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You can try and find the cheapest conveyancing solicitors in Longhope but be careful as you may get what you pay for.

5 reasons to let us help you find a local conveyancing solicitor in Longhope

  • 1 Using a high street Solicitor on the whole means that you will receive a more personalised service. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 2 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Longhope is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.
  • 3 The Longhope conveyancing practitioners that we work with are committed to providing value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and investors in Longhope
  • 4 Notwithstanding what alternative sites inform you it could be important to pop into your conveyancer to execute legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already involved in a house sale without needing to include the postman into the equation.
  • 5 The practices shown on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Longhope since November 2025*

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Transfer

of semi-detached residence, Glebe Close, GL17 0BW completing on 21/11/2025 at a price of £215,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

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Transfer

of semi-detached residence, The Crescent, GL17 0SB completing on 03/12/2025 at a price of £245,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, obtaining official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

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Transfer

of terraced premises, Byfords Road, GL19 3EL completing on 28/11/2025 at a price of £305,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, obtaining official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

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Sale

of semi premises, Mannings Road, GL17 9HS completing on 14/11/2025 at a price of £205,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Longhope

I sincerely hope you can assist me. My Longhope solicitor is informing me me that he is legally obliged toapply for Longhope conveyancing searches resulting from the fact thatthe firm are on the Nat Westapproved lawyer panel. Is my conveyancer right?

You have limited options available to you. As you are obtaining a home loan with a lender your conveyancing practitioner has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your conveyancer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your lender’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook requirements . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Longhope conveyancing searches.

When can the exchange of contracts occur in purchase conveyancing in Longhope and do I need to attend the lawyers branch?

Where you are local to our conveyancing solicitors in Longhope you are invited in to sign contracts. However, the law practices we recommend provide a countrywide conveyancing service and give as equally detailed and professional a job for you when communicating with you digitally. The signing of the purchase agreement is not the point of no return. A signed contract simply enables the solicitor to officially exchange at the suitable time, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where a long "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Longhope)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

I am in the process of mortgaging my house in Longhope, does my lawyer need to be on the Skipton Conveyancing panel?

There is nothing to stop you using your solicitor, but Skipton will insist on their interests being represented by a firm on their conveyancing panel. There is much more potential for delays and confusion with an additional lawyer added to the mix, and it will undoubtedly be more expensive too.

I opted to have a survey done on a property in Longhope before instructing solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will refuse to issue a mortgage on this type of house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Longhope. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

I have been sourcing a conveyancing lawyer in Longhope for my remortgage. Is it possible to check a solicitor's record with the profession’s regulator?

Members of the public can search for presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find details Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could recorded call for training purposes.

I have read on various online forums that when selecting a conveyancing solicitors they need approved by your mortgage company. It happens to be my first home move but I have an offer in principle from HSBC and I already have a high street conveyancing solicitor in Longhope at the ready. Does Nat West Bank require an approved conveyancer to be selected? Does a list of approved solicitors even exist so I can pick a conveyancing solicitor in Longhope?

You should use a solicitor that is on the Nat West Bank panel. Simply telephone your chosen Longhope conveyancing lawyer to check if they are on the Nat West Bank panel. If they are not on the panel you have a number of alternatives open to you here:

  • Carry on with your existing Longhope conveyancing practitioner but Nat West Bank will need to appoint a conveyancing practitioner on their approved panel. This will result in additional cost together with probable interruption.
  • Choose a new lawyer to conduct the conveyancing, not forgetting to check that they are on the Nat West Bank conveyancing panel.
  • Convince your conveyancing practitioner to do everything possible to join the Nat West Bank conveyancing panel.

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Typically, Longhope conveyancing for a sale includes some of the following tasks

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and related documents
  • Forwarding draft papers to the property lawyer retained by the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and replying to supplemental questions from the purchaser’s property lawyer
  • Finalising the transfer document
  • Answering requisitions submitted by the purchaser’s property lawyer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion formalities
  • Receiving sale proceeds and transferring funds to the owner, the estate agent and redeeming the home loan (if applicable)

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Longhope usually entails the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Representing bank (if applicable)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Agreeing adjustments to the the Transfer deed
  • Communicating with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing funds to relevant parties
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the buyer and the home loan (where relevant) at the HMLR.

Longhope commercial property solicitors draw on a wide range of commercial expertise offering advice on a number of aspects of commercial property law

    Comprehensive advice on planning issues Acquisitions and disposals of property portfolios at commercial auctions Telecommunications and broadcast mast sites Offices, shops or industrial units Offices, shops, public houses, off licenses, factories, nursing homes and warehouses

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

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