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5 reasons to use our service to assist you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Lincoln

  • 1 Lincoln lawyer are the linchpin to a successful Lincoln home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 2 Chances are that the other side’s conveyancers are located in Lincoln - if so sets of solicitors will have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 3 The firms listed on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 4 You can gain comfort when you choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Lincoln has a number to pick from, but for a truly professional and dependable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 5 Our site is the only site that enables you the facility to ensure that your property ownership legalities in Lincoln will be carried out by a property lawyer on your mortgage lender’s member panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Lincoln since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Lincoln

What is the first thing I need to know concerning purchase conveyancing in Lincoln?

Not many law firms shout this from the rooftops but conveyancing in Lincoln or throughout England and Wales is often a confrontational experience. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is lots of room for confrontation between you and others involved in the legal transfer of property. For instance, the vendor, selling agent and on occasion your bank. Appointing a solicitor for your conveyancing in Lincoln should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the legal process whose interest is to protect your legal interests and to keep you safe.

There is a worrying increase of a "blame" culture- someone has to be blamed for the process taking so long. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

Do I choose a Licenced Conveyancer or Solicitor for conveyancing in Lincoln?

There are two types of lawyers who can carry out conveyancing in Lincoln namely licenced conveyancers or solicitors. The two can provide conveyancing services that you need to complete the disposal or acquisition of property. Both are required to execute Lincoln conveyancing on similar standards and guidelines so you may be sure that your conveyancing will be professionally carried out and that the requisite procedures should be accurately attended to.

I just acquired a property at auction in Lincoln. Conveyancing is necessary. What happens now?

Having to in every practical sense signed on the dotted line you must appoint a conveyancing lawyer quickly as you now have a tight a drop dead date to complete the purchase. All auction property should have a bespoke legal pack. This will likely include most,if not all of the documents that your lawyer requires. Where you are dealing with leasehold property the conveyancing pack may provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing documentation specific to leasehold premises. You need to pass this on to the solicitor working for you as soon as possible. Do make sure that your finances are in order to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

My wife and I purchasing a end of terrace house in Lincoln. The intention is to carry out an extension to the side at the property.Will the conveyancing process include investigations to ascertain if these works are permitted?

Your solicitor will review the deeds as conveyancing in Lincoln can on occasion identify restrictions in the title deeds which restrict categories of changes or need the consent of a 3rd party. Many works call for local authority planning consent and approval under the building regulations. Certain locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

I'm purchasing a new build house in Lincoln with a mortgage from Yorkshire Building Society. The developers refused to move on the amount so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not reveal to my conveyancer about the side-deal as it would affect my mortgage with Yorkshire Building Society. 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.

How do I use your search app to choose a conveyancing practitioner in Lincoln on the authorised to act for my lender?

Step one is to choose a lender such as Yorkshire Building Society, Skipton Building Society or Godiva Mortgages Ltd then choose your location e.g. Lincoln. Conveyancing firms in Lincoln and beyond should be listed.

I've recently bought a leasehold property in Lincoln. Do I have any liability for service charges for periods before completion of my purchase?

In a situation where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous lessee and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. However, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. A critical element of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.

If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).

I am the registered owner of a ground floor flat in Lincoln, conveyancing was carried out August 2001. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Comparable properties in Lincoln with an extended lease are worth £181,000. The ground rent is £55 levied per year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2076

With only 51 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £30,400 and £35,200 as well as legals.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to provide the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional issues that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

Having used your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the bank conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the bank approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?

Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the bank conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the mortgage company solicitor panel.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Lincoln

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Lincoln specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Sills & Betteridge Llp, 46 Silver Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 1ED
  • Burton & Co Llp, Stonebow, Stonebow, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 1DA
  • Faith Williams Law, 165-167 Newport, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 3DZ
  • Andrew & Co Llp, 1 Flavian Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 4GR
  • Adie Pepperdine Ltd, 3 The Landings, Burton Waters, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 2TU

Planning law solicitors in Lincoln regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Lincoln practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including compulsory purchases in Lincoln
  • Sills & Betteridge Llp, 46 Silver Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 1ED
  • Andrew & Co Llp, 1 Flavian Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 4GR

Sale in Lincoln is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Conveyancing practitioner instructed by the owners once the offer has been accepted
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and related documents
  • Sending draft papers to the lawyer acting for the buyer
  • Negotiating contracts and replying to supplemental enquires from the purchaser’s lawyer
  • Agreeing the transfer document
  • Replying to requisitions prepared by the purchaser’s lawyer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Receiving sale proceeds and sending funds to the seller, the estate agent and other relevant parties (if applicable)

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

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