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Derby Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270
  • 2 December was the busiest month and January was the next busiest month while October was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Derby
  • 3 The most common indemnity insurance policies for Derby conveyancing is Restrictive Covenant
  • 4 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £3,167
  • 5 Average time frame of 73 days for registration of title in Derby

Examples of recent conveyancing in Derby since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Derby

Do the conveyancing lawyers listed on your site carry out right to buy conveyancing in Derby?

We work with a variety of conveyancing experts carrying out right to buy conveyancing matters Please get in touch with us with a view to get a conveyancing quote.

Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Derby is more expensive?

In summary, leasehold conveyancing in Derby and Derbyshire usually necessitates more due diligence compared to freehold transactions. This includes lease investigation, communicating with the landlord concerning the service of required notices, securing up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining the freeholder’s consents and reviewing management accounts. The obligations on both the landlord and the tenant in the lease need to be studied by the buyer’s conveyancing team and read from beginning to end – no matter how many different owners have owned the lease since it was first granted.

We are planning to purchase with Loughborough BS. I went into 3 or 4 local companies but am unable to find a Derby conveyancing firm on the Loughborough BS panel. Please you assist?

Feel free to take advantage of the search tool on this site. Pick the lender and type Derby or your location and you will see a number of lawyer based in Derby or nearest you.

My wife and I are purchasing a house in Derby. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a lawyer? On completion day we have to put our life savings into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our deposit?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

This question may be naive but I am new to the process as a 1st time buyer of a two bedroom flat in Derby. Do I collect the keys to the premises on the completion date from my solicitor? If this is the case, I will instruct a local conveyancing solicitor in Derby?

On the day of completion you will not be required to go to the conveyancers office in Derby. Conveyancing lawyers for you will electronically transfer the purchase money to the vendor’s lawyers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be invited to receive the keys from the property Agents and move into your new home. Usually this happens between 1 and 3pm.

I am aiming to move house in August. Will my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the day of completion. As an aside, can you put forward a removal company in Derby. Conveyancing firm was found prior to coming across your site.

On the afternoon of completion you can collect the house keys from your selling agent but this can only happen once the previous owners lawyers advise the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be collected. You will need to inform the removal company that you are ready to move in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a particular removal company but can assist you in locating a conveyancing in Derby or a firm with expertise in conveyancing in Derby.

I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in Derby. Now, I need my files however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Derby of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

In scouring the internet for the term on line conveyancing in Derby it shows results of many property lawyersin the vicinity. With so much choice what is the best way to find the suitable solicitor for me?

The ideal way of seeking a suitable conveyancer is through a personal referral, so seek the opinion of colleagues and relatives who have acquired a property in Derby or a reputable estate agent or mortgage broker. Costs for conveyancing in Derby differ, so it's a good idea to obtain at least three fee estimates from different solicitors. Be sure to secure confirmation what costs in the quote includes.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Derby regulated by the SRA

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

  • Beightons Solicitors, 4 Victoria Street, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 1EQ
  • Simpson Jones Llp, 2 Stuart Street, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 2EQ
  • Joanne Jones Limited, 2 Stuart Street, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 2EQ
  • Eddowes Waldron, 12 St Peter's Churchyard, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 1TZ
  • Bemrose Legal Llp, 30 St. Peters Churchyard, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 1NR

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Derby regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Derby practicing in commercial conveyancing in Derby. This will likely include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Beightons Solicitors, 4 Victoria Street, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 1EQ
  • Joanne Jones Limited, 2 Stuart Street, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 2EQ
  • Simpson Jones Llp, 2 Stuart Street, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 2EQ
  • Eddowes Waldron, 12 St Peter's Churchyard, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 1TZ
  • J H Powell & Co, Cathedral Chambers, Amen Alley, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 3GT

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Derby regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Derby but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • John M Lewis & Co Ltd, 92 St Peter's Street, DE1 1SR

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

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