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Reasons to use our Chadderton conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Personal touch together with pure property experience are key benefits that you should look for when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Chadderton conveyancing can be made significantly more protracted as a result of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 2 Our site is the first site offering you the ability to check that your conveyancing in Chadderton will be carried out by a conveyancer on your mortgage lender’s approved panel.
  • 3 Notwithstanding what other on-line conveyancers inform you it just might be important to pop into your conveyancer to sign legal papers. There are various parties with engaged in a house sale without needing to include the postman into the mix.
  • 4 Chadderton property lawyers have a crucial advantage when it comes to Chadderton conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can affect your sale or purchase
  • 5 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Chadderton is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Chadderton since November 2025*

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Sale

of terraced residence, Taunton Road, OL9 0BD completing on 01/12/2025 at a price of £230,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of house property, Burnley Street, OL9 0JW completing on 05/12/2025 at a price of £180,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s conveyancer

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Sale

of flat Broadway OL9 0EL, at the agreed sum of £253,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

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Conveyance

of apartment Broadway OL9 0EL, at a price of £265,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, obtaining official copies of the title

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Chadderton

We note that you have a search directory listing solicitors on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our conveyancing in Chadderton?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Chadderton.

What is the optimum way to investigate if the solicitor carrying out my conveyancing in Chadderton is on the lender’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for The Mortgage Works thus paying £192.00 in further conveyancing costs.

You should make the most of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this web page. Please choose the lender and type ‘Chadderton’ or your preferred area and you will discover a number of lawyer based in Chadderton or near you.

My wife and I own a 4 bedroom Georgian house in Chadderton. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and Bank of Ireland. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Chadderton and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also question the situation with the conveyancing practitioner who conducted the purchase.

I am buying a new build flat in Chadderton. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Chadderton

    If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose?

I am looking for a conveyancing solicitor in Chadderton for my remortgage. Can I check a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?

You can read presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations stemming from investigations started on or after Jan 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find records Pre 2008, or to check a firm's history, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes monitor telephone calls for training requirements.

I am hoping to put an offer on a small detached house that appears to meet my requirements, at a great figure which is making it more attractive. I have since discovered that the title is leasehold as opposed to freehold. I am assuming that there are issues purchasing a leasehold house in Chadderton. Conveyancing advisers have are about to be appointed. Will my lawyers set out the implications of buying a leasehold house in Chadderton ?

The majority of houses in Chadderton are freehold and not leasehold. In this scenario it’s worth having a local solicitor used to dealing with such properties who can help the conveyancing process. It is clear that you are buying in Chadderton in which case you should be shopping around for a Chadderton conveyancing solicitor and be sure that they have experience in dealing with leasehold houses. As a matter of priority you will need to check the unexpired lease term. As a lessee you will not be entirely free to do whatever you want to the property. The lease will likely included provisions for example obtaining the freeholder’sconsent to carry out changes to the property. It may be necessary to pay a maintenance charge towards the upkeep of the communal areas where the house is located on an estate. Your conveyancer should appraise you on the various issues.

I invested in buying a basement flat in Chadderton, conveyancing was carried out in 2006. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Comparable flats in Chadderton with over 90 years remaining are worth £179,000. The ground rent is £65 invoiced every year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2083

You have 57 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £26,600 and £30,800 plus legals.

The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more detailed investigations. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Chadderton regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Chadderton with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Chadderton. This should include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Wrigley Claydon Solicitors, 29-33 Union Street, Oldham, Lancashire, OL1 1HH
  • Scott Hyman & Co, Lancashire House, Winters Court, 12 Church Lane, Ol1 3an, Oldham, Lancashire, OL1 3AN
  • Mellor & Jackson Solicitors Ltd, 8 Church Lane, Oldham, Lancashire, OL1 3AP
  • North Ainley, 34-36 Clegg Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL1 1PS
  • Norcross Lees & Riches, 19 Queen Street, Oldham, Lancashire, OL1 1RD

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Chadderton regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Chadderton but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Kirkham Conveyancing Services Limited, 74 Rochdale Road, OL2 6QJ
  • Peter Robinson & Co, 27 Queen Street, OL1 1RD
  • Alfred Ledger & Sons , Property Lawyers, OL16 1QA
  • Matthew Montgomery & Co, 9-13 Water Street, OL16 1TL
  • Shanley Wright , Property Lawyers, OL16 1DZ

Purchase conveyancing in Chadderton usually involves the following:

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title unregistered or registered
  • Undertaking Chadderton searches for the title
  • Assessing draft contract and other documentation collated by the owner’s lawyer
  • Raising questions with the vendor’s lawyer
  • Agreeing the wording of the purchase contract
  • Assessing replies given by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer document
  • Guiding the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (where applicable)
  • Drafting and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; summarising to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, preliminary enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Completion of and submitting to HMRC the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the transfer of ownership and the home loan (if applicable) at the Land Registry.

Neighboring Locations

Royton
Shaw
Chadderton
Oldham
Moston
 Failsworth
 Bardsley

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

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