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Conveyancing Solicitors in Coleford
Whether you are buying, selling, or remortgaging a property, it is highly likely that you will require legal assistance. Our experienced conveyancing team in Coleford offers a modern and efficient service, ensuring that you get all the support you need.
A property is a large asset and, as such, managing a change can be incredibly stressful. Unfortunately, there are many ways that things can go wrong, with many risks and complications that can throw a spanner in the works.
Our solicitors can help you to avoid these risks, ensuring that your property transaction is completed with minimal delays.
With the benefits of our online services, our team is accessible to all. We are able to provide support to people living locally to Coleford, in the surrounding area, on the other side of the country, and across the world.
With video conferences, phone calls and email, you will always be able to stay up to date on all matter related to your conveyancing services, as well as being able to directly contact the solicitor working on your case for assistance.
To get in touch with a member of our conveyancing team in Coleford, give us a call, or get a quote online.
How our conveyancing solicitors in Coleford can help you
When it comes to property transactions in Coleford, our team of expert conveyancing solicitors can provide assistance with a number of matters, including:
- Buying and selling your home
- Advice for first time buyers, such as:
- Remortgaging
- Equity release
- Advice about buying as joint tenants or tenants in common
- Buying and selling listed property
- Buying and selling leasehold property
- Collective enfranchisement and buying the freehold of a house
- Lease extension
- Transfer of equity
- Gifting property and Deeds of Gift
- Buy to let conveyancing
- Buying and selling land
- Commercial conveyancing
- Stamp Duty advice
As Bird and Co is on the panel for all major lenders, clients working with both national and local mortgage providers can be confident in our services.
Why choose Bird & Co’s conveyancing solicitors in Coleford?
Working with our conveyancing solicitors in Coleford has many benefits. Our online conveyancing services allow us to connect with you to ensure that your needs are being met.
With video conferences and other methods of online communication, our solicitors can share their expertise with clients no matter where they are located. Additionally, these online services help to ensure the conveyancing process is as streamlined as possible.
At Bird and Co, our friendly team can help you to mitigate risks and reduce the possibility of delays. This both helps to save your time as well as minimising the cost of the services.
Our solicitors are proud to be accredited by the Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme. Because of this we can:
- Provide high quality legal advice
- Get your conveyancing transaction completed as efficiently as possible
- Provide top quality customer service and respond to queries quickly
- Keep you regularly updated and never leave you in the dark about the status of your transaction
- Be upfront and honest about your fees – we will provide you with an accurate quote before you instruct us so that you can decide whether we are right for you
On top of this we are Lexcel accredited by the Law Society.
Why instruct our online conveyancers instead of a conveyancer in Coleford?
There are many benefits to instructing our conveying solicitors in Coleford, for instance:
- Our in-depth knowledge of the national property market, as well as the local property market. This gives us an advantage in comparison to firms that only consider the local markets.
- Our online systems have been developed with sensitive communication in mind. We use email encryption and malware protected devices to ensure that our clients’ data is kept safe.
- Conveyancing can be completed quickly and efficiently. Using online services, we streamline the conveyancing process ensuring no time is ever wasted.
- Online conveyancing tends to be more cost-effective. More traditional conveyancing processes involve a number of additional charges that are not applicable when the process is done online.
- We can handle property transactions around the country, even for clients who are on the other side of the world. Using video conferences, phone calls and emails, we are able to sustain our high standard of service whilst still being accessible.
- Our legal services remain the same whether we are assisting clients online or in-person. The legal responsibility we have for our client is not changed by the use of online services and we are fully insured for all online and offline transactions.
Our conveyancing fees – how much does our conveyancing cost in Coleford?
We offer flexible fee options for our conveyancing service in Coleford. The overall cost will depend on the type and complexity of the services you require, with our solicitors always being transparent about your fees.
If your needs are straightforward, we can offer you a fixed fee, meaning you will know how much you will be charged from the moment you start working with us. In some cases, additional disbursements may be required, and this may add to your fee. For instance, registering with HM Land Registry or conveyancing searches.
The solicitor working on your case can advise you on the type of fee you will be likely to pay and whether or not you could need additional services.
Conveyancing FAQs
How does the conveyancing process work in Coleford?
You can break the conveyancing process down into three basic steps:
- Offer and acceptance
- Exchange of contracts
- Completion
To begin with, a buyer and seller will enter into a contract. This is not yet legally binding and will not be until the contract has been signed and exchanged by both parties.
The buyer’s conveyancing solicitor will then carry out thorough property checks to ensure that any concerns or complications are known about before the property is purchased.
These checks will often include:
- Reviewing property information provided by the seller and making further enquiries if necessary (done by the conveyancing solicitor)
- Conducting conveyancing property searches, such as local authority checks (done by the conveyancing solicitor)
- Carrying out an independent survey (arranged by the buyer)
Once the searches have been completed, the buyer may deem it necessary to apply for a mortgage, if they have not done so already.
If both parties are still satisfied with the deal, the contracts can be signed and exchanged. At this point, the contract is binding and if either party breaks it, they will suffer a financial penalty.
Finally, the property’s transfer deed is submitted to the HM Land Registry and the seller will leave the property.
How long does conveyancing take in Coleford?
The length of the conveyancing process will depend on the complexity of your situation. When making a property transaction, there are often unavoidable delays or complications that can massively increase the amount of time needed to complete the process.
For the average conveyancing matter, however, it will likely take between 12-14 week to reach completion. It’s important to note that this only applies to straightforward matters and more challenging situations will often take much longer.
What searches are involved in conveyancing in Coleford?
Completing property searches is incredibly important when buying a property. When this is done there are three key searches that should take place, these are:
- Local authority checks – to check the surrounding area for planning, pollution, highway, pollution or other related issues
- Environmental searches – to check for issues such as flooding or land contamination
- Water and drainage searches – to check matters such as water and drainage access
Your conveyancing solicitor can advise you on the best property searches to run and whether more would be beneficial.
Is it better to use a conveyancing solicitor in Coleford or a conveyancer?
A licensed conveyancer and a conveyancing solicitor in Coleford can both do the same job – guiding you through buying or selling your home, as well as a range of other property transactions. They are different but equally valid qualifications for property lawyers.
That said, there are advantages to working with a firm of solicitors. Perhaps the most important benefit is that a firm of solicitors will normally have much broader expertise, allowing them to assist with a range of additional legal matters. This typically includes matters such as making or updating Wills and considering cohabitation rights for unmarried couples, which can be particularly important when buying property.
What documents does a property solicitor in Coleford need for conveyancing?
There are various documents that will be needed when buying or selling a property. Exactly what these will be will depend on the circumstances, including whether you are buying or selling.
When buying a property, you will typically need documents such as:
- Identification (e.g. passport or driving licence)
- Proof of address
- Proof of funds (such as bank statements)
- The official offer of mortgage
The documents required when selling a property include:
- Proof of ownership
- Seller’s Property Information Form
- Certificates, guarantees and planning permission documentation
- Fitting and contents form
- Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
- Leasehold or freehold information
- Details of the mortgage
To instruct one of our conveyancing solicitors, you can give us a call or get a quote online.