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Doncaster Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 164 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Doncaster
  • 2 Average Stamp Duty Payable for last year was £1,914
  • 3 Percentage of cases in Doncaster that are buy to let is 25%
  • 4 Average time from start to moving day was 61 days for conveyancing in Doncaster
  • 5 96% freehold and 4% leasehold conveyancing in Doncaster for last year

Examples of recent conveyancing in Doncaster since June 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Doncaster

We are purchasing a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Doncaster who is on the Coventry BS solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Coventry BS . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Doncaster.

We just had an offer accepted to buy with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. We have called around locally yet am struggling to find a Doncaster conveyancing firm on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel. Can you help?

Please do take advantage of the search tool on this page. Please choose the mortgage company and type Doncaster or your preferred area and you will discover a number of lawyer based in Doncaster or by proximity to you.

My conveyancer has informed me that lack of right of way insurance is necessary on my purchase. What is the level of cover for Doncaster conveyancing?

The right level of lack of right of way indemnity insurance depends on who your lender is. It would differ for example between Birmingham Midshires and Skipton Building Society. Conveyancing practitioners as opposed to borrowers take out such policies.

My wife and I are spending time looking at houses in Doncaster and I am about to put in an offer. Is it best to have my lawyer on ‘stand by’? I am planning to take a mortgage with Coventry BS.

You should start requesting conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the estate agent. Given that you are taking out a mortgage with Coventry BS, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

At last I have had an offer on a maisonette in Doncaster accepted, but there is a chain. The owners have offered on on an apartment, however it’s not yet agreed to, and are looking at other properties booked. I have instructed a local conveyancing solicitor in Doncaster. What do I do now? At what stage do I apply for the mortgage with Yorkshire BS?

It is understandable to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur costs too early (mortgage application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then survey, Doncaster conveyancing search fees, etc). First, you should ensure that your conveyancing practitioner is on the Yorkshire BS approved list. Concerning the subsequent phase this very much depends on the specifics of your case, motivation for the property and on the state of the market. During a rising market some purchasers will apply for a home loan with Yorkshire BS and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they ask their conveyancer to move forward with searches.

We are purchasing a house and the conveyancer has mentioned Chancel Repair to which the house could be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. He has mentioned insurance. Is this really warranted for conveyancing in Doncaster

Unless a prior acquisition of the property took place post 12 October 2013 you may assume that solicitors carrying out conveyancing in Doncaster to continue to suggest a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

How easy is it to change firm as I have to appoint a firm on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing list. I hired a local conveyancing solicitor in Doncaster round the corner but the firm is not accepted by Norwich and Peterborough Building Society

It would be our pleasure to help you find a conveyancing solicitor in Doncaster on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel. Please note that the solicitors that we work with do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Doncaster. In making use of the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can compare fees for conveyancing solicitors in Doncaster and throughout England and Wales.

Why is New Build conveyancing in Doncaster more costly?

Buying a brand new premises is significantly distinct from the standard house purchase conveyancing in Doncaster. For a start housebuilders usually need contracts to exchange inside a short timeframe, so there is a lot of pressure on your solicitor to make sure everything is in order. In addition new build premises frequently involve examination of adoption of highways, drains, planning considerations, building warranties or architects certificates. Bank requirements are also more detailed. Given the complex nature of the process for these types of properties, the conveyancing new build fees are higher than normal.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Doncaster regulated by the SRA

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

  • Grainger Appleyard, 26-27 Hall Gate, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 3NL
  • Taylor Bracewell Llp, 17-23 Thorne Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 2RP
  • Bruce Bowling & Co Limited, 16 Thorne Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 2HS
  • Bridge Sanderson Munro, 55 Hall Gate, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 3PD
  • Atherton Godfrey, 8 Hall Gate, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 3LU

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Doncaster

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Doncaster specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • Taylor Bracewell Llp, 17-23 Thorne Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 2RP
  • Bruce Bowling & Co Limited, 16 Thorne Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 2HS
  • Bridge Sanderson Munro, 55 Hall Gate, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 3PD
  • Atherton Godfrey, 8 Hall Gate, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 3LU
  • Malcolm C.foy & Co Limited, 51 Hall Gate, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 3PB

Typically, Doncaster conveyancing for a sale has some of the following tasks

  • Property lawyer instructed by the seller on acceptance of the offer
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and associated documents
  • Forwarding draft papers to the conveyancer retained by the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and replying to additional queries from the buyer’s conveyancer
  • Negotiating the transfer document
  • Responding to requisitions prepared by the purchaser’s conveyancer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Receiving sale proceeds and wiring funds to the seller, the estate agent and redeeming the mortgage (where appropriate)

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

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