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Logical reasons to let us help you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Newent

  • 1 Personal touch and pure property experience are key benefits that you should value when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Newent conveyancing can be made significantly more complicated because of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 2 This site is the only site offering you the ability to check that your property ownership legalities in Newent will be carried out by a conveyancer on your lender’s authorised panel.
  • 3 Retaining the services of a local Solicitor in the main results in a more personalised service. When using a an online conveyancing factory, your transaction is handled by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 4 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Newent is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) often falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.
  • 5 Newent lawyer are the key to a successful Newent home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move

Examples of recent conveyancing in Newent since May 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Newent

My husband and I are approaching an exchange on a house in Newent and my parents have sent the exchange deposit to my conveyancer. I am now informed that as the deposit has not come from me my lawyer needs to make a notification to my bank. Apparently, in also acting for the mortgage company he must advise them that the balance of the purchase price is coming from anyone other than me. I informed the lender regarding my parents' contribution when I applied for the mortgage, so is it really appropriate for him to raise this?

The lawyer is duty bound to check with the bank to make sure that they understand that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own resources. Your solicitor can only disclose this to your mortgage company if you permit them to, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.

Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Newent is more expensive?

Newent leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving relevant notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.

I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Newent. My lender is Chelsea Building Society

Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 30/8/2025, the requirements read as follows :

My husband and I are first time buyers - agreed a price, yet the property agent advised that the owners will only go ahead if we appoint the agent's preferred conveyancers as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. Our preferred option is to instruct a family solicitor used to conveyancing in Newent

It is unlikely the vendors are behind this. If they desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a genuine purchaser is likely to cause more damage than good. Contact the owners directly and explain that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to go, with mortgage lined up © you are unencumbered (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you will continue to use your own,trusted Newent conveyancing solicitors - as opposed tothose that will earn the negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or hit his conveyancing thresholds demanded by HQ.

I work for a long established estate agent office in Newent where we have witnessed a number of leasehold sales jeopardised due to short leases. I have been given contradictory information from local Newent conveyancing solicitors. Could you clarify whether the owner of a flat can instigate the lease extension formalities for the buyer?

Provided that the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the buyer can avoid having to wait 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed prior to, or at the same time as completion of the disposal of the property.

An alternative approach is to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.

Newent Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Queries Prior to Purchasing

    What is the name of the managing agents? The prefered form of lease structure is if the freehold title is owned by the leaseholders. In this situation the lessees benefit from control and notwithstanding that a managing agent is often retained where it is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants. Is there a share of the freehold?

I am purchasing a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Newent who is on the bank approved panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for the bank who conduct conveyancing in Newent. We dont recommend any particular firm.

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Planning law solicitors in Newent regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Newent practicing in planning law. This will likely include advice on compulsory purchases in Newent
  • Peter M Mcmurtrie Solicitor And Notary Public, Walk Farm, Moorend Road, Eldersfield, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL19 4NS

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

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and related documents
  • Sending draft papers to the conveyancer acting for the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and answering further enquires from the purchaser’s conveyancer
  • Finalising the transfer deed
  • Replying to requisitions raised by the buyer’s conveyancer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Receiving sale proceeds and wiring funds to the owner, the estate agent and redeeming the mortgage (where applicable)

Newent commercial property solicitors draw on a full range of commercial expertise offering advice on a number of aspects of commercial property law

    Creating and negotiating new leases Sale or acquisition of commercial property investments, including at auction Subletting, licences and sharing occupation complex procedures concerning renewal, rent reviews, dilapidations and the many obligations encountered by Landlords and Tenants of business premises Telecommunications and broadcast mast sites Development, including options, overage agreements, JCT building contracts

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

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