Find a Lender-Approved Local Conveyancer in Murton

Ready to buy a new home? Find a law firm approved by your lender.

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

Reasons to use our Murton conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The practices listed on our directory have a variation of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 2 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Murton is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.
  • 3 Experience means that Murton property lawyer have established very good connections with Murton local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of undertaking your home move in Murton.
  • 4 Our site offers largest domestic conveyancing directory listing mortgage company approved law firms delivering conveyancing in Murton registered with the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 5 The Murton conveyancing firms that are listed are dedicated to providing value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and investors in Murton

Examples of recent conveyancing in Murton since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Murton

My husband and I are looking to acquire a home in Murton and are in fact using a Murton conveyancing practice. Within the last couple of days our conveyancer has sent a preliminary report and documents to look through in anticipation of exchanging contracts shortly. Santander have this evening contacted us to advise us that they have now hit a problem as our Murton conveyancer is not on their approved list of lawyers. What do we do from here?

If you are buying a property with the assistance of a mortgage it is normal for the purchasers' solicitors to also represent the purchaser's lender. In order to act for a bank or building society a law firm has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the law firm to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict criteria which the firm has to satisfy and indeed some lenders now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme. Your solicitor should contact your lender and see if they can apply for membership of their conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable they will instruct their own lawyers to represent them. You don't have to instruct a firm on the lender’s conveyancing panel and you may continue to use your own Murton solicitors, in which case your legal fees may increase, and it may delay matters as you have another set of people involved.

It is is a decade since I purchased my property in Murton. Conveyancing lawyers have just been appointed on the sale but I am unable to track down my title documents. Will this cause complications?

You need not be too concerned. First there is a possibility that the deeds will be kept by your mortgage company or they could stored with the solicitor who handled your purchase. Secondly in all probability the title will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers acquiring current official copies of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Murton relates to registered property but in the rare situation where your property is unregistered it is more problematic but is resolvable.

What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Murton

There are many registered licenced Conveyancers in Murton and Solicitor partnerships in Murton to choose from We would stress that both are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal work in the home buying process. Both can handle other property legal work such as remortgage conveyancing, enfranchisement and transfer of equity conveyancing.

Have just purchased a repossessed house at auction in Murton. Conveyancing is necessary. What is next?

Given that you are now to in every practical sense signed on the dotted line you must retain a conveyancing practitioner quickly as you are faced with a pending deadline in which to complete the deal. All auction property should have an associated legal set of papers. This should include most,if not all of the paperwork that your lawyer requires. If you have purchased leasehold premises the auction papers should contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing documentation pertinent to a leasehold property. You must pass this on to your appointed conveyancing solicitor ASAP. You also need to ensure that your finances are in place to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

We are buying a 4 bedroom semi-detached house in Murton. The intention is to carry out a loft conversion at the property.Will legal investigations on the property involve investigations to determine if these works are prohibited?

Your solicitor will check the deeds as conveyancing in Murton will on occasion reveal restrictions in the title documents which prohibit categories of changes or necessitated the consent of another owner. Some extensions need local authority planning permissions and approval in accordance building regulations. Certain locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. It would be prudent to check these issues with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

I need some quick conveyancing in Murton as I have an ultimatum to exchange contracts inside one month. Thankfully I do not require a mortgage. Is it possible to avoid the conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

As you are not obtaining a home loan you have the choice not to have searches carried out although no law firm would suggest that you don't. With lots of history conveyancing in Murton the following are instances of what can appear and adversely impact future saleability: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Charges, Overdue Grants, Road Schemes,...

How simple is it to switch firm as I need to find a firm on the Skipton Building Society conveyancing list. I had appointed a family conveyancing solicitor in Murton round the corner but he is not accepted by Skipton Building Society

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Murton on the Skipton Building Society panel. Please note that the law firms that we list do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Murton. In making use of the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Murton.

In my capacity as executor for the will of my grandmother I am selling a house in Swansea but I am based in Murton. My conveyancer (who is 300 kilometers from mehas requested that I execute a stat dec before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Murton to attest and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are located in Murton

Last updated

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Murton regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Murton specialising in commercial conveyancing in Murton. This will likely include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Naughtons Solicitors Llp, 1-2 Adelaide Row, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 7EF
  • Sherwood-smith Tilley & Co, Britannic Chambers, Po Box 4, 92/94 Newbottle Street, Houghton Le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 4AJ
  • Kirkup Lascelles & Creed, 25 Yoden Way, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 1BP
  • Clear View Law Limited, Mowbray Villas, Mowbray Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 7EA
  • Sweeney Miller Llp, Mowbray Villas, Mowbray Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 7EA

Residential conveyancing in Murton almost always includes the following:

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the premises
  • Carrying out Murton property searches for the title
  • Assessing draft contract pack and other documentation prepared the owner’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Submitting questions with the owner’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Agreeing the wording of the purchase contract
  • Going through replies provided by the seller to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (if applicable)
  • Drawing up and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; summarising to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the purchase and the mortgage (where relevant) at the HM Land Registry.

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Murton almost always includes the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Following instructions from the bank (if appropriate)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating amendments to the draft Transfer
  • Communicating with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring funds to the appropriate parties
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the correct stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the change in ownership and the home loan (if appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

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

© Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of Land Registry under delegated authority from the Controller of HMSO.