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Reasons to use our Netherley conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Over the years Netherley property lawyer have developed valuable links with Netherley local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of dealing with your house sale or purchase in Netherley.
  • 2 Netherley conveyancers have a crucial advantage when it comes to Netherley conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will impact your home move
  • 3 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these firms are often based many miles away with little appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Netherley
  • 4 The companies shown on our directory have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 5 There is a strong possibility the other side’s conveyancers have offices in Netherley - if so both parties will be on good working terms

Examples of recent conveyancing in Netherley since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Netherley

Finally the sale completed on my house in Netherley last February yet the purchaser is telephoning every few hours to moan that her solicitor needs to hear from mysolicitor. What should have happened now that I have sold?

Following your house sale your conveyancer is committed to forward the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. If applicable, your lawyer should also evidence that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been redeemed to the buyers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion requirements specific conveyancing in Netherley.

I used Stirling Law a few years ago for my conveyancing in Netherley. Now, I need the files but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Netherley of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am buying a new build flat in Netherley. 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 legal work.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Netherley

    Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.

I am looking for a conveyancing practitioner in Netherley for my house move. Is there any facility to review a firm’s complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

Anyone can read presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from inquisitions started on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find details Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, ring 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 SRA sometimes monitor telephone calls for training requirements.

My wife and I purchased a leasehold flat in Netherley. Conveyancing and Nationwide Building Society mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1998. The conveyancing solicitor in Netherley who previously acted has now retired. Any advice?

First make enquiries of HMLR to be sure that this person is indeed the new freeholder. It is not necessary to instruct a Netherley conveyancing practitioner to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for £3. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

Netherley Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Queries before Purchasing

    Who takes charge for maintaining and repairing the block? The best form of lease arrangement is a share of the freehold. In this situation the lessees have being in charge if their destiny and even though a managing agent is usually retained if the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent acts for the leaseholders themselves. The answer will be important as a) areas can result in problems for the building as the common areas may begin to deteriorate if repairs remain unpaid b) if the leasehold owners have an issue with the running of the building you will need to know about it

I acquired a property in Netherley last 10/9/2024 and to date it is still not recorded with the Land Registry. It is part of a development site and my conveyancing practitioner told me that it can take 12 months to register. I have spoken with HM Land Registry directly and they say that the initial application was cancelled due to questions not being addressed in time. Should I be concerned?

It is your lawyer that you should turn to here in order to satisfy any questions which have been raised as part of the registration process for your Netherley property. Normal Netherley conveyancing practice includes an undertaking on the part of the previous owner’s lawyer that they will assist in resolving any question raised by HMLR so it may be a case of taking action to enforce that undertaking if necessary.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Netherley regulated by the SRA

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

  • Angels Solicitors, 17 Smithford Walk, Tarbock Green, Prescot, Merseyside, L35 1SF
  • Legal Reality Limited, 121 Church Road, Woolton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25 6HT
  • Maria Fogg Family Law Ltd, 25 Derby Road, Huyton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L36 9UG
  • Levins Solicitors, The Willows, 2 Rupert Road, Huyton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L36 9TF
  • Neil Colville Specialist Motoring Lawyer, 56 Baldwin Avenue, Liverpool, Merseyside, L16 3GD

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Netherley

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Netherley specialising 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

  • Angels Solicitors, 17 Smithford Walk, Tarbock Green, Prescot, Merseyside, L35 1SF
  • Legal Reality Limited, 121 Church Road, Woolton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25 6HT
  • Levins Solicitors, The Willows, 2 Rupert Road, Huyton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L36 9TF
  • Gary Williams Solicitors Limited, Grasmere House, 155 Leathers Lane, Halewood, Liverpool, Merseyside, L26 1XG
  • Globe Wareing Cropper, 96 Hillfoot Avenue, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25 0PF

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

  • Conveyancer instructed by the buyer once the offer has been accepted
  • Checking the title to the property
  • Conducting Netherley conveyancing searches with respect to the property
  • Assessing draft contract pack and other papers prepared the owner’s lawyer
  • Submitting questions with the seller’s lawyer
  • Negotiating the purchase agreement
  • Assessing replies provided by the seller to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (where appropriate)
  • Drawing up 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)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the buyer and the home loan (where appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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