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Cheap conveyancing in Eccleshall does not necessarily mean low quality - but the odds are stacked against you

Top 5 reasons to let us assist you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Eccleshall

  • 1 On the balance of probabilities the other side’s conveyancers are based in Eccleshall - if so sets of lawyers are likely to have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 2 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Eccleshall is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.
  • 3 Conveyancer conveyancing firms have valuable personal connections with Eccleshall estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 4 No matter what any other sites say it just might be important to attend your conveyancer to sign contracts. Too many 3rd parties are already engaged in a house sale without having to include Royal Mail into the pot.
  • 5 Our site is the only site that enables you the ability to ensure that your property ownership legalities in Eccleshall will be carried out by a conveyancer on your mortgage lender’s authorised panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Eccleshall since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Eccleshall

My friend suggested that where I am buying in Eccleshall I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

This is a search is usually quoted for as part of the standard Eccleshall conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing significant information about Eccleshall around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Eccleshall Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Eccleshall Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Eccleshall.

I own a renovated Georgian house in Eccleshall. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Nationwide Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the matching property. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??

You should review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Eccleshall and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also check the situation with the conveyancing solicitor who conducted the work.

How do I search for a Eccleshall solicitor on the Yorkshire Building Society conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am prepared to travel upto 20miles to meet the lawyer.

Feel free to make use of the tool on this page. Please pick a lender and your location and you will see a number of Eccleshall conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have listed some Eccleshall conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can contact them to see whether they are on the Yorkshire Building Society approved list

I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for sale conveyancing in Eccleshall. I happened to discover a web site which seems to have the ideal answer If it is possible to get all formalities completed via phone that would be ideal. Should I be wary? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

Last November I purchased a leasehold house in Eccleshall. Do I have any liability for service charges relating to a period prior to my ownership?

Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to be sure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.

If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).

Leasehold Conveyancing in Eccleshall - Examples of Queries before Purchasing

    The prefered form of lease structure is if the freehold reversion is owned by the leaseholders. In this situation the leaseholders benefit from being in charge if their destiny and although a managing agent is usually employed where it is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent employed by the leaseholders. Best to be warned whether fixing the lift or some other major work is anticipated that will be shared by the leasehold owners and will materially impact the level of the maintenance fees or necessitate a specific invoice. How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their maintenance charge payments?

How much experience do your Eccleshall conveyancing solicitors have with Help To Buy, Shared Equity and similar schemes?

Eccleshall conveyancing lawyers help thousands of buyers move home every year and assisted lots of clients through the Help To Buy scheme. The chances are that whatever makes your case unique Eccleshall conveyancers have worked on recent similar matters.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Eccleshall regulated by the SRA

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

  • John Burton Solicitors Limited, Market Square, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 8AT
  • Woolliscrofts Solicitors Limited, 51 High Street, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 8AF

Typically, Eccleshall conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Solicitor instructed by the buyer on acceptance of the offer
  • Examining the title to the premises
  • Ordering Eccleshall property searches for the property
  • Assessing draft sale agreement and other documentation forwarded by the seller’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Submitting enquiries with the seller’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Negotiating the sale contract
  • Considering the replies provided by the owner to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (where relevant)
  • Drawing up and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; summarising to the buyer on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the new ownership and the mortgage (if applicable) at the Land Registry.

Whether you are going through a divorce or breakup or simply wish to transfer your property to someone else, transfer of equity conveyancing in Eccleshall has some of the following tasks:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Representing bank (where applicable)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Agreeing adjustments to the draft Transfer
  • Corresponding with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring monies to relevant parties
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the new ownership and the mortgage (if appropriate) at the HMLR.

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

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