staircasing

Staircasing

If you are looking to increase your ownership stake in your shared ownership property, staircasing allows you to buy additional shares in your home. Our comprehensive staircasing service is designed to simplify this process, offering expert legal assistance to navigate the complexities involved.

We will liaise with you, your co-owners, landlords and professional valuers to ensure an accurate market valuation of your property is obtained. Our expert legal team will provide detailed advice on the implications of increasing your share, handling all legal paperwork, including the transfer of additional shares and updating your lease agreement.

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Country house sales and purchases

Country house sales and purchases

Larger properties often come with their own set of issues. Whether these take the form of public and private rights of way, complex boundary issues, listed building status, unauthorised or unintended use, we can help.If purchasing with the assistance of a mortgage, we...

House sales and purchases

House sales and purchases

Purchasing a property whether as a home or as an investment is often the biggest financial commitment you will make. We work hard to ensure that your investment is well made.We advise you on the most appropriate searches to make, planning restrictions that may affect...

Residential tenancies

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We offer advice on letting all kinds of residential properties ranging from small terraced cottages to large country houses.We can draft all types of residential letting agreements from standard assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs) through to highly bespoke and...

First registrations

First registrations

We collaborate with Land Registry to offer our clients a dedicated title registration service for residential properties. This means we can provide our clients with an inexpensive, accurate and timely registration scheme to secure title to their property.We have...

Residential development

Residential development

We offer advice to those wanting to buy or sell land for residential development. We can advise on the initial site purchase or sale and then advise on an appropriate layout structure which may include shared access and maintenance obligations for each plot.We draft...

Residential auctions

Residential auctions

We can advise on selling or buying many types of residential property at auction. If you are selling at auction, we have specialist knowledge in preparing auction packs so that any potential buyers have as much information on the property prior to and at the...

Lease Extensions

Lease Extensions

As your lease term diminishes, the value of your property may be significantly affected. Our expert legal team is experienced in advising on lease extensions, offering a thorough and professional service to safeguard your investment.We will conduct an initial...

Re-mortgages

Re-mortgages

Whether you want to benefit from lower interest rates, release equity for other investments, or switch to a mortgage deal that better suits you, our remortgage service can help. We are trusted panel solicitors with market-leading lenders and thanks to these...

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Frank Smith, the Legal Eagle, the very best in town, undeniably! J W - Cheltenham

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We were referred to Frank Smith & Co. by a friend for the purchase of a commercial property in Gloucester. As someone unfamiliar with the intricacies of commercial transactions, I was seeking a team that could demystify the process and act quickly due to our...

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Natalie, you are very competent, fair and friendly. We trust you. Julia

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Dealt with my fathers sale of family home and purchase of retirement flat. Everything went smoothly and he was delighted with the serviceLuke B.

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Nora, Thanks again for such a super speedy job. It was a huge pleasure to work with you! Mikel

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A truly wonderful service. I am so grateful for all the support from the staff at Frank Smith, especially Nick and Nora. Thank you. Hannah

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We completed on our first home just over a month ago and we wanted to thank your team for the support throughout the conveyancing process.     They handled the whole process with excellent communication and were extremely efficient. You made our...

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Just a note to say thank you for all your help with the sale of our commercial property. Nick was great, really professional, efficient and friendly. Will definitely recommend your company to  anyone looking for legal assistance, and come back to you if I require...

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A special thanks to everyone at Frank Smith and Co. The team are all so friendly and helpful, I highly recommend them! Daria C.

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Nora was at all times professional but with a genuine warmth that made you feel a proper personal client. Peter