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Reasons to use our Cramlington conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Notwithstanding what other solicitors say it could be important to attend your conveyancer to execute contracts. Too many 3rd parties are already engaged in a house sale without needing to include Royal Mail into the equation.
  • 2 Our site is the only site that enables you the ability to check that your conveyancing in Cramlington will be carried out by a conveyancer on your bank approved panel.
  • 3 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often located many miles away with limited appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Cramlington
  • 4 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Cramlington 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 will expect.
  • 5 Peace of mind comes when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Cramlington has a number to choose from, but for a truly dependable and dependable service many local people have been use the endorsement of this site.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Cramlington since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Cramlington

Finally the sale completed on my house in Cramlington last March yet the purchaser is SMS messaging me to say his conveyancer is waiting to hear from mylawyer. What should my lawyer have done following completion?

Post completion of your disposal your lawyer should deliver the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer must also confirm that the mortgage has been discharged to the buyers lawyers. There are no post completion requirements peculiar conveyancing in Cramlington.

I am refinancing my property in Cramlington, does my lawyer have to be on the Principality Solicitor panel?

There is nothing to stop you using your solicitor, but Principality will insist on their interests being represented by a firm on their conveyancing panel. There is much more potential for delays and confusion with two solicitors involved, and it will undoubtedly be more expensive too.

A colleague pointed out to me me that in purchasing a property in Cramlington there could be a number of restrictions affecting the ability to carry out external alterations to a property. Is this right?

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

I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with HSBC. I assume I don't need a Cramlington solicitor on the HSBC panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?

If you have finished paying off your HSBC mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the HSBC mortgage from the register. HSBC, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where HSBC has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. HSBC has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your HSBC mortgage has been paid off.

After shopping around on the internet I have found a Cramlington lawyer having made sure that they are on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?

Clydesdale will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Clydesdale will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your lawyer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Cramlington postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Clydesdale, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Cramlington.

Have purchased a a detached house in Cramlington , What is the estimated time for the Land Registry to register the transfer to my name? My Cramlington conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to be certain that my ownership is registered.

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Cramlington registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can vary subject to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry communicate with any third persons or bodies. At present roughly three quarters of submission are fully addressed in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be protracted hold-ups. Registration is effected after the buyer is living at the premises thus 'speed' is not usually top priority but where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your solicitor must communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.

I was recommended by a few property agents in Cramlington to select a property lawyer on your site. What’s the financial inducement for Estate Agents to market your services ahead of another?

We don’t offer any financial incentive for sending work to this site. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission because home movers will think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

In my capacity as executor for the estate of my father I am selling a residence in Neath but reside in Cramlington. My solicitor (who is 250 miles awayneeds me to sign a stat dec prior to the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Cramlington who can attest and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you should not need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are located in Cramlington

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Cramlington regulated by the SRA

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

  • Andrew J Fenny & Co, 3-4 Dudley Court, Manor Walks Shopping Centre, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 6QW
  • Browell Smith & Co Solicitors Ltd, Unit 42-44, Apex Business Village, Annitsford, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 7BF
  • Whitehead & Low Solicitors Llp, 3 Market Place, Bedlington, Northumberland, NE22 5TN
  • Hedley Solicitors, 11a Regent Street, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 1LQ
  • Lawson & Thompson Solicitors Llp, 3 Regent Street, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 1LQ

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Cramlington

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Cramlington specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Whitehead & Low Solicitors Llp, 3 Market Place, Bedlington, Northumberland, NE22 5TN
  • Carr & Co Solicitors (n.e.) Limited, 22-24 Stanley Street, Blyth, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 2BZ
  • Yarwood & Stubley, 15 Stanley Street, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 2BT
  • Cuthbertsons, 3 Stanley Street, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 2BS
  • Paper Temple Solicitors Llp, 13a Station Road North, Forest Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE12 7AR

Sale in Cramlington is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Lawyer instructed by the vendor on acceptance of the offer
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and related papers
  • Submitting draft papers to the conveyancer retained by the buyer
  • Negotiating contracts and responding to further questions from the buyer’s conveyancer
  • Negotiating the transfer deed
  • Replying to requisitions prepared by the buyer’s conveyancer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and wiring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and paying off the mortgage (where applicable)

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

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