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Selecting the right solicitor is the most important decision when it comes to your Lincolnshire house move

Main reasons to let us help you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Lincolnshire

  • 1 Lincolnshire conveyancers will acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 2 The companies identified on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 3 Experience means that Lincolnshire lawyer have developed valuable connections with Lincolnshire local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of dealing with your conveyancing in Lincolnshire.
  • 4 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in Lincolnshire are familiar with the local issues specific to Lincolnshire and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 5 Lincolnshire property lawyers work in partnership with Lincolnshire estate agents, property finders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, never losing sight of the time-critical nature behind your conveyancing transaction

Examples of recent conveyancing in Lincolnshire since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Lincolnshire

My mortgage broker has requested my Lincolnshire lawyer’ panel reference for the Nat West conveyancing panel. How do I discover this. I have called my local Lincolnshire branch but they cant find it on their system.

You are best placed to get this information from your Lincolnshire lawyer . They should have a central record lender panel numbers.

Is there a search tool that I can use to check that the solicitor conducting my conveyancing in Lincolnshire is on the mortgage lender’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Leeds Building Society thus paying £192.00 in another set of conveyancing invoice.

You should make use of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this web page. Please choose the mortgage company and type ‘Lincolnshire’ or your location and you will be presented with numerous conveyancers located in Lincolnshire or nearest you.

I note that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to take this when buying a property in Lincolnshire? or I am told that there is a law dating back centuries that means some house owners living in a parish church boundary will be compelled to pay for repairs to the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this appropriate for conveyancing in Lincolnshire?

Unless a previous purchase of the premises took place post 12 October 2013 you can take it that solicitors conducting conveyancing in Lincolnshire to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

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

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Lincolnshire. 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 own a leasehold house in Lincolnshire. Conveyancing and Alliance & Leicester mortgage are in place. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1994. The conveyancing solicitor in Lincolnshire who acted for me is not around. Any advice?

The first thing you should do is contact HMLR to be sure that this person is indeed the new freeholder. It is not necessary to instruct a Lincolnshire conveyancing lawyer to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. You should note that in any event, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Lincolnshire - Examples of Queries Prior to Purchasing

    Make sure you investigate if there is anything that is prohibited in the lease. By way of example some leases prohibit pets being allowed in in a block in Lincolnshire. If you love the flatin Lincolnshire however your cat is not allowed to make the move with you then you have a very difficult choice. Who is in charge of the block?

I am planning to acquire a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Lincolnshire who is on the mortgage company conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a Lincolnshire or local firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for the mortgage company who do conveyancing in Lincolnshire. We dont recommend any particular conveyancing practice.

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

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Checking the title unregistered or registered
  • Undertaking Lincolnshire property searches for the title
  • Assessing draft contract pack and other documentation supplied by the vendor’s solicitor
  • Raising questions with the owner’s solicitor
  • Negotiating the sale agreement
  • Going through replies given by the seller to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (where applicable)
  • Drafting and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; reporting to the buyer on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Completion of and submitting to HMRC the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the change in ownership and the home loan (if applicable) at the HM Land Registry.

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

  • Lawyer instructed by the seller on acceptance of the offer
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and related documents
  • Supplying draft papers to the solicitor retained by the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and answering additional questions from the purchaser’s solicitor
  • Negotiating the transfer document
  • Replying to requisitions submitted by the purchaser’s solicitor
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Receiving sale proceeds and sending funds to the vendor, the estate agent and other relevant parties (where applicable)

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Lincolnshire ordinarily entails the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Following instructions from the mortgage company (if relevant)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Preparing the Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Negotiating adjustments to the the Transfer deed
  • Communicating with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring monies to relevant parties
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the buyer and the mortgage (if relevant) at the Land Registry.

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

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