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Main reasons to use our service to assist you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Burnley

  • 1 Over the years Burnley conveyancer have developed valuable connections with Burnley local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of dealing with your home move in Burnley.
  • 2 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these organisations are often located many kilometers away with limited appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Burnley
  • 3 Burnley property lawyers have a crucial edge when it comes to Burnley conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can affect your conveyancing
  • 4 Burnley solicitors will acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 5 No matter what any other companies tell you it could be important to pop into your solicitor to execute documents. There are enough parties involved in a house sale without having to include the postman into the pot.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Burnley since January 2025*

Disposal

of apartment Admiral Street BB10 4EE, at purchase sum of £85,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, securing official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Transfer

of apartment Heath Street BB10 3AY, at the agreed sum of £68,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges

Acquisition

of apartment Melville Street BB10 3EN, at a price of £120,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties

Transfer

of apartment Essex Avenue BB12 6DE, at the agreed sum of £134,389. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Burnley

I am one month into the sale of my maisonette in Burnley and the estate agent has just called to advise that the purchasers are switching law firm. I am told that this is due to the fact that the mortgage company will only work with solicitors on their approved list. Why would a big named mortgage company only work with specific lawyers rather the firm that they want to select for their conveyancing in Burnley ?

Banks have always had panels of law firms they are willing to work with, but in the last few years big names such as HSBC, have reviewed and reduced their conveyancing panel– in some cases removing conveyancing firms who have worked with them for over 25 years.

Banks justify this action to a rise in fraud as the reason for the pruning – criteria have been tightened as a smaller panel is easier to maintain. Banks tend not to disclose how many solicitors have been dropped, claiming the information is commercially sensitive, but the Law Society claims that it is hearing daily from firms that have been removed from panels. Some do not even realise they have been dropped until contacted by a borrower who has instructed them as might be the situation in your buyers' case. The purchasers are not going to have any sway in the decision.

We just had an offer accepted to buy with Earl Shilton BS. We have called around locally but am struggling to find a Burnley conveyancing firm on the Earl Shilton BS panel. Could you help?

Please do take advantage of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this page. Pick the mortgage company and type Burnley or your location and you will discover a number of lawyer based in Burnley or near you.

We have a mortgage agreed in principle with HSBC. Burnley conveyancing lawyers are appointed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from HSBC?

Some lenders take longer than others. Have HSBC done the survey? Have you advised HSBC as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the HSBC conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.

I'm at the point of looking at apartments in Burnley and I am about to put in an offer. Is it premature to have a solicitor in place? I intend to finance via a mortgage with Yorkshire BS.

It would be prudent to instigate your search sooner rather than later. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on to the estate agent. Given that you are seeking a mortgage with Yorkshire BS, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

I have a mortgage with Yorkshire BS for my property in Burnley. Conveyancing has been completed a year ago. If I am intending 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 Yorkshire BS?

Yorkshire BS must be informed of your intention in advance of letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of Yorkshire BS’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies 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 Yorkshire BS directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel lawyer.

How does conveyancing in Burnley differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Burnley approach us having been asked by the builder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is built. This is because house builders in Burnley typically acquire the real estate, 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 accustomed to new build conveyancing in Burnley or who has acted in the same development.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on a fortnight ago in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Burnley is the location of the property. Can you offer any guidance?

Flying freeholds in Burnley are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Burnley you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Burnley may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.

What happens where there is a problem with one of the searches for my conveyancing in Burnley?

Usually, the majority of issues exposed in Burnley conveyancing search results can be dealt with prior to completion or title insurance may be put on cover. You should remember that although you may be buying the property and may be willing to accept the search results, your mortgage lender may not, and when all said and done the decision rests with them.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Burnley regulated by the SRA

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

  • Baldwin Wyatt Solicitors, Proctors Chambers, 24 Hammerton Street, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 1NA
  • Pollard Bower Solicitors, 8-10 Hargreaves Street, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 1ED
  • Eric H Smith, 22 Manchester Road, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 1HH
  • Waddington & Son, 28 Manchester Road, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 1HH
  • Donald Race & Newton Solicitors Limited, 5-7 Hargreaves Street, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 1EA

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Burnley

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Burnley practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Baldwin Wyatt Solicitors, Proctors Chambers, 24 Hammerton Street, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 1NA
  • Eric H Smith, 22 Manchester Road, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 1HH
  • Donald Race & Newton Solicitors Limited, 5-7 Hargreaves Street, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 1EA
  • Southerns, Mackenzie House, 66/68 Bank Parade, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 1UB
  • Smith Sutcliffe, 50 Manchester Road, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 1HJ

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

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Burnley but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Cartin Lincoln Haynes, Springfield House, BB12 6LY

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

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