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Selecting the right solicitor is the most important decision when it comes to your Dunston conveyancing

Reasons to use our Dunston conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Dunston lawyers have a crucial edge when it comes to Dunston conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will affect your sale or purchase
  • 2 Dunston conveyancers work in partnership with Dunston estate agents, developers, surveyors, banks and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is provided to buyers and sellers every step of the way, to ensure you’re kept up to date with progress throughout
  • 3 The Dunston conveyancing firms that are listed are committed to providing the most cost, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and remortgagors in Dunston
  • 4 Experience means that Dunston conveyancer have established excellent links with Dunston local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of dealing with your home move in Dunston.
  • 5 Conveyancer conveyancing solicitors have valuable personal connections with Dunston estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Dunston since December 2024*

Conveyance

of apartment Ash Street NE8 2GF, at a price of £170,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Transfer

of detached residence premises, Knightside Gardens, NE11 9RN completing on 20/01/2025 at a price of £149,950. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

Transfer

of semi-detached residence, Lobley Hill Road, NE11 0BT completing on 20/01/2025 at a price of £265,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Purchase

of flat Brighton Road NE8 1XQ, sold for £95,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: obtaining official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Dunston

Much to our surprise we have been informed by our estate agent that my Dunston lawyer is not on the lender Conveyancing panel. How can I be certain that this is indeed the case?

The sensible course of action for you to take is to contact your Dunston lawyer directly. You lawyer should advise you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they may be able to suggest a Dunston conveyancing firm that is on the conveyancing panel for your lender.

I own a freehold property in Dunston but nevertheless charged rent, why is this and what is this?

It is rare for properties in Dunston and has limited impact for conveyancing in Dunston but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.

Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges have existed for hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the establishment of fresh rentcharges post 1977.

Previous rentcharges can now be redeemed by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence after 2037 will be extinguished.

I have been told that property searches are the main cause of delay in Dunston conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the most frequent causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Searches are unlikely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Dunston.

The deeds to my home are lost. The conveyancers who handled the conveyancing in Dunston 10 years ago no longer exist. What do I do?

Nowadays there are copies made of almost everything, and your conveyancer will know exactly where to look for all the suitable paperwork so you may purchase or dispose of your house without any difficulty. Where copies can’t be located, your lawyer can arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities protecting you against possible claims on your premises.

I am purchasing a new build house in Dunston benefiting from help to buy. The developers refused to budge the amount so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep told me not to tell my lawyer about this extras as it could adversely affect my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

My husband and I are 3 weeks into a leasehold purchase having been directed to a firm by the local agent to execute conveyancing in Dunston. I am am extremely dissatisfied with the quality of service. Can you help me find new lawyers?

They would have to be very bad in order to consider changing them. Has your mortgage been issued? In the event that it has you must make them aware of the new contact details and get the mortgage documents are re-sent. The solicitor ideally needs to be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid escalating costs and complications. That should be your starting point. The find a solicitor tool should assist you in finding a bank approved lawyer for your conveyancing in Dunston

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Dunston

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Dunston specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Watson Burton Llp, 1 St. James' Gate, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE99 1YQ
  • Lambert Taylor & Gregory, 9 Walker Terrace, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 1EB
  • Alan Hall, 15 Walker Terrace, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 1EB
  • Hathaways The Law Firm Limited, 18/19 Regent Terrace, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 1LU
  • Tait Farrier Graham, 16-17 Regent Terrace, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 1LU

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Dunston regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Dunston with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Dunston. This could include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Watson Burton Llp, 1 St. James' Gate, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE99 1YQ
  • Lambert Taylor & Gregory, 9 Walker Terrace, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 1EB
  • Alan Hall, 15 Walker Terrace, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 1EB
  • Mulcahy Smith, 21/23 Regent Terrace, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 1LU
  • Hathaways The Law Firm Limited, 18/19 Regent Terrace, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 1LU

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Dunston regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Dunston but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • The Legal House Ltd, Glenisla, NE16 4EH
  • Peter Ross & Co, 2 Jasmine Villas, NE16 4JH
  • Joanne Hewitt Conveyancing Services, Metropolitan House, NE16 3AS
  • 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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