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Reasons to use our Forest of Dean conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Forest of Dean solicitors work in conjunction with Forest of Dean estate agents, house builders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is provided to buyers and sellers every step of the way, never losing sight of the time-critical nature behind your conveyancing transaction
  • 2 Regardless other on-line conveyancers tell you it just might be important to attend your conveyancer to sign contracts. There are various parties with with an interest in a house sale without needing to include Royal Mail into the equation.
  • 3 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these firms are often based hundreds of kilometers away with little understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Forest of Dean
  • 4 Experience means that Forest of Dean conveyancer have developed very good working relationships with Forest of Dean local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of dealing with your home move in Forest of Dean.
  • 5 Forest of Dean conveyancer are the key to a successful Forest of Dean home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing

Examples of recent conveyancing in Forest of Dean since November 2025*

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of semi-detached property, Railway Road, GL14 3HL completing on 28/11/2025 at a price of £245,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, obtaining official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

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of detached residence property, The Bourts, GL17 9QB completing on 21/11/2025 at a price of £525,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: securing official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

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of semi-detached premises, Coomb Drive, GL14 3EF completing on 12/11/2025 at a price of £222,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, obtaining official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

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of semi-detached residence, St Whites Terrace, GL14 3HN completing on 12/12/2025 at a price of £177,500. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Forest of Dean

How do I identify cost effective conveyancing in Forest of Dean?

Option 1 is to ask the people you trust whom they would instruct.

Second, use a comparison service on the web for conveyancing in Forest of Dean. Phone a couple or more firms from the list and invite them to email you their conveyancing fee calculations and speak to the lawyer who will oversee the legal process beforecommitting.

Option 3 is to make use of our search tool to help you find the right solicitors for you based on your own expectations including area of the property,timings, complexity and who your intended lender is. Do not be teased by ninety nine pound conveyancing in Forest of Dean

Do lenders provide you with an approved list of Forest of Dean conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel?

Forest of Dean conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Coventry BS directly.

Are the BSA intent on creating a searchable register to list solicitors on the Loughborough BS conveyancing panel for example in Forest of Dean?

We have not been informed any plans on the part of the BSA to promote such a search facility.

Forgive me if this question is silly but I am wet behind the ears as a 1st time buyer of a garden flat in Forest of Dean. Do I collect the keys to the house on completion from my lawyer? If so, I will appoint a local conveyancing solicitor in Forest of Dean?

On the day of completion you will not be required to go to the conveyancers office in Forest of Dean. Conveyancing lawyers for you will arrange to send the purchase money to the owner’s lawyers, and once they have received this, you should be called to collect the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.

I have paid off my mortgage with Nottingham. I assume I don't need a Forest of Dean lawyer on the Nottingham panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your Nottingham mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Nottingham mortgage from the register. Nottingham, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where Nottingham has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Nottingham has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Nottingham mortgage has been paid off.

Planning on purchasing a apartment in Forest of Dean. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Santander conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Forest of Dean conveyancing practitioner is on the Santander conveyancing panel.

I am buying a new build apartment in Forest of Dean. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Forest of Dean

    Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? 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 confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Please supply a car parking plan.

I have just started marketing my 2 bed apartment in Forest of Dean. Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed, but I have just had a half-yearly service charge demand – Do I pay up?

The sensible thing to do is clear the service charge as usual because all rents and service charges will be allotted as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

I acquired a 1 bedroom flat in Forest of Dean, conveyancing formalities finalised 4 years ago. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Comparable properties in Forest of Dean with over 90 years remaining are worth £211,000. The ground rent is £45 levied per year. The lease expires on 21st October 2093

With 67 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £10,500 and £12,000 as well as legals.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to provide a more accurate figure without more detailed due diligence. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional concerns that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Forest of Dean regulated by the SRA

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

  • Milner-lunt & Co, The Elms, Bell Hill, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, GL17 9SA
  • Pitman Blackstock White Limited, 6 Cavendish Buildings, Hill Street, Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 5HD

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Forest of Dean regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Forest of Dean specialising in commercial conveyancing in Forest of Dean. This will likely include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Pitman Blackstock White Limited, 6 Cavendish Buildings, Hill Street, Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 5HD

Forest of Dean commercial property solicitors draw on a full range of commercial expertise offering advice on numerous aspects of commercial property law

    High street shops, agricultural or development land to hotels and office blocks. Sale or acquisition of commercial property investments, including at auction Property due diligence in connection with corporate acquisitions and disposals Options and guarantees Extension of leases Subletting, licences and sharing occupation

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

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