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Reasons to use our Aughton conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Personal touch and a wealth of experience are key benefits that you should look for when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Aughton property deals can become significantly more complicated as a result of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 2 Aughton solicitors work in conjunction with Aughton estate agents, house builders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is provided to buyers and sellers every step of the way, helping make the process as straightforward as possible
  • 3 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in Aughton have a grasp oflocal issues specific to Aughton and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and speedier conveyancing.
  • 4 Aughton solicitors will have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 5 We are the UKs most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory service identifying lender approved law practices conducting conveyancing in Aughton who are regulated by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Aughton since December 2024*

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Sale

of terraced property, Aughton Road, S26 3XD completing on 27/01/2025 at a price of £110,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of semi-detached residence, Aughton Road, S26 4TG completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £165,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

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Sale

of detached residence residence, Millstone Drive, S26 2EQ completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £205,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

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Disposal

of house property, Lodge Lane, S26 2BL completing on 06/01/2025 at a price of £261,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Aughton

My fiance’s mother is a solicitor. I am hopeful that I can be offered friends and family fee for conveyancing, but if not, what level of costs should I be expecting for conveyancing in Aughton?

You should compare pricing. Do use our search tool on this site. The amounts may be different but service levels do differ between conveyancers as is true with most professions.

My grandfather passed away 10 months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Aughton. The house had a relatively small loan remaining of approximately £5k. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Principality, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?

Where you plan to re-mortgage then Principality will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Principality conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Principality conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Principality mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Aughton?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Aughton. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

How does conveyancing in Aughton differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Aughton come to us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is finished. This is because builders in Aughton tend to buy the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Aughton or who has acted in the same development.

Is it possible to change firm as I need to appoint a firm on the Barclays Direct conveyancing list. I instructed a family conveyancing solicitor in Aughton five minutes from me but she is not accepted by Barclays Direct

It would be our pleasure to assist you find a conveyancing solicitor in Aughton on the Barclays Direct panel. Please note that the law firms that we list do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Aughton. In making use of search facility on this page, you can compare fees for conveyancing solicitors in Aughton and throughout England and Wales.

Are you able to set out the scope of conveyancing handled by Aughton conveyancing practices?

Generally most Aughton conveyancing solicitors will handle various services to residential and rural land owners, sellers, purchasers, freeholders and tenants and you can expect them to do some of the following services:

    Property sale conveyancing in Aughton and wider afield Private residential purchase conveyancing in Aughton and further afield Statutory Declarations Preparation and advising on leases and tenancy agreements Assisting leaseholder clients purchase the freehold interests (enfranchisement) or extend their leases and landlord clients to help with enfranchisement claims Help to Buy Conveyancing in Aughton or throughout England and Wales

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Aughton regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Aughton with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Aughton. This could include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Waring Associates Llp, 354 Herringthorpe Valley Road, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 4LA
  • Tierney & Co, 137 Bawtry Road, Wickersley, Rotherham, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S66 2BW
  • Parker Rhodes Hickmotts, The Point, Bradmarsh Business Park, Bradmarsh Way, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 1BP
  • Coates Solicitors Limited, 62-64 High Street, Mosborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S20 5AE
  • Bradford & Son, 9 Moorgate Road, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 2EN

Home buying conveyancing in Aughton usually consists of the following:

  • Property lawyer instructed by the buyer on acceptance of the offer
  • Checking the title to the premises
  • Conducting Aughton property searches with respect to the title
  • Considering the draft contract pack and other documentation collated by the vendor’s conveyancer
  • Submitting queries with the owner’s conveyancer
  • Negotiating the purchase contract
  • Considering the replies provided by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (if relevant)
  • Drafting and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Completion of and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the change in ownership and the mortgage (if relevant) at the Land Registry.

Whether you are going through a divorce or separation or simply wish to transfer your property to someone else, transfer of equity conveyancing in Aughton includes some of the following tasks:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Following instructions from the mortgage company (where applicable)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating amendments to the draft Transfer
  • Communicating with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring funds to the appropriate parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the change in proprietorship and the home loan (if appropriate) at the Land Registry.

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

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