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Top reasons to use our service to assist you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Little Hulton

  • 1 Solicitor conveyancing solicitors have excellent personal links with Little Hulton estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 Little Hulton lawyers have a crucial edge when it comes to Little Hulton conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will impact your conveyancing
  • 3 Excellent communication and a wealth of expertise are key benefits that you should look for when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Little Hulton home moves can be made significantly more stressful due to lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers listed endeavour to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 4 The organisations identified on our directory have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 5 The accumulation of transactions means that Little Hulton conveyancer have developed very good links with Little Hulton local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of handling your home move in Little Hulton.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Little Hulton since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Little Hulton

As a first time buyer what is the most important advice you can impart about purchase conveyancing in Little Hulton?

Not many law firms shout this from the rooftops but conveyancing in Little Hulton and elsewhere in Greater Manchester is often a confrontational process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there is lots of room for confrontation between you and other parties involved in the ownership transfer. For example, the vendor, property agent and on occasion your lender. Selecting a solicitor for your conveyancing in Little Hulton is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE party in the process whose interest is to protect your best interests and to protect you.

On occasion a third party with a vested interest may try and sway you that it is in your interests to do things their way. For example, the selling agent may claim to be helping by suggesting your solicitor is dragging his heels. Or your financial adviser may try to convince you to do take action that is contrary to your lawyers advice. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

I am purchasing a terraced house in Little Hulton. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Little Hulton you will have to appoint a solicitor on your mortgage company's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Little Hulton.

A colleague suggested that if I am buying in Little Hulton I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

A search of this type is occasionally included in the estimate for your Little Hulton conveyancing searches. It is a large document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out important information about Little Hulton around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Little Hulton Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Little Hulton Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Little Hulton.

My wife and I have a semi-detached Victorian property in Little Hulton. Conveyancing solicitor represented me and Virgin Money. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same property. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??

You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be 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 Little Hulton and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also check the situation with the conveyancing lawyer who conducted the work.

What is different about your site and alternative web based conveyancing solicitors for conveyancing in Little Hulton?

At this site receive a conveyancing costs illustration from a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that understands the nuances for your conveyancing in Little Hulton. Unlike many estate agents and many comparison sites we are not in the business of charging firms a commission if you choose them for your conveyancing in Little Hulton

There are only 68 years left on my lease in Little Hulton. I am keen to extend my lease but my landlord is missing. What should I do?

If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be extended by the magistrate. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have made all reasonable attempts to track down the lessor. On the whole an enquiry agent should be useful to try and locate and prepare an expert document to be accepted by the court as proof that the freeholder can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a property lawyer in relation to devolving into the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Little Hulton.

I bought a 1st floor flat in Little Hulton, conveyancing having been completed October 1998. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Corresponding flats in Little Hulton with an extended lease are worth £216,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 levied per year. The lease terminates on 21st October 2094

With just 69 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to span between £9,500 and £11,000 plus costs.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on the actual costs without more comprehensive due diligence. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other concerns that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Little Hulton regulated by the SRA

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

  • Glp Solicitors, 15 Hulton District Centre, Worsley, Manchester, Lancashire, M28 0BA
  • Abbott & Company, 5 The Old Co-op Buildings, High Street, Worsley, Manchester, Lancashire, M28 3JH
  • Widdows Pilling & Co, The Manse, 2b Memorial Road, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, Lancashire, M28 3AQ
  • Lisa Tonge Solicitors, 30 Egerton Road, Worsley, Manchester, Lancashire, M28 3JY
  • Hcb Berry & Berry Limited, 1-5 Longley Road, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, Lancashire, M28 3JB

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Little Hulton regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Little Hulton with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Little Hulton. This may include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Glp Solicitors, 15 Hulton District Centre, Worsley, Manchester, Lancashire, M28 0BA
  • Widdows Pilling & Co, The Manse, 2b Memorial Road, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, Lancashire, M28 3AQ
  • Lisa Tonge Solicitors, 30 Egerton Road, Worsley, Manchester, Lancashire, M28 3JY
  • Hcb Berry & Berry Limited, 1-5 Longley Road, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, Lancashire, M28 3JB
  • Oakmount Law Ltd, 114 St Helens Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 3PJ

Planning law solicitors in Little Hulton regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Little Hulton practicing in planning law. This could include advice on planning applications and appeals
  • Nabi Solicitors, Rose Hill Works, Nelson Street, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 2RW
  • Afg Law Limited, 20 Mawdsley Street, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 1LE
  • Russell & Russell, Churchill House, Wood Street, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 1EE
  • Mary Monson Solicitors Limited, 87 Chorley Road, Swinton, Manchester, Lancashire, M27 4AA
  • Winder Taylor Smith, Designa House,569 Chorley Old Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 6BL

Neighboring Locations

Bolton
Farnworth
Atherton
Little Hulton
Walkden
Kearsley
Swinton
Tyldesley
Astley
Worsley

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

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