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Selecting the right solicitor is the most important decision when it comes to your Northop conveyancing

Reasons to use our Northop conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The firms listed on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.
  • 2 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based many kilometers away with limited understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Northop
  • 3 There is a better than average chance that the the solicitors for the other party are located in Northop - if so both parties are likely to be on good working terms
  • 4 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more bespoke service. When using 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’.
  • 5 Regardless alternative companies tell you it just might be necessary to visit your solicitor to sign contracts. There are enough parties engaged in a house sale without having to include Royal Mail into the equation.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Northop since November 2025*

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Disposal

of terraced property, Ffordd Las, CH7 6DU completing on 19/11/2025 at a price of £245,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of semi residence, Llys Caer Glo, CH7 6GH completing on 28/11/2025 at a price of £218,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

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Transfer

of terraced premises, Plas Pen Y Glyn, CH6 5BN completing on 15/12/2025 at a price of £380,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

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of terraced residence, Elm Drive, CH7 6JJ completing on 18/11/2025 at a price of £284,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Northop

It is 10 years ago since I acquired my property in Northop. Conveyancing lawyers have recently been instructed on the sale but I am unable to locate my deeds. Is this a problem?

Don’t worry too much. First there is a possibility that the deeds will be kept by your mortgage company or they may be in the possession of the solicitor who acted in the purchase. Secondly the chances are that the title will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers acquiring current official copies of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Northop involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is not registered it is more problematic but is not insurmountable.

I am due to exchange contracts on my apartment. I had a double glazing fitted in November 2006, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's mortgage company, HSBC are being pedantic. The Northop solicitor who is on the HSBC conveyancing panel is happy to accept ‘lack of building regulation’ insurance but HSBC are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do HSBC have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that HSBC have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why HSBC may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

I have instructed a Northop conveyancing practitioner having checked that they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?

Leeds Building Society will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Leeds Building Society will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Northop surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.

Leeds Building Society have agreed my mortgage in principle, my offer on a property in Northop has been accepted, now what?

The estate agent will want to be informed of your conveyancing practitioner's details (be sure the solicitors are on the lender’s approved list). Telephone Leeds Building Society or the broker and finish off any relevant forms. Leeds Building Society will instruct a valuer who will get in touch with the estate agent or vendor to arrange an appointment. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes about a week for the mortgage offer to be issued. Leeds Building Society will issue the offer to you and your property lawyers. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Northop.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Northop. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Northop

    Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. 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. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?

Is it simple use your search tool to choose a conveyancing lawyer in Northop on the approved list for my mortgage?

1st choose a mortgage company such as HSBC Bank, Leeds Building Society or Aldermore then type in your location a common one being Northop. Conveyancing firms in Northop and beyond will then be identified.

Am I better off to appoint a Northop conveyancing lawyer based in the vicinity that I am purchasing? I have an old university friend who can conduct the legal formalities but her office is 300miles drive away.

The benefit of a high street Northop conveyancing practice is that you can pop in to execute documents, present your ID and pester them if necessary. They will also have local intelligence which is a plus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If you know people who instructed your friend and on the whole were impressed that should surpass using an unfamiliar Northop conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being round the corner.

At what stage do I pay stamp duty payable for my purchase in Northop?

The majority of property lawyers will fill out a stamp duty return for you as part of your Northop conveyancing transaction for you to sign. After completion your solicitor will submit the Land Transaction application to the Inland Revenue and - as long as they have the money - discharge any land tax liability on your behalf.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Northop

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Northop specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Keene & Kelly With Keith Williams & Co, 95 High Street, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 1BQ
  • Capper & Jones, Old Bank Chambers, 1 King Street, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 1LA
  • Geoffrey Morris And Ashton, Belgravia House, Grosvenor Street, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 1EJ
  • Llewellyn-jones Limited, Victoria House, Grosvenor Street, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 1EJ
  • Richard Stephen Davies, 62 New Street, Mold, Clwyd, CH7 1NZ

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Northop regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Northop with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Northop. This will likely include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Keene & Kelly With Keith Williams & Co, 95 High Street, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 1BQ
  • Capper & Jones, Old Bank Chambers, 1 King Street, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 1LA
  • Geoffrey Morris And Ashton, Belgravia House, Grosvenor Street, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 1EJ
  • Llewellyn-jones Limited, Victoria House, Grosvenor Street, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 1EJ
  • Richard Stephen Davies, 62 New Street, Mold, Clwyd, CH7 1NZ

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

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Checking the title to the premises
  • Undertaking Northop searches with respect to the title
  • Considering the draft sale agreement and other documentation received from the seller’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Raising queries with the owner’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Negotiating the purchase agreement
  • Examining replies given by the owner to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the purchasing in respect of the loan offer: (where applicable)
  • Preparing 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 preparing for completion
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the change in ownership and the mortgage (if applicable) 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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