What is the ideal way of finding a commercial conveyancing in Tewkesbury?
Option 1 is to ask the people you trust whom they would instruct.
Second, look on the web for conveyancing in Tewkesbury. Call a couple or more firms from the list and request that they email you their conveyancing fee calculations and speak to the lawyer who will handle the conveyancing prior tomaking your decision.
Option 3 is to use our search tool to assist you in finding the right solicitors taking into account your own factors including area of the property,deadlines, complexity and who your intended lender is. Resist the temptation to appoint £100 conveyancing in Tewkesbury
I own a freehold property in Tewkesbury yet invoiced for rent, why is this and what is this?
It is rare for properties in Tewkesbury and has limited impact for conveyancing in Tewkesbury 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 date back hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the generation of fresh rentcharges post 1977.
Old rentcharges can now be redeemed by making a one off payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence after 2037 is to be dispensed with completely.
I am about to put a bid on a leasehold property in Tewkesbury. The selling agents advise that it is usual for flats in Tewkesbury to have less than 75 years remaining. I am taking out a mortgage with Tesco Bank. Is this going to be a problem if the lease has 70 years unexpired.
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are securing a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 3/6/2025 the requirements read as follows :
Various online forums that I have visited warn that are the primary cause of hinderance in Tewkesbury conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the most frequent causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Searches are unlikely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Tewkesbury.
I have a 4 bedroom Victorian house in Tewkesbury. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Barclays Direct. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the matching address. Is it worth asking Barclays Direct to clarify?
You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Tewkesbury and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also check the position with the conveyancing lawyer who completed the work.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandmother I am disposing of a property in Cardiff but live in Tewkesbury. My conveyancer (approximately 300 miles from meneeds me to execute a statutory declaration prior to completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Tewkesbury to attest this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you should not be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are based in Tewkesbury