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5 reasons to let us assist you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Atherton

  • 1 The Atherton conveyancing practitioners that are listed are committed to supplying value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and remortgagors in Atherton
  • 2 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in Atherton regularly deal withlocal concerns peculiar to Atherton and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and speedier conveyancing.
  • 3 The accumulation of transactions means that Atherton property lawyer have established excellent links with Atherton local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of dealing with your conveyancing in Atherton.
  • 4 The organisations identified on our directory have a mix of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 5 Atherton solicitors are likely to acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Atherton since May 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Atherton

AssumingI was to acquire a freehold homein Atherton for cash and dispense with a survey and no conveyancing searches how much should I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Atherton?

The sole reduction in fees you would achieve is the Atherton conveyancing searches. A conveyancing practitioner is obliged to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, communicating with the vendors conveyancer, SDLT return, register the title etc. A slight saving might be made by not having to register a charge but it will not be meaningful.

The Atherton conveyancing lawyers that I appointed last week on my house acquisition in Atherton have without warning closed. I chose them because I needed a lawyer on the RBS conveyancing panel and my preferred Atherton lawyer was not. I cut them a cheque for £250 in advance. What do I do now?

If you have an estate agent involved then inform them straight away so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the RBS conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors should be in a position to help.

Does a directory service exist listing Virgin Money panel conveyancers in Atherton on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such tool on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association sites. A small selection of mortgage companies make their panel listings viewable on the web. If you are seeking to appoint a Atherton conveyancing practitioner on the Virgin Money please make the most of our tool.

is it true that all Atherton conveyancing solicitors on the Barclays conveyancing panel are overseen by the SRA?

As solicitors, in order to be on the Barclays conveyancing panel they would need to be governed by the SRA. The majority of mortgage companies do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel and in that case the organisation would be governed by the CLC.

We are getting the release of further funds on our mortgage from Principality as we wish to carry out renovations to our house in Atherton. Do we need to select a high street Atherton solicitor on the Principality conveyancing panel to handle the legals?

Principality don't usually require firms on their approved list of lawyers to handle the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Principality conveyancing panel.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Atherton. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Atherton

    The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.

How simple is it to use your search facility to select a conveyancing lawyer in Atherton on the panel for my bank?

1st select a lender such as Halifax, The Royal Bank of Scotland or Clydesdale then type in your preferred area a common one being Atherton. Conveyancing firms in Atherton and further afield should be identified.

I am looking for a conveyancing solicitor in Atherton for my house move. Is it possible to review a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

Anyone can see documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations stemming from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find records Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could monitor telephone calls for training reasons.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Atherton regulated by the SRA

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

  • Swift Lawyers Limited, Bluebell Business Centre, 120 Bolton Road, Atherton, Manchester, Lancashire, M46 9JZ
  • Heyman & Co, 44 Church Street, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 1AZ
  • Dootsons Llp, 61-63 Church Street, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 1AY
  • Hcb Widdows Mason Limited, 3 - 5 King Street, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 4LP
  • Glp Solicitors, 15 Hulton District Centre, Worsley, Manchester, Lancashire, M28 0BA

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Atherton regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Atherton but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Tq Property Lawyers Limited, 54 Church Street, WN7 1AZ
  • Amity Conveyancing Limited , 17 Lee Lane, BL6 7BP
  • Bernadette Kearns Limited, 20 Upper Dicconson Street, WN1 2AD

Planning law solicitors in Atherton regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Atherton with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including development on contaminated land
  • Hcb Widdows Mason Limited, 3 - 5 King Street, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 4LP
  • Nabi Solicitors, Rose Hill Works, Nelson Street, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 2RW
  • Afg Law Limited, 20 Mawdsley Street, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 1LE
  • Winder Taylor Smith, Designa House,569 Chorley Old Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 6BL
  • Russell & Russell, Churchill House, Wood Street, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 1EE

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

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