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Reasons to use our Hillsborough conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Hillsborough is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 2 Conveyancer conveyancing firms have extremely good personal connections with Hillsborough estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor generally results in a more personalised service. Online forums bear testimony to the idea that in using a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 4 The accumulation of transactions means that Hillsborough lawyer have developed excellent working relationships with Hillsborough local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of undertaking your house sale or purchase in Hillsborough.
  • 5 On the balance of probabilities the the conveyancers for the other party have offices in Hillsborough - if so both parties are likely to be familiar

Examples of recent conveyancing in Hillsborough since January 2025*

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Sale

of house residence, Ben Lane, S6 4SA completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £182,780. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, obtaining official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

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Sale

of flat Parkside Road S6 2AA, at purchase sum of £237,500. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, setting up the completion formalities

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Sale

of flat Dudley Road S6 1TB, at the agreed sum of £215,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties

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Disposal

of apartment Winster Road S6 2AD, at purchase sum of £185,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Hillsborough

I am in need of a property lawyer. Do I opt for a nationwide conveyancer or a family Hillsborough conveyancing lawyer?

In the main conveyancing lawyers in your neck of the woods will enjoy strong alliances with your local authority, which could help with your Hillsborough conveyancing searches that your conveyancer will require. It can only help if they have good relationships with the Land Registry covering your area Hillsborough, other lawyers in the neighbourhood and Hillsborough property agents.

I have a mortgage with Lloyds for my property in Hillsborough. Conveyancing was finalised a year ago. If I am intending to rent out my property and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a BTL mortgage or inform Lloyds?

You must advise Lloyds in advance of letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of Lloyds’s mortgage conditions. It may be that Lloyds will allow you to rent out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Lloyds directly. You need not do this via a Lloyds conveyancing panel solicitor.

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

Principality will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Principality 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. Your conveyancing practitioner will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Hillsborough postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Principality, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Hillsborough.

My offer on a property in Hillsborough has been agreed to, the sellers do nevertheless have an associated purchase. The vendors have offered on a flat, however it’s not been accepted yet, and have viewings of other flats booked. I have instructed a local conveyancing solicitor in Hillsborough. What do I do now? When should I get the mortgage application with Virgin Money going?

It is usual to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket too early (mortgage application is in the region of £1k, then survey, Hillsborough conveyancing search fees, etc). The first course of action is to ensure that your property lawyer is on the Virgin Money approved list. Regarding the subsequent steps this very much depends on the circumstances of your case, attraction to the property and on the state of the market. During a hot market some buyers would apply for a home loan with Virgin Money and arrange for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they ask their conveyancing practitioner to move forward with searches.

I am buying a property and the solicitor has mentioned Chancel Repair for which the property may be obligated to pay given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has recommended insurance. Is this strictly necessary for conveyancing in Hillsborough

Unless a prior purchase of the premises completed after 12 October 2013 you can expect conveyancing practitioners delivering conveyancing in Hillsborough to continue to recommend a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £305k and found one close by in Hillsborough I like with open areas and station in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 51 years on the lease. There is not much else in Hillsborough suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?

Should you require a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will likely be an issue. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for at least twenty four months you could request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor regarding this.

I am downsizing from my property. My former lawyers has retired. I am in need of a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Hillsborough if that makes things easier.

Do use our search tool to help you choose a solicitor for your conveyancing in Hillsborough. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with regulated solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move runs smoothly.

I am looking for Hillsborough conveyancing quotes online. Can I be confident that all the Hillsborough firms that are identified on your directory are on the mortgage company conveyancing panel?

The law firms on our directory have advised us that they are on the mortgage company panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the lender panel. To date we have not been informed by either a lender or a member of the public that the data about a specific Hillsborough firm being on the bank conveyancing panel is incorrect.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Hillsborough regulated by the SRA

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

  • Michael Ward, 67a Middlewood Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S6 4GX
  • F W Meggitt & Co, 2 Broad Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 4BT
  • Wake Smith Solicitors Limited, No 1 Velocity, 2 Tenter Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 4BY
  • Favell Smith & Lawson Limited, Northchurch Business Centre, 84 Queen Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2DW
  • Lewis Francis Blackburn Bray, 14-16 Paradise Square, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2DE

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Hillsborough regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Hillsborough practicing in commercial conveyancing in Hillsborough. This could include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Michael Ward, 67a Middlewood Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S6 4GX
  • Hemingways Solicitors Limited, Redlands Business Centre, 3-5 Tapton House Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 5BY
  • F W Meggitt & Co, 2 Broad Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 4BT
  • Wake Smith Solicitors Limited, No 1 Velocity, 2 Tenter Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 4BY
  • Lewis Francis Blackburn Bray, 14-16 Paradise Square, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2DE

Residential conveyancing in Hillsborough normally includes the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Examining the title unregistered or registered
  • Ordering Hillsborough conveyancing searches with respect to the property
  • Considering the draft contract and other documentation forwarded by the owner’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Raising queries with the seller’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Negotiating the sale contract
  • Examining replies given by the seller to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (where appropriate)
  • Preparing and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the new ownership and the mortgage (where applicable) at the Land Registry.

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

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