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If you have reached us by Googling ‘Conveyancing in Chester le Street’ follow your intuition — you will have a better house move where you instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Chester le Street.

Reasons to use our Chester le Street conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Chester le Street regularly deal withlocal concerns specific to Chester le Street and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and faster conveyancing.
  • 2 The practices shown on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 3 Using a a family Solicitor usually results in a more personalised service. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, your transaction is handled by a team of people who who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.
  • 4 Chester le Street property lawyers work in partnership with Chester le Street estate agents, property finders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is offered to home movers every step of the way, with the aim of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times
  • 5 Notwithstanding what other sites inform you it could be important to pop into your solicitor to execute contracts. There are enough parties engaged in a conveyancing transaction without having to add Royal Mail into the mix.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Chester le Street since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Chester le Street

We were just about to exchange contracts for a semi detached house in Chester le Street. We encountered a problem. Our mortgage offer with Lloyds TSB Bank runs out on 29/12/2025 but the owners are putting forward a completion date of 31/12/2025. Can one extend the loan offer?

The best person to deal with your issue is your lawyer who will assess if they better off negotiating with the mortgage company, seller’s representatives, selling agents or indeed all parties given what has gone on in your transaction as of today.

As someone unfamiliar with conveyancing in Chester le Street what’s your top tip you can give me concerning the legal transfer of property in Chester le Street

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Chester le Street and elsewhere in England and Wales is an adversarial process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is plenty of room for conflict between you and others involved in the transaction. For example, the vendor, selling agent and even potentially your mortgage company. Appointing a solicitor for your conveyancing in Chester le Street should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY person in the process whose responsibility is to protect your best interests and to keep you safe.

There is a distinct creep of a "blame" culture- someone has to be at fault for the process taking so long. You your first instinct should be to trust your solicitor ahead of the other parties in the home moving process.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Chester le Street?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Chester le Street. 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…’

How does conveyancing in Chester le Street differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build premises in Chester le Street come to us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is constructed. This is because builders in Chester le Street tend to buy 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 conveyancers 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 Chester le Street or who has acted in the same development.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Chester le Street is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Chester le Street are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Chester le Street you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Chester le Street may determine 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.

I was advised by numerous selling agents in Chester le Street to find a property lawyer using your seach tool. Is there a financial advantage for Estate Agents to promote your lawyers over alternative conveyancing organisations?

We refuse to give any referral fee for directing people our way. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission because home movers will think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Chester le Street regulated by the SRA

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

  • 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
  • Gordon Brown Law Firm Llp, Mains House, 143 Front Street, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH3 3AU
  • John Bayles & Co, 26 Harraton Terrace, Durham Road, Birtley, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH3 2QG
  • Sherwood-smith Tilley & Co, Britannic Chambers, Po Box 4, 92/94 Newbottle Street, Houghton Le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 4AJ

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Chester le Street

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Chester le Street practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • 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
  • Hodgson Coulthard & Co, Glendale House, 10 Church Street, Houghton Le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 4DN
  • Swinburne Maddison Llp, Venture House, Aykley Heads Business Centre, Durham, County Durham, DH1 5TS
  • Emg Solicitors Limited, The Rivergreen Centre, Aykley Heads, Durham, County Durham, DH1 5TS

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Chester le Street regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Chester le Street but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Robert Woods Conveyancing Services , 576a Durham Road, NE9 6HX

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

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