Why would I appoint a Tewkesbury conveyancing solicitors firm when national alternatives are cheap by comparison?

By all means make sure that you shop around for conveyancing costs in Tewkesbury and you should seek a competitive estimate but don’t expend your energy sourcing the lowest priced Tewkesbury conveyancer. Locating the right conveyancer can be the distinction between a seamless and a stressful home move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert guidance from a trusted lawyer. Emails can't replace a phone call and can never replicate a one to one consultation. Our partner firms will appoint you a qualified and top rated conveyancing solicitor that will handle your conveyancing from start to finish, providing a level of continuity that you rarely receive from an internet conveyancer. Our lawyers will inform you as to progress making sure that you are never in the dark. Should you need to contact the office you will know who to ask for and we'll ensure you are kept fully informed.

We were just about to exchange contracts for a freehold house in Tewkesbury. We have hit a stumbling block. Our mortgage offer with Britannia expires on 15/9/2025 but the owners are insisting on a completion date of 17/9/2025. Is it possible to extend the loan offer?

The best person to deal with your concern is your conveyancer who will determine whether he or she is corresponding with the lender, vendor’s conveyancers, selling agents or indeed all three taking into account the circumstances your house move as of today.

What is the first thing I need to know concerning purchase conveyancing in Tewkesbury?

Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Tewkesbury and elsewhere in England and Wales is often a confrontational process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there exists lots of opportunity for conflict between you and others involved in the ownership transfer. E.g., the seller, selling agent and sometimes the bank. Appointing a law firm for your conveyancing in Tewkesbury an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE person in the legal process whose responsibility is to look after your best interests and to keep you safe.

We are witnessing a definite creep in the "blame" culture- someone has to be blamed for the process taking so long. We recommend that you must always trust your conveyancer ahead of the other players when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

Should commercial conveyancing searches disclose planned roadworks that may impact a commercial land in Tewkesbury?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Tewkesbury will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in sourcing accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Tewkesbury. The report provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Tewkesbury.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Tewkesbury it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could cause delays to Tewkesbury commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for residential conveyancing in Tewkesbury.

I am employed by a busy estate agency in Tewkesbury where we have experienced a few leasehold sales derailed as a result of leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have received conflicting advice from local Tewkesbury conveyancing solicitors. Could you shed some light as to whether the owner of a flat can initiate the lease extension process for the buyer?

As long as the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to kick-start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the buyer need not have to sit tight for 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed before, or at the same time as completion of the sale.

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.

I acquired a ground floor flat in Tewkesbury, conveyancing was carried out in 2010. 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? Equivalent properties in Tewkesbury with over 90 years remaining are worth £260,000. The ground rent is £45 yearly. The lease runs out on 21st October 2099

With just 74 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £8,600 and £9,800 plus costs.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more comprehensive due diligence. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action based on this information without first getting professional advice.