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Main reasons to use our service to help you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in Ashton in Makerfield

  • 1 There is a strong possibility the other side’s conveyancers have offices in Ashton in Makerfield - if so sets of lawyers are likely to be less confrontational
  • 2 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Ashton in Makerfield is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 3 Our site is the first site offering you the facility to check that your conveyancing in Ashton in Makerfield will be conducted by a solicitor on your lender’s conveyancing panel.
  • 4 Conveyancer conveyancing firms have valuable personal links with Ashton in Makerfield estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 5 Experience means that Ashton in Makerfield solicitor have established excellent links with Ashton in Makerfield local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of undertaking your house sale or purchase in Ashton in Makerfield.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Ashton in Makerfield since October 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Ashton in Makerfield

It is a dozen years since I acquired my home in Ashton in Makerfield. Conveyancing solicitors have recently been retained on the sale but I can't locate the title deeds. Will this cause complications?

You need not be too concerned. First there is a possibility that the deeds will be kept by the mortgage company or they could still be with the conveyancers who handled the purchase. Secondly the chances are that the property will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing solicitors obtaining current official copies of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Ashton in Makerfield involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your property is unregistered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.

What can a local search tell me about the house I am buying in Ashton in Makerfield?

Ashton in Makerfield conveyancing often commences with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations such as Xpress Legal The local search plays an important part in many a Ashton in Makerfield conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any unpleasant once you have moved into your new home. The search should reveal information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 topic headings.

four months have elapsed following my purchase conveyancing in Ashton in Makerfield completed. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Ashton in Makerfield is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Ashton in Makerfield are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Ashton in Makerfield you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Ashton in Makerfield may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.

I am a sole trader hoping to take over a lease of a shop on a shopping parade. Can you recommend solicitors offering competitive charges for non-domestic conveyancing in Ashton in Makerfield for under £1,200?

We are happy to recommend firms who host a wealth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Ashton in Makerfield, including the disposal and acquisition of businesses as well as simply premises. Whether you are hoping to buy or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a complete business we will put you in touch with the right firm. As for the charges this will depend on the structure and nuances of the proposed transaction. Let us have your details or email so as to enable us to supply you with a fixed commercial conveyancing calculation.

I'm remortgaging a bungalow in Ashton in Makerfield. I can find my conveyancer's company on the CLC list, but I can't see my conveyancer's name as listed on the regulator's website. Is this a big problem?

Not every individual in the company must be listed by the regulator. As long there is a manager qualified to 'oversee' the conveyancing, the actual day-to-day activity can be conducted by unlicensed staff.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Ashton in Makerfield regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Ashton in Makerfield practicing in commercial conveyancing in Ashton in Makerfield. This could include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Mills & Co, First Floor, 60/2 Gerard Street, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 9AF
  • Gs Law Northwest Ltd, 685 Ormskirk Road, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 8AQ
  • Platt & Fishwick, 47 King Street, Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 1DB
  • Alker Ball Healds, 29-33 King Street, Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 1EG
  • St Helens Law Limited, 19-27 Shaw Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1DF

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Ashton in Makerfield regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Ashton in Makerfield but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Bernadette Kearns Limited, 20 Upper Dicconson Street, WN1 2AD
  • Tq Property Lawyers Limited, 54 Church Street, WN7 1AZ

Planning law solicitors in Ashton in Makerfield regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Ashton in Makerfield with expertise in planning law. This may include advice on applications about listed buildings and conservation areas
  • Hcb Widdows Mason Limited, 3 - 5 King Street, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 4LP

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

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