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  • 1 No matter what any alternative sites say it may be necessary to attend your lawyer to execute documents. There are various parties with involved in a house sale without needing to include the postman into the pot.
  • 2 Our site offers largest domestic conveyancing directory listing bank approved property lawyers conducting conveyancing in Leicester regulated by the SRA or CLC.
  • 3 Using a a family Solicitor generally means that you will receive a more personal touch. Online forums often suggest that in selecting a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 4 Leicester property lawyer are the key to a successful Leicester conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 5 Leicester conveyancers will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Leicester since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Leicester

I am getting a offer of a home loan from Nat West. My intention is to employ the services of a Licensed Conveyancer in Leicester. Does the Nat West Conveyancing panel allow for conveyancers regulated by the CLC?

The Nat West conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, represented by the CML or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

We are buying a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Leicester who is on the Santander conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a local firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Santander . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Leicester.

I happen to be the single recipient of my late grandmother’s will with all property in now in my sole name, including the house in Leicester. The Leicester property was put into my name in September. I plan to dispose of the house. I understand that there is a CML six month 'rule', meaning my property ownership could be regarded the same way as though I had purchased the house in September. Will no one buy the property for half a year?

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook obliges conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you might be impacted by that. How practical a view banks take of it, depend on the lender as this requirement chiefly exists to capture the purchase and immediately sell or the flipping of property.

I can not fathom if my bank requires a lease extension. I have called my Leicester bank branch on various occasions and was told they are content with the situation and they will lend. My Leicester conveyancing solicitor - who is on the mortgage company conveyancing panel- telephoned to say that they will not lend based on their specific requirements. I simply don't know who is right.

As long as the lawyer is on the lender panel, they must follow the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook provisions for the bank. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the lender 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 left on the lease.

RBS have agreed my home loan in principle, my offer on a flat in Leicester has been accepted, now what?

The estate agent will want to know who your solicitors are (make sure the conveyancing practitioners are on the lender’s panel). Telephone RBS or the broker and complete any appropriate documentation. RBS will sellect a valuer who will get in contact with the selling agent or owners to schedule an appointment. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes on average ten days for the mortgage offer to be issued. RBS will issue the offer to you and your lawyers. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Leicester.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Leicester?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Leicester. 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 a new build house in Leicester with a loan from HSBC Bank. The sellers would not reduce the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative told me not inform my lawyer about this extras as it will jeopardize my mortgage with HSBC Bank. Is this normal?.

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.

Do I cancel the direct debit for my mortgage with Clydesdale as soon as a completion date for my sale in Leicester has been set?

No, you should continue paying any mortgage payments to Clydesdale until the mortgage is repaid from the proceeds of sale as part of your Leicester conveyancing.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Leicester

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Leicester practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Philip J Hammond & Sons, 47 Friar Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5QX
  • Shb Solicitors Limited, 1 Berridge Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5JT
  • Spearing Waite Llp, 34 Pocklingtons Walk, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 6BU
  • Johnson Astills Solicitors, 3 & 5 Welford Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 7AD
  • Stephen Swanton Limited, 3-5 Welford Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 7AD

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Leicester regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Leicester with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Leicester. This could include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Philip J Hammond & Sons, 47 Friar Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5QX
  • Bright Legal Solicitors Limited, 34 Belgrave Gate, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 3GP
  • Douglas Wemyss Solicitors Llp, 18 Friar Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5RA
  • Dodds Solicitors Llp, 32 Friar Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5RA
  • Shb Solicitors Limited, 1 Berridge Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5JT

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Leicester regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Leicester but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Roberts Rose Partnership, 10 Peacock Lane, LE1 5PX
  • The Conveyancing Shop Limited, 23-25 Friar Lane, LE1 5QQ
  • Bingham & Co Property Lawyers Limited, 1st Floor, 19 Halford Street, LE1 1JA
  • Iy (leicester) Limited, 8 Uppingham Road, LE5 0QD
  • Premier Property Lawyers Ltd, 1 Frances Way, LE19 1SH

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

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