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Conveyancing in Stroud : Keep it Local

Stroud Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average time from start to completion was 78 days for conveyancing in Stroud
  • 2 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £540
  • 3 90% freehold and 10% leasehold conveyancing in Stroud for this year to date
  • 4 January was the busiest month and December was the next busiest month while December was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Stroud
  • 5 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £16,811

Examples of recent conveyancing in Stroud since September 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Stroud

I am acquiring a brand new flat in Stroud and my lawyer is advising me that she is duty bound to the lender to disclose incentives from the builder. The Estate Agents are hassling me to exchange contracts and I have no desire to prolong the conveyancing. is my lawyer playing by the book?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your conveyancing practitioner. A precondition to being on a lender panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.

I own a freehold residence in Stroud yet pay rent, why is this and what is this?

It’s unusual for properties in Stroud and has limited impact for conveyancing in Stroud but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.

Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges have existed for hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the establishment of new rentcharges from 1977 onwards.

Old rentcharges can now be redeemed by making a one off payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence in 2037 is to be extinguished.

My brother-in-law has suggested I instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Stroud. I I am struggling to find out if they are on the Accord Mortgages Ltd approved list of lawyers. Could you or the lender confirm if they are on the panel?

The first thing you should do is e-mail your conveyancer and ask them if they are on the lender panel. Alternatively you can call Accord Mortgages Ltd who may be able to confirm.

My wife and I are planning on selling our house in Stroud and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. Any local conveyancer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers are using a web based conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Stroud. Having lived in Stroud for many years we know that this is a non issue. Should we contact our local Authority to obtain confirmation that the buyers are looking for.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer already. Are they able to advise? You should enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same illness)

I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £245,000 and found one close by in Stroud I like with a park and station in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 51 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Stroud in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a short lease?

If you need a home loan the shortness of the lease may be problematic. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for at least twenty four months 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 and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.

Why do Stroud conveyancing fees are higher for leasehold and freehold properties?

If acquiring a leasehold property there is more work involved purely due to the fact that usually there are further parties involved in the form of the freeholder and/or Management Agents. As part of a lawyers enquiries they will check that all ground rent and service charges are paid up to date amongst other general leasehold matters. For this reason, the Sellers lawyers usually have to refer to the freeholder or Managing Agent for their replies to our questions. This may be time consuming and beyond the lawyers control

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Stroud regulated by the SRA

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

  • Frances J Walsh, 12 Bowbridge Lock, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 2JZ
  • Winterbotham Smith Penley Llp, 3-7 Rowcroft, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 3BJ
  • Glrs Phoenix Llp, 2 Rowcroft, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 3BB

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

Licensed Conveyancers support the transfer of the legal title of a property from one person to another and cover conveyancing nationwide not just Stroud. If instructing a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you are entitled to:
  • Be supplied with an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of legal services.
  • Enjoy the benefit of your matters dealt with using care, skill and diligence.
  • Be supplied with a high quality of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a service which is accessible and responsive to your specific requirements.
  • You should not consider yourself discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Ensure your specific needs taken into account should a complaint be necessary.
  • Be provided with a swift, impartial and comprehensive service when if a complaint is registered about your conveyancing in Stroud.

Whether you are going through a divorce or separation or simply wish to transfer your property to someone else, transfer of equity conveyancing in Stroud includes some of the following tasks:

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Following instructions from the mortgage company (where appropriate)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating amendments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing monies to the appropriate parties
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the transfer of ownership and the mortgage (if applicable) at the Land Registry.

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

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