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  • 5 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these firms are often based many miles away with little understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Leek

Examples of recent conveyancing in Leek since December 2024*

Sale

of semi-detached premises, West Street, ST13 8AQ completing on 30/01/2025 at a price of £60,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of semi residence, John Street, ST13 8BL completing on 27/01/2025 at a price of £180,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

Sale

of terraced property, Abbey Wood Close, ST13 8YF completing on 21/01/2025 at a price of £277,500. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, securing official copies of the title, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

Sale

of house property, Westwood Road, ST13 8DH completing on 06/01/2025 at a price of £290,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Leek

I am six weeks into the sale of my maisonette in Leek and the EA has just called to say that the purchasers are swapping law firm. The reason given is that the bank will only work with property lawyers on their conveyancing panel. On what basis would a major lender only deal with specific solicitors rather the firm that they want to select to handle their conveyancing in Leek ?

UK lenders have always had panels of law firms they are willing to work with, but in recent years big names such as Lloyds Banking Group, have reviewed and reduced their conveyancing panel– in some cases removing conveyancing firms who have worked with them for decades.

Mortgage companies attribute this action to a rise in fraud by way of justification for the pruning – criteria have been tightened as a smaller panel is easier to keep an eye on. Banks tend not to disclose how many solicitors have been dropped, claiming the information is commercially sensitive, but the Law Society claims that it is being contacted daily by practices that have been removed from panels. Plenty of firms do not even realise they have been dropped until contacted by a borrower who has instructed them as might be the situation in your buyers' case. Your buyers are unlikely to have any sway in the decision.

Having invested time reading online forums for an affordable lawyer in Leek, most advise that I must look for a CQS accredited lawyer. Can you explain what CQS is?

The Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme is the recognised kitemark for legal experts in the legal transfer of properties, trusted by some of the UK's leading banks. Four years ago the Conveyancing Quality Scheme was officially recognised by the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The scheme does not cover licenced conveyancers. Leek is one of the many areas of the UK where there are Accredited lawyers.

I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in Leek. Now, I need the files however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Leek of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Leek is where the house is located. Can you offer any assistance?

Flying freeholds in Leek are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Leek you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Leek may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

I work for a long established estate agency in Leek where we have experienced a few leasehold sales derailed as a result of leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have received conflicting advice from local Leek conveyancing solicitors. Can you clarify whether the seller of a flat can start the lease extension formalities for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

Provided that the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the proposed purchaser can avoid having to wait 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed prior to, or simultaneously with completion of the sale.

Alternatively, it may be possible to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.

I invested in buying a garden flat in Leek, conveyancing formalities finalised 10 years ago. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Similar flats in Leek with a long lease are worth £222,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 per annum. The lease finishes on 21st October 2095

With only 70 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to range between £9,500 and £11,000 as well as professional fees.

The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more detailed due diligence. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other issues that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

My financial adviser has suggested using their lawyer for my conveyancing in Leek - Is it not simpler better to just instruct them?

It is not always the case and you are entitled to opt for whichever conveyancer you prefer for your Leek conveyancing. A solicitor suggested by a 3rd party adviser may not always be the best conveyancing practitioner, they may put forward their own conveyancing firm who are based remotely. In this instance you may not have contact with your lawyer and due to the lack of continuity in the transaction, it may be difficult to obtain progress reports.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Leek regulated by the SRA

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

  • A H Brooks Solicitors Limited, Derby House, Derby Street, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 6JG
  • Roger Brooks & Co, 17 Russell Street, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 5JF
  • Bowcock & Pursaill Llp, 54 St Edward Street, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 5DJ

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Leek

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Leek with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • A H Brooks Solicitors Limited, Derby House, Derby Street, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 6JG
  • Roger Brooks & Co, 17 Russell Street, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 5JF
  • Bowcock & Pursaill Llp, 54 St Edward Street, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 5DJ

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

  • Conveyancing practitioner instructed by the buyer on acceptance of the offer
  • Investigating the title to the premises
  • Ordering Leek property searches with respect to the title
  • Assessing draft sale agreement and other documentation received from the seller’s lawyer
  • Submitting questions with the owner’s lawyer
  • Negotiating the purchase agreement
  • Assessing replies given by the owner to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer document
  • Guiding the purchasing in respect of the mortgage offer: (if applicable)
  • Drafting and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completion of and submitting to HMRC the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the buyer and the mortgage (if 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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