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Reasons to use our Knaresborough conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Knaresborough property lawyer are the key to a successful Knaresborough conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 2 Knaresborough lawyers have a crucial advantage when it comes to Knaresborough conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will impact your conveyancing
  • 3 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Knaresborough is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.
  • 4 Regardless alternative companies say it may be necessary to attend your solicitor to sign legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already with an interest in a house sale without having to add the postman into the equation.
  • 5 We are the UKs most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory service identifying bank approved law firms conducting conveyancing in Knaresborough governed by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Knaresborough since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Knaresborough

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Knaresborough?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Knaresborough. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I am buying my first flat in Knaresborough with the aid of help to buy. The sellers would not reduce the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The property agent suggested that I not inform my solicitor about this deal as it would affect my loan with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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.

I am a sole trader wishing to lease a unit on the high street. Can you recommend lawyers offering fixed fees for non-domestic conveyancing in Knaresborough for under 2k?

We are happy to recommend firms who have an in-depth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Knaresborough, including the sale and acquisition of businesses as well as simply premises. Whether you are intending to buy or lease a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a whole business we will find you the right firm. Regarding the fees these will vary based on the structure and nuances of the deal. Please provide us with your details or phone so as to enable us to supply you with a detailed commercial conveyancing calculation.

I am looking for a conveyancing solicitor in Knaresborough for my home move. Is there any facility to check a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

You can see presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations stemming from investigations started on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For information Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes monitor telephone calls for training purposes.

I wish to let out my leasehold apartment in Knaresborough. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask him. Do I need to ask my freeholder for permission?

Some leases for properties in Knaresborough do contain a provision to say that subletting is only allowed with permission. The landlord is not entitled to unreasonably refuse but, in such cases, they would need to see references. Experience suggests that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting permission.

Knaresborough Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Queries Prior to buying

    The prefered form of lease arrangement is where the freehold reversion is in the ownership of the leaseholders. In this arrangement the leaseholders have being in charge if their destiny and even though a managing agent is often retained where it is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent employed by the leaseholders. Is the freehold reversion owned collectively by the tenants? How much is the annual maintenance fee and ground rent?

My lawyers in Knaresborough have advised me that they can not locate my conveyancing file. To assist with my purchase I took out a mortgage with the mortgage company. Is it case that being on the lender conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a prescribed period?

It very much depends from lender to lender but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the lender Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting the bank directly.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Knaresborough regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Knaresborough specialising in commercial conveyancing in Knaresborough. This will likely include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Greenwoods, 90 High Street, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 0EA
  • Avantis Solicitors Ltd, Craven House, Manse Lane, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 8ET
  • Newtons Solicitors Limited, St James Business Park, 5 Grimbald Crag Court, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 8QB
  • Nicholls & Co, 18a, Mayfield Grove, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5HB
  • Kirbys Llp, 32 Victoria Avenue, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5PR

Planning law solicitors in Knaresborough regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Knaresborough with expertise in planning law. This should include advice on compulsory purchases in Knaresborough
  • Kirbys Llp, 32 Victoria Avenue, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5PR

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Knaresborough is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the lender (where appropriate)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Negotiating amendments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing funds to the appropriate parties
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the new ownership and the mortgage (if appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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