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Main reasons to use our service to assist you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in North Shields

  • 1 Personal touch together with a wealth of expertise are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. North Shields home moves can be made a lot more protracted due to lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with endeavour to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 2 Property lawyer conveyancing firms have extremely good personal links with North Shields estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 North Shields conveyancers have a significant advantage when it comes to North Shields conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can affect your home move
  • 4 You can gain comfort when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. North Shields has a number to choose from, but for a truly dependable and dependable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 5 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in North Shields 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 would hope for.

Examples of recent conveyancing in North Shields since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in North Shields

Why do I have to pay up front when it comes to conveyancing in North Shields?

If you are buying a property in North Shields your lawyer will request that you to provide them with monies to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. This will be the total of the cost of the Local Authority Search. When the down payment is as part of the sale price then this will be asked for immediately prior to exchange of contracts. The final balance that is needed should be transferred shortly before completion.

I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to have this when acquiring a residence in North Shields? or I am told that there is an ancient law that means some owners of property residing in a parish church boundary will be compelled to pay for maintenance to the chancel within the church. Is this relevant for conveyancing in North Shields?

Unless a previous purchase of the house took place post 12 October 2013 you may take it that lawyers delivering conveyancing in North Shields to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I used Action Conveyancing a few years past for my conveyancing in North Shields. Now, I need my documents however the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 North Shields of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, 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 North Shields. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in North Shields

    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. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. 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 supply a car parking plan.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on last month in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. North Shields is where the house is located. Can you offer any advice?

Flying freeholds in North Shields are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside North Shields you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in North Shields may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.

Do you have any top tips for leasehold conveyancing in North Shields from the perspective of saving time on the sale process?

  • A significant proportion of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in North Shields can be avoided where you instruct lawyers as soon as your agents start advertising the property and ask them to collate the leasehold documentation which will be required by the purchasers’ representatives.
  • You may think that you are aware of the number of years remaining on your lease but it would be advisable double-check by asking your conveyancers. A buyer’s conveyancer will not be happy to advise their client to proceed with the purchase of a leasehold property the remaining number of years is less than 75 years. In the circumstances it is essential at an as soon as possible that you identify whether the lease term requires a lease extension. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your home on the market for sale. If you have carried out any alterations to the premises would they have required Landlord’s consent? In particular have you installed wooden flooring? Most leases in North Shields state that internal structural alterations or addition of wooden flooring require a licence issued by the Landlord consenting to such changes. Should you fail to have the paperwork in place you should not contact the landlord without checking with your solicitor in the first instance. A minority of North Shields leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. If this is the case, you should place the estate agents on notice to make sure that the purchasers obtain financial (bank) and professional references. The bank reference should make it clear that the buyer is able to meet the annual service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the actual amount of the service charge so that they can pass this information on to the buyers or their lawyers.

I acquired a ground floor flat in North Shields, conveyancing having been completed in 1996. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Corresponding properties in North Shields with a long lease are worth £211,000. The ground rent is £50 per annum. The lease finishes on 21st October 2093

With 68 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £9,500 and £11,000 as well as costs.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action based on this information without first getting professional advice.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in North Shields

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in North Shields with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • Hc Law Llp, 8 Northumberland Square, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 1QQ
  • Kyles Legal Practice Ltd, 20 Northumberland Square, North Tyneside, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 1PX
  • Stockdale & Reid Limited, 51/52 Howard Street, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 1AP
  • Brown Holliday & Clements, 50 Howard Street, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 1PD
  • Reed Ryder & Meikle, 19 Northumberland Square, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 1QD

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in North Shields regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in North Shields with expertise in commercial conveyancing in North Shields. This will likely include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Hc Law Llp, 8 Northumberland Square, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 1QQ
  • Stockdale & Reid Limited, 51/52 Howard Street, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 1AP
  • Brown Holliday & Clements, 50 Howard Street, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 1PD
  • Reed Ryder & Meikle, 19 Northumberland Square, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 1QD
  • Hadaway & Hadaway, 58 Howard Street, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 1AL

Planning law solicitors in North Shields regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in North Shields with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including compulsory purchases in North Shields
  • Ward Hadaway, Sandgate House, 102 Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 3DX
  • Freemans, 7 St. Marys Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 7PG
  • Muckle Llp, Time Central, 32 Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 4BF

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