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Reasons to use our Gosforth conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The practices listed on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 2 The Gosforth conveyancing firms that we work with are dedicated to supplying value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and investors in Gosforth
  • 3 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these companies are often based many miles away with little appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Gosforth
  • 4 Gosforth conveyancer are the linchpin to a successful Gosforth conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 5 No matter what any other companies advise it may be necessary to attend your lawyer to execute contracts. There are various parties with involved in a conveyancing transaction without having to add the postman into the mix.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Gosforth since December 2024*

Sale

of apartment Beaumont Terrace NE3 1AS, at sale consideration of £197,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, ordering official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Purchase

of apartment Grove Park Oval NE3 1EF, purchased for £172,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of terraced residence, Church Road, NE3 1BJ completing on 03/01/2025 at a price of £330,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

Transfer

of flat The Grove NE3 1NE, at sale price of £559,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, securing official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Gosforth

We are purchasing a 1 bedroom flat in Gosforth with a mortgage. We have a Gosforth solicitor, however the lender says he's not on their "panel". It appears that we have little option but to appoint one of the bank panel firms or retain our Gosforth conveyancing practitioner and pay for one of their panel lawyers to represent them. We feel that this is inequitable; is there anything we can do?

Unfortunately,no. The mortgage offered to you is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that lawyers will on the lender’s conveyancing panel. Until recently, most lenders had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. A further alternative is for your Gosforth conveyancing lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel.

I am hoping to complete my purchase in Gosforth next Tuesday. My solicitor now wants me to supply her with proof of content and building insurance for the property as as she informs me that she is duty bound to validate that it is in order for the mortgage company. What does the insurance need to cover?

Any lawyer on acting for mortgage companies would need to check that the following risks are covered fire; lightning; aircraft; explosion; earthquake; storm; flood; escape of water or oil; riot; malicious damage; theft or attempted theft; falling trees and branches and aerials; subsidence; heave;landslip;collision;accidental damage to underground services;professional fees, demolition and site clearance costs; and public liability to anyone else. There are some other issues such as the level of excess that are set out in a lender’s Part 2 requirements. These obligations are not specific to conveyancing in Gosforth.

This question may be naive but I am unseasoned as a 1st time buyer of a garden flat in Gosforth. Do I receive the keys to the premises on the completion date from my lawyer? If so, I will find a local conveyancing solicitor in Gosforth?

On the day of completion you do not need to go to the conveyancers office in Gosforth. Your solicitors will arrange to send the purchase money to the seller's lawyers, and once they have received this, you will be called to collect the keys from the property Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.

A relative advised me that in purchasing a property in Gosforth there could be a number of restrictions affecting the ability to carry out external changes to the property. Is this right?

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

Having digested plenty of mortgage guides, I note that it is considered advisable to get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Gosforth solicitor - who is on the Aldermore conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. Is that normal?

Aldermore will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Aldermore 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. You may wish to consider appointing your own Gosforth surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.

In what way does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my business premises in Gosforth and how can you help?

The 1954 Act gives protection to business leaseholders, giving them the a statutory right to make a request to court for a new tenancy and continue in occupation at the end of an expired lease. There are certain specified grounds where a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Gosforth is one of the many areas of the UK in which our lawyers are based

Should I appoint a Gosforth conveyancing solicitor based in the area that I am hoping to buy? An old friend can execute the conveyancing however they are based a couple of hundredkilometers drive away.

The benefit of a high street Gosforth conveyancing practice is that you can attend the office to sign paperwork, hand in your ID and pester them if necessary. Having local Gosforth know how is a plus. However it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If if people you trust instructed your friend and in the main were impressed that must surpass using an unknown Gosforth conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being based in the area.

I note that you have a post code search directory listing law firms on the mortgage company conveyancing panel. Do Gosforth conveyancing companies pay you a commission if I appoint them for my own conveyancing?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the bank conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Gosforth.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Gosforth

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Gosforth with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Palin & Twyford Solicitors, 11 Lansdowne Terrace, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 1HN
  • Mckeag & Co, 1-3 Lansdowne Terrace, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 1HN
  • O'neill Richmonds Law Firm Ltd, 1-2 Lansdowne Terrace East, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 1HL
  • C J Thompson, 20 Lansdowne Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 1HP
  • Kingswalk Law Limited, The Grainger Suite, Dobson House, Regent Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 3PF

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Gosforth regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Gosforth but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Joanne Hewitt Conveyancing Services, Metropolitan House, NE16 3AS
  • The Legal House Ltd, Glenisla, NE16 4EH
  • Peter Ross & Co, 2 Jasmine Villas, NE16 4JH
  • Robert Woods Conveyancing Services , 576a Durham Road, NE9 6HX

Planning law solicitors in Gosforth regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Gosforth specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including compulsory purchases in Gosforth
  • Freemans, 7 St. Marys Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 7PG
  • Sintons Llp, The Cube, Barrack Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE4 6DB
  • Muckle Llp, Time Central, 32 Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 4BF
  • Ward Hadaway, Sandgate House, 102 Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 3DX

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

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