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Top reasons to use our service to help you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Birtley

  • 1 The organisations shown on our directory have a variation of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 2 Birtley conveyancing lawyers will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 3 Our site is the first site offering you the ability to ensure that your property ownership legalities in Birtley will be carried out by a solicitor on your mortgage lender’s approved panel.
  • 4 Birtley conveyancer are the key to a successful Birtley home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 5 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these firms are often based many miles away with limited appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Birtley

Examples of recent conveyancing in Birtley since January 2025*

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of house property, Daisy Cottages, DH3 1AN completing on 06/01/2025 at a price of £140,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, obtaining official copies of the title, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

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of detached residence premises, Broadleaf Walk, DH3 1FB completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £350,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, preparing statement detailing charges

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Disposal

of detached residence property, Elm Crescent, DH3 1GH completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £220,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, securing official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

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Disposal

of terraced residence, Tantallon, DH3 2JG completing on 23/01/2025 at a price of £190,540. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Birtley

My fiance’s mother is a conveyancer. I am hopeful that I'll be able to get mate’s pricing for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what level of costs would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Birtley?

It’s sensible to get two or three conveyancing quotes. Do use our search tool on this page. The prices seem to contrast greatly but service levels do are distinct between law firms as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.

I am soon to exchange on the purchase of a property in Birtley but as a consequence of damage from some water damage at the property I have managed to agree compensation from the current proprietors in the sum of £3k taking the form of a deduction in the price. I had intended this to be addressed as part of amending the contract yet Leeds Building Society are not allowing this. Why were they approached?

Your lawyer that is on a Leeds Building Society approved list is obliged to inform Leeds Building Society of any variations to the sale price. If you prohibit your property lawyer to notify the price change to Leeds Building Society then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Leeds Building Society and you would have to appoint a new lawyer for your conveyancing in Birtley.

I am aiming to move home in May. Does my conveyancing solicitor communicate with the removal company on the completion day. Incidentally, can you recommend a removal company in Birtley. Conveyancing lawyer was chosen prior to coming across your website.

On the day of completion you will need to pick up the house keys from the estate agent but this can only take place once the previous owners lawyers advise the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be collected. You should inform the removal company that you are ready to move in. We are not in a position to suggest a specific removal company but can assist you in choosing a residential property solicitor in Birtley or a solicitor with expertise in conveyancing in Birtley.

Is it the case that all Birtley solicitors on the RBS conveyancing panel are regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?

As solicitors, in order to be on the RBS approved list of solicitors they would need to be overseen by the SRA. The majority of lenders do list licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the firms would be overseen by the CLC.

After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Birtley. My mortgage broker suggested a solicitor. I paid an on account payment of £150. A few days later, the solicitor called me to say that they were not on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Aldermore panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

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

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Birtley. 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…’

My business partner and I are hoping to take an assignment of a lease of a shop on the high street. Can you recommend solicitors offering no-sale-no costs for commercial conveyancing in Birtley for below £2000?

We are happy to recommend firms who have an in-depth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Birtley, including the disposal and purchase of businesses as well as simply property. Whether you are looking to buy or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a complete business we will find you the right solicitor. Regarding the costs this will depend on the structure and terms of the proposed transaction. Let us have your contact information or call so as to enable us to supply you with a fixed commercial conveyancing quote.

Is planning permission needed to change a house into a couple of appartments in Birtley? This has occurred to a property next door to my house in Birtley and was ignorant of the conversion until after the works were finished.

Planning permission is required for converting a single house in Birtley into apartments but possibly not for reverting once again to single dwelling-house so, simply put, yes.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Birtley

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Birtley specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • Richmond Anderson Goudie Part Of The Richmond Partnership, Flake Cottages, Cone Terrace, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH3 3TA
  • Gordon Brown Law Firm Llp, Mains House, 143 Front Street, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH3 3AU
  • John Donkin Solicitors Limited, Unit 9 Concept 2000, Sunderland Road, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE10 9LQ
  • Hathaways The Law Firm Limited, 18/19 Regent Terrace, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 1LU
  • Tait Farrier Graham, 16-17 Regent Terrace, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 1LU

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Birtley regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Birtley but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Robert Woods Conveyancing Services , 576a Durham Road, NE9 6HX
  • The Legal House Ltd, Glenisla, NE16 4EH
  • Peter Ross & Co, 2 Jasmine Villas, NE16 4JH
  • Joanne Hewitt Conveyancing Services, Metropolitan House, NE16 3AS

Planning law solicitors in Birtley regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Birtley practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including planning applications and appeals
  • Ward Hadaway, Sandgate House, 102 Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 3DX
  • Muckle Llp, Time Central, 32 Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 4BF
  • Sintons Llp, The Cube, Barrack Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE4 6DB
  • Freemans, 7 St. Marys Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 7PG

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

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