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Reasons to use our Birtley conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The companies listed on our directory have a mix of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 2 Personal touch together with a wealth of expertise are key benefits that you should look for when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Birtley property deals can become significantly more protracted because of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 3 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Birtley have a grasp oflocal issues specific to Birtley and therefore you may benefit from better advice and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 4 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Birtley is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 5 Chances are that the other side’s solicitors have offices in Birtley - if so sets of conveyancers are likely to be less confrontational

Examples of recent conveyancing in Birtley since January 2025*

Sale

of house premises, Broadleaf Walk, DH3 1FB completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £350,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, preparing statement detailing charges

Sale

of terraced property, Elm Crescent, DH3 1GH completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £220,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, obtaining official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of semi property, Tantallon, DH3 2JG completing on 23/01/2025 at a price of £190,540. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

Conveyance

of apartment Coldstream DH2 1LH, acquired for £190,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Birtley

Having been recommended your company we were going to go ahead with a conveyancing solicitor in Birtley endorsed using your search tool but stumbled across some other quotes via the web seem less pricey – why is this?

One can find many firms of firms advertising pretending to offer cut-price conveyancing, but additionalfees result in the final bill being inflated. Conveyancers are obliged to make sure that charges outlined in terms of engagement should be fair and reasonable and be applied The conveyancers that we put forward for conveyancing in Birtley specify all legal fees for the property you plan topurchase.

I am in the process of remortgaging my home in Birtley, does my lawyer have to be on the Kent Reliance Conveyancing panel?

In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel, but Kent Reliance would require one of their panel solicitors to be instructed to act in their interests, and you'd have to pay for this - so most people instruct a panel solicitor. It's also easier, as otherwise you'd have to deal with two solicitors for the same conveyancing matter.

When it comes to mortgage companies such as Bank of Ireland, do Birtley solicitors have to pay a yearly amount to be on the list of approved solicitors?

We are not aware of any bank fees to register on their panel, although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.

My husband and I have arranged a further advance on our home loan from TSB as we want to carry out renovations to our property in Birtley. Are we obliged to choose a high street Birtley solicitor on the TSB conveyancing panel to handle the paperwork?

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

The mortgage over my property is with UBS for my property in Birtley. Conveyancing was finalised 12 months ago. In the event that I decide to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a BTL mortgage or inform UBS?

Your original mortgage agreement with UBS will provide that you need their approval in advance of letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of UBS’s mortgage conditions. It may be that UBS will allow you to rent out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact UBS directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a UBS conveyancing panel firm.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our property are lost. The conveyancers who conducted the conveyancing in Birtley 10 years ago are no longer around. What are my options?

Nowadays there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your conveyancer will be aware exactly where to look for all the suitable paperwork so you can buy or dispose of your house without a hitch. Where copies can’t be located, your lawyer may be able to arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities against possible claims on the premises.

I am purchasing a new build house in Birtley benefiting from help to buy. The builders refused to reduce the price so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The house builders rep advised me not inform my solicitor about this side-deal as it will put at risk my mortgage with the lender. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

My cousin has encouraged me to appoint his conveyancing solicitors in Birtley. Should I use them?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Birtley conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to select a conveyancing practitioner is to get recommendations from friends or family who have actually used the solicitor you're contemplating using.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Birtley regulated by the SRA

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

  • John Bayles & Co, 26 Harraton Terrace, Durham Road, Birtley, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH3 2QG
  • K Boswell & Co, 15/16 Arndale House, Concord, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE37 2SW
  • Hutharts Law Firm, Durham Road Chambers, 431 Durham Road, Low Fell, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5AN
  • Richmond Anderson Goudie Part Of The Richmond Partnership, Flake Cottages, Cone Terrace, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH3 3TA
  • Nigel J Humes & Co, 3-5 High Chare, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH3 3PX

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Birtley

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Birtley with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • 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 CLC

Please be aware 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

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

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