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Follow your intuition—you will have a better move where you instruct a high street solicitor in Bishop Auckland

Main reasons to use our service to help you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Bishop Auckland

  • 1 Using a local Solicitor generally results in a more personalised service. Online forums often suggest that in using a large conveyancing firm, your transaction is handled by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 2 Bishop Auckland solicitors work in conjunction with Bishop Auckland estate agents, house builders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is provided to clients every step of the way, helping make the process as straightforward as possible
  • 3 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Bishop Auckland is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 4 Notwithstanding what other on-line conveyancers tell you it just might be necessary to visit your solicitor to execute legal papers. There are various parties with engaged in a house sale without having to include Royal Mail into the mix.
  • 5 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in Bishop Auckland have a grasp oflocal issues specific to Bishop Auckland and therefore you may benefit from better advice and speedier conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Bishop Auckland since May 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Bishop Auckland

Finally the sale completed on my house in Bishop Auckland last February yet the purchaser is whats apping daily complaining that his conveyancer is waiting to hear from mine. What should have happened following completion?

Following your house sale your lawyer should deliver the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. Where appropriate, your solicitor must also confirm that the home loan has been redeemed to the purchasers lawyers. There are no post completion procedures peculiar conveyancing in Bishop Auckland.

This question may be naive but I am wet behind the ears as a 1st time buyer of a ground floor flat in Bishop Auckland. Do I collect the keys to the property on completion from my solicitor? If this is the case, I will use a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Bishop Auckland?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will arrange to send the completion advance to the owner’s lawyers, and once they have received this, you will be invited to pick up the keys from the Estate Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.

My aunt informed me that in buying a property in Bishop Auckland there may be various restrictions limiting what one can do in terms of external changes to a property. Is this right?

We are aware of a number of properties in Bishop Auckland which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Bishop Auckland should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

The mortgage over my property is with Principality for my property in Bishop Auckland. Conveyancing was finalised months ago. Should I wish to rent out my property and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform Principality?

Principality must be informed of your intention in advance of letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of Principality’s mortgage conditions. It may be that Principality will permit you to let 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 Principality directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a Principality conveyancing panel lawyer.

What can a local search tell me concerning the house my wife and I buying in Bishop Auckland?

Bishop Auckland conveyancing often starts with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations for instance Xpress Legal The local search is essential in every Bishop Auckland conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any nasty surprises after you move into your new home. The search will supply data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant 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 thirteen topic headings.

How does conveyancing in Bishop Auckland differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build premises in Bishop Auckland come to us having been asked by the seller to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is constructed. This is because builders in Bishop Auckland usually acquire the site, 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 conveyancing solicitors 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 Bishop Auckland or who has acted in the same development.

My uncle has urged me to use his conveyancing solicitors in Bishop Auckland. Should I find my own property lawyer?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Bishop Auckland conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to select a conveyancing practitioner is to have feedback from friends or family who have used the conveyancer you're considering.

What tools are available to search for a Bishop Auckland conveyancing solicitor on the lender conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel up to 20kilometers to meet the solicitor.

You can use the find a conveyancing panel search on this website. Please choose the lender and your location, in this case Bishop Auckland and you will see a number of lawyer located nearest Bishop Auckland. Alternatively you can type in the name of your proposed law firm and see if they are listed as being on the lender solicitor panel.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Bishop Auckland

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Bishop Auckland practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • Smith Roddam, 56 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7PG
  • The Barrington Law Partnership, Barrington Chambers, Victoria Avenue, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7JH
  • Hewitts, 207 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7EL
  • Meikles Solicitors Llp, 2 Clyde Terrace, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 7SE
  • Evans & Co, 33 Cheapside, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 6QF

Planning law solicitors in Bishop Auckland regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Bishop Auckland practicing in planning law. This should include advice on planning applications and appeals
  • The Barrington Law Partnership, Barrington Chambers, Victoria Avenue, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7JH

Typically, Bishop Auckland conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Solicitor instructed by the purchaser once the offer has been accepted
  • Examining the title unregistered or registered
  • Carrying out Bishop Auckland property searches with respect to the title
  • Considering the draft contract pack and other documentation received from the seller’s property lawyer
  • Raising questions with the vendor’s property lawyer
  • Negotiating the sale contract
  • Analysing replies prepared by the seller to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (if applicable)
  • Drawing up and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; summarising to the buyer on the contents of the contract pack, preliminary enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the purchase and the mortgage (if relevant) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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