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

Main reasons to use our service to help you find a local conveyancing solicitor in Hockley Heath

  • 1 We are the UKs most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory listing lender approved property lawyers delivering conveyancing in Hockley Heath regulated by the SRA or CLC.
  • 2 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based hundreds of kilometers away with limited appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Hockley Heath
  • 3 Hockley Heath property lawyers work in partnership with Hockley Heath estate agents, house builders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is provided to home movers every step of the way, ensuring the smoothest, most stress-free process possible
  • 4 Regardless other lawyers say it just might be necessary to visit your lawyer to sign contracts. Too many 3rd parties are already involved in a house sale without needing to add the postman into the equation.
  • 5 The organisations identified on our directory have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Hockley Heath since January 2025*

Transfer

of terraced residence, Hazeltree Grove, B93 8HL completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £320,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries

Transfer

of detached residence premises, High Street, B95 5BS completing on 28/01/2025 at a price of £303,500. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: ordering official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of terraced property, Verstone Road, B90 3LA completing on 23/01/2025 at a price of £390,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

Purchase

of apartment Grange Road B91 1BL, acquired for £116,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Hockley Heath

We were about to retain a conveyancing solicitor in Hockley Heath found on your site but stumbled across some other fee calculations via the web look less expensive – how come?

There are plenty of conveyancers marketing what appear to be very low prices. We suggest that you think twice about how much you respect your own move to want to be penny wise pound foolish concerning the standard of the conveyancing. Many of them list a budget fee to catch your eye but plant supplemental costs in the small print..

Me and my wife are purchasing our first house. Our solicitor has contact usto check if we would like to purchase extra conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's recommended for conveyancing in Hockley Heath

The extent of Hockley Heath conveyancing searches depends primarily on the premises, the location, the likelihood of any of these risks, your knowledge of the locality and risks, your general appetite to risk. What is important is that you adequately appreciate what information the searches could provide. Then you can decide if you consider that you need that information. If in doubt, ask your solicitor to offer guidance.

It has been 4 months since my purchase conveyancing in Hockley Heath completed. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

Do I need to be concerned by brokers that I am dealing with are encouraging me to use a factory type conveyancing firm rather than a High Street Hockley Heath conveyancing firm?

As with many professional services, often recommendations from connections can be very helpful. But there are lots of players in a conveyancing deal; estate agents, financial adviser and mortgage companies might all put forward conveyancers to choose. Sometimes these conveyancers might be known to one of the organisations as experts in their field, but sometimes there is an underlying commercial relationship behind the recommendation. You are free to appoint your own lawyer. You need to be aware that the majority of mortgage providers have an approved list of solicitors you must use for the mortgage related work in your house move.

Should I instruct a Hockley Heath conveyancing practitioner based in the area that I am hoping to buy? I have an old university friend who can carry out the conveyancing but his firm is located over three hundred miles drive away.

The primary upside of using a high street Hockley Heath conveyancing firm is that you can attend the office to sign documents, deliver your ID and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local insight which is a benefit. That being said 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 content that should surpass using an unfamiliar Hockley Heath conveyancing solicitor just because they are round the corner.

My fiance is purchasing a shared ownership flat in Hockley Heath. He has received an estimate by the lawyer connected to the estate agents and it came to £1275 . It was 7 years ago since I sold and bought a property and the bill was £600. Have charges really escalated to that extent?

We would recommend that you call 3 or 4 local Hockley Heath conveyancing solicitors seeking estimates. It is advisable to base your decision not only on cost, but on promptness and on how comprehensive the response was.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Hockley Heath regulated by the SRA

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

  • David Acton & Co, 1 Spring Coppice Drive, Dorridge, Solihull, West Midlands, B93 8JX
  • Standley & Co, 1612 High Street, Knowle, Solihull, West Midlands, B93 0JU
  • Fentimans, Greville Court Business Centre, 1665 High Street, Knowle, Solihull, West Midlands, B93 0LL
  • Anthony Stockton, First Floor, 2 Manor Square, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 3PX
  • Pearcelegal Limited, 2 The Square, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 3RB

Planning law solicitors in Hockley Heath regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Hockley Heath specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including applications about listed buildings and conservation areas
  • Eric Bowes & Co, 139 Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 3AY

Domestic conveyancing in Hockley Heath usually includes the following:

  • Property lawyer instructed by the buyer on acceptance of the offer
  • Examining the title unregistered or registered
  • Conducting Hockley Heath conveyancing searches for the title
  • Reviewing draft contract pack and other papers forwarded by the seller’s solicitor
  • Submitting queries with the seller’s solicitor
  • Negotiating the sale agreement
  • Reviewing replies supplied by the owner to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (where appropriate)
  • Preparing 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 of the purchase
  • Completion of and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the new ownership and the home loan (if relevant) at the HMLR.

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

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