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Conveyancing in Northumberland : Keep it Local

5 reasons to use our service to help you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Northumberland

  • 1 Northumberland solicitors will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 2 The Northumberland conveyancing practitioners that are identified are committed to providing value for money, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and investors in Northumberland
  • 3 The firms identified on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 4 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often located hundreds of kilometers away with limited understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Northumberland
  • 5 We are the UKs largest domestic conveyancing directory service identifying mortgage company approved law firms conducting conveyancing in Northumberland regulated by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Northumberland since October 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Northumberland

Can the conveyancing practitioners revealed via your ’find a lawyer’ app conduct right to buy conveyancing in Northumberland?

We do have plenty of conveyancing practitioners who can service right to buy conveyancing work Please call us in order to secure a costs calculation.

It is a dozen years since I bought my house in Northumberland. Conveyancing lawyers have just been appointed on the sale but I am unable to find the title documents. Is this a major issue?

Don’t worry too much. First the deeds may be retained by the lender or they could stored with the conveyancers who handled your purchase. Secondly the chances are that the title will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors obtaining current official copies of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Northumberland involves registered property but in the rare situation where your property is not registered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our home can not be found. The conveyancers who did the conveyancing in Northumberland 5 years ago no longer exist. What are my options?

Nowadays there are copies made of almost everything, and your conveyancer should be aware precisely where to find all the suitable paperwork so you can purchase or sell your house without a hitch. If copies can’t be found, your lawyer may be able to arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities against possible claims on your premises.

Do I need to be suspicious by brokers that I am dealing with are encouraging me to use an online conveyancing firm rather than a High Street Northumberland conveyancing firm?

As is the case with lots of service providers, often input from relatives can be worth their weight in gold. Nevertheless there are many people with a vested interest in a conveyancing deal; estate agents, financial adviser and lenders may recommend conveyancers to retain. Sometimes these lawyers might be known to one of the organisations as one of the best in their field, but sometimes there may be a financial incentive behind the endorsement. You are at liberty to select your preferred lawyer. However, bear in mind that the majority of lenders have an approved list of conveyancers you must use for the lender aspect of your transaction.

As co-executor for the estate of my grandfather I am selling a property in Newport but I am based in Northumberland. My solicitor (based 300 miles awayneeds me to execute a stat dec before the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Northumberland to attest this legal document for me?

strictly speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are located in Northumberland

We have selected a Northumberland conveyancing solicitor for our house purchase (first time buyers) and have picked up in the terms and conditions that they are not governed by the Financial Conduct Authority. Am I right to be worried or is that usually the case with lawyer?

We can't see why they should be. Most solicitor don't lend money. You should check that they are regulated by the SRA, who have specific stipulations regulating funds held on client account.

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What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Northumberland?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding buying and selling property and cover conveyancing nationwide as well as Northumberland. When appointed a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you should:
  • Have an honest and lawful service.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of legal services.
  • Have your conveyancing dealt with using care, skill and legal know-how.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a service which is accessible and responsive to your specific requirements.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your specific needs taken into account should a complaint be made.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a timeous, objective and comprehensive service where if a complaint is made about your conveyancing in Northumberland.

Residential conveyancing in Northumberland usually entails the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and related papers
  • Forwarding draft papers to the property lawyer retained by the buyer
  • Negotiating contracts and answering supplemental questions from the purchaser’s property lawyer
  • Agreeing the transfer document
  • Replying to requisitions raised by the buyer’s property lawyer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and wiring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and repaying the home loan (if relevant)

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Northumberland is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the bank (where applicable)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating amendments to the draft Transfer
  • Corresponding with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring funds to relevant parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the change in proprietorship and the home loan (where applicable) at the Land Registry.

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

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