I stumbled across your site.

On the afternoon of completion you can pick up the house keys from the selling agent but this can only happen once the vendors lawyers confirm to the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be collected. After that you can advise the removal company that you are ready to move in. We do not suggest a particular removal company but can help you find a residential property solicitor in Dursley or a solicitor that specialises in conveyancing in Dursley.

I am the only beneficiary of my late grandmother’s estate and I have everything in my name alone, including the my former home in Dursley. The Dursley property was put into my name in August. I want to move. I understand that there is a Mortgage Lenders 6 month 'rule', meaning my proprietorship will be regarded the same way as though I had purchased the property in August. Will no one buy the property for half a year?

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 may be affected by that. Most banks would take a practical view as this provision chiefly exists to identify the purchase and immediately sell or the wholesaling and assigning of properties.

I was told two weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Co-operative. Is it usual for Co-operative to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Dursley is approved on their conveyancing panel? Co-operative have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.

A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Co-operative to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

I acquired my home on 6 November and my personal details is not yet on the land registry website. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in Dursley advises it should be concluded inside ten days. Are properties in Dursley uniquely lengthy to register?

As far as conveyancing in Dursley registration is no faster or slower than anywhere else in the country. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can adjust depending on who lodges the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry communicate with any interested parties. Currently approximately 80% of such applications are completed within two weeks but occasionally there can be protracted delays. Historically registration occurs after the new owner is living at the property thus registration formalities is not always an essential issue but where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your conveyancer should contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

How does conveyancing in Dursley differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Dursley come to us having been asked by the builder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is ready to move into. This is because developers in Dursley usually acquire the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Dursley or who has acted in the same development.

Is there anything unique about your site and alternative internet conveyancing brokers for conveyancing in Dursley?

At this site get a fixed fee costs illustration from a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that has a full understanding of the nuances of your conveyancing in Dursley. As opposed to estate agents and many comparison sites we do not charge firms a commission if you instruct them for your conveyancing in Dursley

In my capacity as executor for the estate of my aunt I am selling a house in Neath but I am based in Dursley. My solicitor (who is 200 miles awayneeds me to sign a statutory declaration prior to the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Dursley who can witness this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Dursley based

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Dursley

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Dursley with expertise 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

  • Loxley Solicitors Limited, Langford Mill, Charfield Road, Kingswood, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8RL

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Dursley regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Dursley practicing in commercial conveyancing in Dursley. This may include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Loxley Solicitors Limited, Langford Mill, Charfield Road, Kingswood, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8RL

Buying a home in Dursley is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Checking the title unregistered or registered
  • Undertaking Dursley property searches with respect to the property
  • Considering the draft contract and other documentation prepared the owner’s lawyer
  • Submitting questions with the seller’s lawyer
  • Agreeing the wording of the sale agreement
  • Going through replies provided by the seller to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer document
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (where relevant)
  • Preparing and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; reporting to the buyer on the contents of the contract pack, preliminary enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completion of and submitting to HMRC the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the buyer and the home loan (if appropriate) at the Land Registry.

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

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