Buy. Sell. Move in. We do the small print.
Residential conveyancing solicitors in Bristol. Fixed fees, plain English, and the same person handling your file from instruction to completion. Over 200 moves a year across the South West.
Four clear stages. No mystery.
Conveyancing isn’t complicated when someone shows you the map. Here’s every step, what it takes, and roughly how long.
Instruction
Online in 5 minutes. We issue your fixed-fee quote, ID checks and opening paperwork the same day. Set up within 24 hours.
Searches & Enquiries
Local authority, drainage and environmental searches ordered. Contract pack reviewed, enquiries raised. Typically 3 to 5 weeks.
Exchange
Searches back, enquiries answered, completion date agreed. You sign, pay the deposit, and the move becomes legally binding.
Completion
Funds transfer, keys released. We handle Stamp Duty filing and Land Registry submission within 6 weeks of moving in.
One fee. Agreed before we start.
Every quote is in writing, fixed at the outset, and includes our legal work in full. Third-party costs (searches, Land Registry, Stamp Duty) are itemised separately so you know exactly where every pound goes.
Most common. One fixed fee covers everything from instruction to completion.
- Full legal handling
- Searches & enquiries
- Contract review
- Exchange & completion
- Land Registry filing
Selling and buying at the same time. One firm, one fee, one point of contact.
- Both transactions handled
- Coordinated completion dates
- Stamp Duty advice included
- Mortgage redemption + new lender liaison
- Online tracker for both sides
Switching lender on your existing home. Quick, simple, fixed.
- New lender legal work
- Old mortgage redemption
- Title checks & updates
- Funds transfer on completion
- Land Registry update
Disbursements (searches ~£250, Land Registry fee, Stamp Duty if applicable) are quoted separately and shown in your written estimate before you instruct us. No hidden extras, ever.
Every move, every step. Under one roof.
House Purchase
First flat or fifth move — we handle searches, enquiries and legal checks so you can focus on packing, not chasing solicitors.
House Sale
From draft contract to completion. Most of our sales complete in under 10 weeks, well below the national average.
Remortgage
Switching lender? We handle the legal redemption directly with your new mortgage provider. Fixed fee from £395.
Transfer of Equity
Adding or removing a name from the deeds — partner, parent, ex-partner. Paperwork, Land Registry and lender consents all handled.
New Build
New-builds have their quirks — exchange deadlines, plot plans, NHBC warranties. We’ve handled developments across Bristol and Bath.
Shared Ownership
Buying a share from a housing association. We’ll explain the lease, staircasing rules and what it really costs to own 25% vs 50%.
Watch your move in real time.
Log in any time to see exactly where your sale or purchase has got to. No more “just checking in” emails or wondering what your solicitor is doing this week.
- Live stage-by-stage progress
- Document uploads in one click
- Direct message your solicitor
- Estimated completion dates updated weekly
14 Maple Crescent, BS3 4PT
Four reasons our clients come back.
SRA Regulated
Authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. SRA number 624108 — verifiable on the public register.
CQS Accredited
Members of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme — the recognised quality mark for residential conveyancing.
Fixed Fee, Always
Every quote fixed in writing before you instruct us. If something unexpected crops up, we tell you the cost first.
On the Phone, Not the Voicemail
One solicitor on your file from start to finish. Direct dial, direct email. No call centres, no being passed around.
A small Bristol practice built on the moves we’ve made.
Drift & Deed was founded in 2016 by Sarah Khan and Tom Drift, both former property solicitors at larger Bristol firms who’d grown tired of clients being passed around departments and quoted one fee, then billed another.
We do one thing — residential conveyancing — for buyers, sellers and remortgage clients across Bristol, Bath, and the South West. No commercial property, no probate, no litigation. Just moves.
Our office is on Whiteladies Road in Clifton. We’re a team of six — four solicitors and two paralegals. Every client gets one solicitor on their file, with direct dial and direct email, from start to finish.
What our clients tell us.
“Bought our first place through Drift & Deed. They explained every step without making us feel daft. Completed in nine weeks.”
“Selling Mum's house after she passed was emotional. Sarah was patient and got it over the line without us ever feeling rushed.”
“Third time we've used them — first house, remortgage, now upsizing. Same solicitor every time. Fixed fee, no surprises.”
Free quote. No obligation.
Tell us what you’re buying, selling or remortgaging. We’ll send you a fixed-fee quote within the working day. No call-centres, no pressure.
Drift & Deed Solicitors Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority — SRA Number 624108. Members of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS). Registered in England & Wales.