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york Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 86% freehold and 14% leasehold conveyancing in york for this year to date
  • 2 Average time from start to completion was 86 days for conveyancing in york
  • 3 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £6,878
  • 4 Average time frame of 153 days for registration of title in york
  • 5 Percentage of leasehold conveyancing purchases in york is 26% where there is a share in the management company or freehold company

Examples of recent conveyancing in york since January 2025*

Sale

of apartment St Saviours Place YO1 7PJ, at the agreed amount of £187,500. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

Disposal

of detached residence residence, Waverley Street, YO31 7QZ completing on 21/01/2025 at a price of £280,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Disposal

of semi premises, St Pauls Mews, YO24 4BR completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £275,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

Disposal

of flat Cambridge Mews YO24 4BU, at purchase amount of £110,500. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in york

My partner’s step-father is a conveyancer. I anticipate that I will receive friends and family fee for conveyancing, but if not, what level of figure should I be paying for conveyancing in york?

It’s advisable to obtain 3 or more like-for-like conveyancing quotes. Do use our search tool on this site. The fees do be different but service levels do differ between property lawyers as is the case with most professions.

My husband and I intend to remortgage our flat in york with Virgin Money. We have a son 18 who lives at home. Our solicitor has asked us to disclose anyone over the age of 17 other than ourselves who lives in the flat. Our lawyer has now e-mailed a document for our son to sign, giving up any rights in the event that the property is forfeited by the lender. I have a couple of concerns (1) Is this form unique to the Virgin Money conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we purchased 4 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this giving up his entitlement to inherit the property?

First, rest assured that your Virgin Money conveyancing panel solicitor is doing the right thing as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Virgin Money. This is solely used to protect Virgin Money if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Virgin Money had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.

I am considering applying for a Leeds Building Society mortgage for purchase of a newly converted (under development) in york with 60% LTV. Is it compulsory to choose a solicitor on the conveyancing panel for Leeds Building Society ?

There is nothing to stop you using your solicitor, but Leeds Building Society will insist on their interests being represented by a firm on their conveyancing panel. There is greater potential for delays and confusion with two solicitors involved, and it will undoubtedly be more expensive too.

I am planning to move property in June. Does my conveyancing solicitor liaise with the removal company on the day of completion. On a separate note, can you suggest a removal company in york. Conveyancing firm was chosen before I stumbled across your site.

On the afternoon of completion you can collect the house keys from your selling agent however this can only occur when the sellers conveyancers confirm to the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be passed over. You will need to tell the removal men that they can start moving you in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a specific removal organisation but can help you find a residential property solicitor in york or a legal practice with expertise in conveyancing in york.

Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with RBS. york conveyancing practitioners were selected. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from RBS?

Some lenders take longer than others. Have RBS done the valuation? Have you advised RBS as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the RBS conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.

My husband and I are spending time looking at apartments in york and I am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a lawyer appointed at this stage? I will be getting a home loan with Nationwide.

You should start requesting conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their contact information on to the estate agent. Given that you are getting a mortgage with Nationwide, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel.

I was pointed in your direction by a few property agents in york to select a solicitor on your site. What’s the financial upside for Estate Agents to recommend your services ahead of alternative conveyancing organisations?

We don’t give any referral fee for sending work in our direction. We thought it would be too underhand a fee because a client could think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

Should I cancel my mortgage payments with Lloyds once a completion date for my home sale in york has been set?

No, you must keep paying any mortgage payments to Lloyds pending the mortgage being discharged on completion as part of your york conveyancing.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in york regulated by the SRA

It is important to note that the listed firms do not limit their work for conveyancing in york but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.

  • Cowling Swift & Kitchin Limited, 8 Blake Street, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 8XJ
  • Grays Solicitors, Duncombe Place, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 7DY
  • Naish Estate Agents And Solicitors Limited, 3 High Petergate, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 7EN
  • Home Property Lawyers Limited, Queens House, Micklegate, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 6WG
  • Langleys Solicitors Llp, Queens House, Micklegate, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 6WG

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in york

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in york practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Cowling Swift & Kitchin Limited, 8 Blake Street, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 8XJ
  • Grays Solicitors, Duncombe Place, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 7DY
  • Naish Estate Agents And Solicitors Limited, 3 High Petergate, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 7EN
  • Home Property Lawyers Limited, Queens House, Micklegate, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 6WG
  • Langleys Solicitors Llp, Queens House, Micklegate, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 6WG

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in york regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in york with expertise in commercial conveyancing in york. This will likely include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Cowling Swift & Kitchin Limited, 8 Blake Street, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 8XJ
  • Grays Solicitors, Duncombe Place, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 7DY
  • Naish Estate Agents And Solicitors Limited, 3 High Petergate, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 7EN
  • Langleys Solicitors Llp, Queens House, Micklegate, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 6WG
  • Home Property Lawyers Limited, Queens House, Micklegate, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 6WG

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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