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Reasons to use our Northwich conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Regardless alternative solicitors inform you it could be important to visit your lawyer to execute documents. Too many 3rd parties are already involved in a conveyancing transaction without needing to include Royal Mail into the mix.
  • 2 Experience means that Northwich conveyancer have developed valuable working relationships with Northwich local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of dealing with your house sale or purchase in Northwich.
  • 3 Northwich property lawyer are the key to a successful Northwich home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 4 Northwich solicitors will acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 5 Retaining the services of a local Solicitor generally means that you will receive a more personal touch. Online forums bear testimony to the idea that in selecting a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by reading from their computer screens.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Northwich since June 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Northwich

Having been told to check out your organisation we were going to go ahead with a conveyancing solicitor in Northwich recommended using your comparison tool but have come across some other costs illustrations via the web look cheaper – why is this?

You can find hundreds of solicitors offering at first sight what seems to be the cheapest conveyancing in Northwich. Our recommendation is to think twice as to how much you respect your own move to want to take 'cheap' risks with regard to the quality of the conveyancing. Many of them highlight a budget fee to grab your attention but plant extra fees in the fine print..

Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Northwich. My lender is Tesco Bank

Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 8/9/2025, the requirements read as follows :

This question may be naive but I am new to the home moving as FTB of a two bedroom flat in Northwich. Do I pick up the keys to the house on the completion date from my lawyer? If so, I will find a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Northwich?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will electronically transfer the completion advance to the vendor’s lawyers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be invited to pick up the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. Usually this occurs between 1 and 3pm.

My wife and I are in the process of viewing flats in Northwich and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it sensible to have my conveyancing practitioner on ‘stand by’? I will be getting a mortgage with Leeds Building Society.

It would be advisable to start your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the selling agent. As you are getting a mortgage with Leeds Building Society, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

I was told three weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Virgin Money. Is it usual for Virgin Money to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Northwich is approved on their conveyancing panel? Virgin Money have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Virgin Money to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

Me and my brother own a semi-detached Georgian house in Northwich. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and Britannia. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw two entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold with the matching property. Is it worth asking Britannia to clarify?

You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Northwich and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also question the situation with the conveyancing practitioner who carried out the work.

How does conveyancing in Northwich differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Northwich approach us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is ready to move into. This is because house builders in Northwich tend to acquire the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Northwich or who has acted in the same development.

In scouring the internet for the term cheap conveyancing in Northwich it shows results of many conveyancerslocally. How do I determine which is the suitable conveyancing solicitor for me?

The best way of finding the right conveyancer is via personal referral, so ask colleagues and relatives who have bought a property in Northwich or a reputable estate agent or financial adviser. Charges for conveyancing in Northwich differ, so it's sensible to obtain at least four fee calculations from varying types of property lawyers. Make sure that you know that the charges are assured not to to be inflated.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Northwich regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Northwich with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Northwich. This should include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Personal Injury Practice Limited, Citadel House, Solvay Road, Winnington, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 4DP
  • Moss Law Limited, 2 Castle Street, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1AB
  • Cf Law Limited, 20 Winnington Street, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1AF
  • Susan Howarth & Co Solicitors Ltd, 41 Chester Way, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 5JE

Domestic conveyancing in Northwich ordinarily consists of the following:

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Checking the title unregistered or registered
  • Conducting Northwich searches with respect to the title
  • Assessing draft contract pack and other papers received from the owner’s conveyancer
  • Raising queries with the owner’s conveyancer
  • Agreeing the wording of the sale contract
  • Examining replies supplied by the seller to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the purchasing in respect of the mortgage offer: (if applicable)
  • Drafting and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the transfer of ownership and the home loan (if relevant) at the HM Land Registry.

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Northwich 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 (if appropriate)
  • Negotiating 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 releasing funds to relevant parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the change in proprietorship and the home loan (if relevant) at the Land Registry.

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

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