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Reasons to use our Colne conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The Colne conveyancing practitioners that we work with are dedicated to supplying the most cost, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and remortgagors in Colne
  • 2 Colne solicitors have a crucial advantage when it comes to Colne conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can impact your sale or purchase
  • 3 Experience means that Colne conveyancer have established valuable connections with Colne local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your home move in Colne.
  • 4 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Colne are familiar with the local concerns specific to Colne and therefore you may benefit from better advice and faster conveyancing.
  • 5 Colne conveyancers will have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Colne since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Colne

Can conveyancing in Colne to be done in a month?

First, If you are under time constraints to exchange it is highly recommended that your conveyancer is familiar with the area as they will benefit local connections and insight. It is possible that they may have conducted otherproperties in the same neighbourhood. You would be best advised to use a Colne conveyancing solicitor. In addition, be sure that the conveyancing firm is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is believed that 18% of Colne conveyancing deals are delayed or derailed after finding out that a buyer’s solicitor was not on their banks member panel. This can often result in the transaction being held up by as much as three weeks. It is said that this issue impacts in the region of one hundred thousand home moves every year. Most Colne conveyancing practices can not act for certain lenders so do check at the outset.

My property lawyer in Colne has never been on on the TSB Approved Panel. Is it possible for me to continue with my prefered solicitor even though they are not on the TSB approved list?

The limited options available to you here include:

  1. Complete the purchase with your existing Colne lawyers but TSB will need to instruct a solicitor on their panel. This will inevitably rack up the overall conveyancing fees as well as result in frustration.
  2. Find an alternative lawyer to to deal with the conveyancing, not forgetting to check they are TSB approved.
  3. Persuade your TSB solicitor to attempt to join the TSB panel

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Colne?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Colne. 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 Colne differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build property in Colne come to us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is completed. This is because developers in Colne typically purchase 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 property lawyers 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 Colne or who has acted in the same development.

I am employed by a long established estate agency in Colne where we have witnessed a few flat sales put at risk due to leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have received inconsistent advice from local Colne conveyancing solicitors. Can you shed some light as to whether the owner of a flat can initiate the lease extension formalities for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

Provided that the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the proposed purchaser need not have to wait 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done prior to, or at the same time as completion of the sale.

Alternatively, it may be possible to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Colne - Examples of Questions you should ask before Purchasing

    Does the lease contain onerous restrictions? Please inform me if there are any major works anticipated that will likely increase the service fees? What is the yearly maintenance fee and ground rent?

I need to find a lender panel solicitor in Colne. Can you assist?

Unfortunately it’s not apparent why you need a Colne panel solicitor but in any event, if you can not find one on our search tool you will need to speak directly to the bank to find out which solicitors in Colne are on their panel . If you do find such a firm in Colne not listed please direct them to our site to list. At a fee of one pound per month it is not expensive to register on the site

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Colne

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Colne with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • Farnworth Shaw, 65 Albert Road, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 0BZ
  • Nga Solicitors, 32 Albert Road, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 0AB
  • Clifford Smith & Buchanan Limited, 79-81 Scotland Road, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 7UY
  • Roberts & Smith, 20-22 Carr Road, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 7LB
  • Steele & Son With Bagot Heyes, Station Chambers, 16 Fernlea Avenue, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 5DP

Planning law solicitors in Colne regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Colne with expertise in planning law. This will likely include advice on planning applications and appeals
  • Steele & Son With Bagot Heyes, Station Chambers, 16 Fernlea Avenue, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 5DP

Colne commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on a number of issues across all aspects of commercial property law

    Hotels, public houses and restaurants Property finance for investment and development loans for mortgage companies and borrowers Options and guarantees Subletting, licences and sharing occupation Offices, shops or industrial units Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 procedures, including serving section 25 and 26 notices

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

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