Solicitors Cottingham

We act for people and businesses across Cottingham, as well as Skidby, Little Weighton and Dunswell. Brewer Wallace has no office in the village itself. Your matter is run from 2 Parliament Street in Hull, only a short journey away, and most of it can be handled by telephone, post and email.

Most Cottingham clients come to us when they are moving home, making a will or dealing with the estate of someone who has died. We also prepare lasting powers of attorney and act for village businesses through our business law team.

Matters we look at closely in Cottingham

These are the points we most often deal with on property in and around Cottingham.

• Which council. The village is in the East Riding, so your local search normally goes to East Riding of Yorkshire Council. We check addresses close to the Hull boundary, and chase the result for you.
• Flood risk. Parts of Cottingham were affected by the June 2007 floods. We go through the flood search with you and recommend you confirm buildings insurance before exchange. Homes built before 2009 may be eligible for cover through the Flood Re scheme.
• Older homes and alterations. The village has a conservation area and many older houses. We check that alterations have the planning permission and building regulation approval they needed.
• Buying to let. Cottingham has long been popular with landlords and students. If you are buying a let property, we check the tenancy position and deal with landlord and tenant matters too.

Buying and selling in Cottingham

Homes here range from older properties around Hallgate and King Street to newer estates on the edge of the village. On a newer home we check for estate management charges and whether the roads and drains have been adopted, because both can affect what you pay after you move in. On an older home we look closely at boundaries and shared access, which are often less clearly recorded.

Some addresses close to the city boundary fall under Hull City Council rather than the East Riding, so we confirm the correct authority before ordering your search. With a station on the Hull to Scarborough line and Castle Hill Hospital on the doorstep, many of the people we act for are buying here to be close to work, often against a fixed moving date, and we keep them updated so that they can plan.

If you are selling, gathering your planning documents and guarantees early can save weeks. Our legal fee for a purchase starts from £900 plus VAT, and for a sale from £895 plus VAT, confirmed in writing before any work begins.

Wills, care fees and estates in Cottingham

Our wills and probate team acts for families across Cottingham, and we can arrange a home visit for anyone who cannot easily get into Hull. If you live in the village, any assessment of what you pay towards care is carried out by East Riding of Yorkshire Council. We explain honestly what a will can and cannot do about that, and our care home fees page has more.

When someone has died, our team can obtain the grant or deal with the whole estate. If the estate includes a Cottingham home, our conveyancing team works from the same office, so one firm handles the sale. Our probate fees are published.