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5 reasons to use our service to assist you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Manchester

  • 1 There is a distinct possibility the other side’s solicitors are located in Manchester - if so sets of lawyers will have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 2 Property lawyer conveyancing solicitors have extremely good personal links with Manchester estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 The firms identified on our directory have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 4 You can gain comfort when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Manchester has a number to select from, but for a truly dependable and reliable service many local people have been use the endorsement of this site.
  • 5 Manchester lawyers work in partnership with Manchester estate agents, house builders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, offering all the advice and support you require

Examples of recent conveyancing in Manchester since November 2025*

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Disposal

of flat Deansgate M3 1AZ, at sale sum of £252,500. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

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Sale

of flat Little John Street M3 3GZ, at buying sum of £285,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

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Acquisition

of flat Clowes Street M3 5NG, purchased for £141,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

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Transfer

of apartment Barton Street M3 4NN, at sale price of £180,500. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, securing official copies of the title

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Manchester

My wife and I are buying a ground floor flat in Manchester. My Conveyancer has never been on on the lender solicitor panel. Am I still permitted to use my Manchester conveyancing solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the bank list of approved lawyers?

You have numerous choices available to you here

  • Carry on with your chosen Manchester conveyancing practitioner but your bank will need to use a conveyancing practitioner from their approved list. This will result in additional charges together with potential frustration.
  • Appoint a fresh property lawyer to act in the purchase, obviously checking they are on the lender conveyancing panel.
  • Convince your conveyancing practitioner to seek to join the bank panel

We are planning to acquire a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Manchester who is on the UBS solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing 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 UBS . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Manchester.

Is there a search tool that I can utilise to check that the solicitor handling my conveyancing in Manchester is on the bank’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Barclays Direct thus spending £192.00 in supplemental legal bill.

Feel free to make the most of the search tool on this web page. Please choose the mortgage company and type ‘Manchester’ or your preferred area and you will see numerous conveyancers based in Manchester or nearest you.

I require fast conveyancing in Manchester as I am faced with pressure to sign on the dotted line inside 4 weeks. A mortgage is not required. Can I avoid the conveyancing searches to save money and time?

As you are not obtaining a home loan you are at free not to have searches carried out although no solicitor would suggest that you don't. Drawing on years of experience of conveyancing in Manchester the following are examples of what can crop up and therefore affect future saleability: Enforcement Notices, Overdue Fees, Overdue Grants, Road Schemes,...

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Manchester?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Manchester. 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…’

About to purchase a new build flat in Manchester. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Manchester

    The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please supply a car parking plan. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Manchester regulated by the SRA

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

  • Nexus Solicitors Limited, Carlton House, 16-18 Albert Square, Manchester, Lancashire, M2 5PE
  • Aticus Law Ltd, Alexandra Buildings, Lincoln Square, 28 Queen Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M2 5LF
  • Lyons Wilson, Dickinson Chambers, 1 Central Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M2 5WR
  • Bb Legal Limited, 20 Kennedy Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M2 4BY
  • Croftons Solicitors Llp, The Lexicon, Mount Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M2 5FA

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Manchester

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Manchester practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • Nexus Solicitors Limited, Carlton House, 16-18 Albert Square, Manchester, Lancashire, M2 5PE
  • Lyons Wilson, Dickinson Chambers, 1 Central Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M2 5WR
  • Bb Legal Limited, 20 Kennedy Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M2 4BY
  • Croftons Solicitors Llp, The Lexicon, Mount Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M2 5FA
  • Howarth Goodman, 1st Floor, The Lexicon, 10 Mount Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M2 5NT

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Manchester regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Manchester but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Countrywide Property Lawyers Limited, 2nd Floor, Churchgate House, M1 6EU
  • Countrywide Property Lawyers Limited, 3rd Floor Lee House, M1 5RR
  • Conveyancing Expert Limited, 117 Chorley Road, M27 4AA

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

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