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Top 5 reasons to let us assist you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Lees and Moorside

  • 1 Lees and Moorside solicitor are the linchpin to a successful Lees and Moorside home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 2 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these organisations are often based hundreds of kilometers away with little understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Lees and Moorside
  • 3 Property lawyer conveyancing firms have very good personal links with Lees and Moorside selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 4 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Lees and Moorside are familiar with the local issues specific to Lees and Moorside and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 5 Lees and Moorside conveyancers have a significant edge when it comes to Lees and Moorside conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can affect your home move

Examples of recent conveyancing in Lees and Moorside since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Lees and Moorside

The Lees and Moorside conveyancing lawyers that just started acting on my house acquisition in Lees and Moorside have suddenly shut down. I only went with them because I needed a lawyer on the Aldermore conveyancing panel and my previous Lees and Moorside lawyer was not. I gave my credit card details for them to take £195 for searches. What do I do now?

Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then let them know straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the Aldermore conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors should be in a position to assist.

I have been told by my solicitor that restrictive coveneant insurance is required on my purchase. What is the level of cover for Lees and Moorside conveyancing?

The right level of restrictive coveneant indemnity insurance should be dictated by who who your lender is. It would differ for example between Halifax and The Royal Bank of Scotland. Conveyancing practitioners as opposed to members of the public take out such policies.

It is unclear whether my mortgage offer obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date. I have called into my local Lees and Moorside bank branch on numerous occasions and was told it wasn't an issue and they will lend. My Lees and Moorside conveyancing solicitor - who is on the lender conveyancing panel- called to say that they would not lend in accordance with their UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook minimum lease term requirements. Who do I believe?

Provided that the conveyancing practitioner is on the mortgage company approved list, she or he must adhere to the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook requirements for the bank. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the bank will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the mortgage company to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years remaining.

I was told four weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by HSBC. Is it usual for HSBC to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Lees and Moorside is approved on their conveyancing panel? HSBC have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their PI Insurance.

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for HSBC to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the HSBC conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

I have been told that property searches are the main cause of obstruction in Lees and Moorside house deals. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the top 10 causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Local searches are unlikely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Lees and Moorside.

I purchased a semi-detached Edwardian property in Lees and Moorside. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Godiva Mortgages Ltd. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold with the matching property. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??

You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Lees and Moorside and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also check the position with your conveyancing practitioner who conducted the conveyancing.

I am buying a new build flat in Lees and Moorside. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Lees and Moorside

    Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Please supply a car parking plan.

My in 2008. He has been married, widowed and in recent months got married again. He will be marketing the property in a few months. I believe he will simply be requested to provide a copy of the marriage certificates to the solicitor but he is concerned it will delay the sale of the apartment. Is it worth updating the land title documents for the property?

It is not absolutely necessary to bring up to date the register on the basis that you have the proof needed to show how the change of name occurred.

Any buyer’s solicitor should review the registered entries and require evidence to prove the name change e.g. marriage certificates.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Lees and Moorside regulated by the SRA

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

  • Colin Ashworth & Co, Beal House, Beal Lane, Shaw, Oldham, Lancashire, OL2 8PB
  • John Birkby & Co, 150 Huddersfield Road, Oldham, Lancashire, OL4 2RD
  • Maya Solicitors, 42a Horsedge Street, Oldham, Lancashire, OL1 3SH
  • Lewis & Co, 21 Queen Street, Oldham, Lancashire, OL1 1RD
  • Norcross Lees & Riches, 19 Queen Street, Oldham, Lancashire, OL1 1RD

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Lees and Moorside regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Lees and Moorside specialising in commercial conveyancing in Lees and Moorside. This may include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Colin Ashworth & Co, Beal House, Beal Lane, Shaw, Oldham, Lancashire, OL2 8PB
  • John Birkby & Co, 150 Huddersfield Road, Oldham, Lancashire, OL4 2RD
  • Norcross Lees & Riches, 19 Queen Street, Oldham, Lancashire, OL1 1RD
  • Pearson Solicitors And Financial Advisers Llp, Albion House, 31 Queen Street, Oldham, Lancashire, OL1 1RD
  • Scott Hyman & Co, Lancashire House, Winters Court, 12 Church Lane, Ol1 3an, Oldham, Lancashire, OL1 3AN

Home buying conveyancing in Lees and Moorside almost always includes the following:

  • Lawyer instructed by the purchaser on acceptance of the offer
  • Examining the title to the premises
  • Conducting Lees and Moorside property searches for the property
  • Reviewing draft contract and other papers prepared the owner’s property lawyer
  • Raising enquiries with the vendor’s property lawyer
  • Agreeing the wording of the purchase contract
  • Examining replies given by the owner to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (where applicable)
  • Drawing up and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; summarising to the buyer on the contents of the contract pack, preliminary enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the purchase and the home loan (if relevant) at the Land Registry.

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

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