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Reasons to use our Rochdale conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The Rochdale conveyancing firms that we work with are dedicated to supplying the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and remortgagors in Rochdale
  • 2 Using a high street Solicitor in the main results in a more personal touch. Online forums bear testimony to the idea that in selecting a an online conveyancing factory, your conveyancing is handled by a team of people who who progress matters by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 3 Our site is the only site that enables you the ability to check that your conveyancing in Rochdale will be conducted by a conveyancer on your mortgage lender’s conveyancing panel.
  • 4 Chances are that the the solicitors for the other party have offices in Rochdale - if so sets of lawyers are likely to be familiar
  • 5 Notwithstanding what alternative solicitors say it could be necessary to pop into your conveyancer to sign documents. There are various parties with engaged in a conveyancing transaction without needing to include Royal Mail into the mix.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Rochdale since November 2025*

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Transfer

of apartment Ashfield Road OL11 1PY, at sale consideration of £115,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of apartment Moss Mill Street OL16 5JX, at sale price of £151,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, preparing statement detailing charges

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of flat Percy Street OL16 5LF, acquired for £127,500. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, obtaining official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of apartment Higher Wheat Lane OL16 2YF, at sale sum of £150,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Rochdale

What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Rochdale? Why is this being asked of me?

Rochdale conveyancing solicitors as well as nationwide property practitioners accross the UK have a duty under money laundering regulations to check the ID of any client in order to satisfy themselves that clients are who they say they are.

Conveyancing clients are required to provide two forms of certified identification; proof of ID (typically a Passport or Driving Licence) and evidence of address (usually a Bank Statement no older than three months).

Evidence of source of funds is also required under the money laundering regulations as lawyers are mandated to check that the money you are using to acquire a property (be it the exchange deposit or the total purchase price if you are buying without a mortgage) has come from legitimate source (such as employment savings) and is not the fruits of illegitimate activity.

The Rochdale conveyancing lawyers that I appointed last week on my house acquisition in Rochdale have suddenly shut down. They were on acting for me because I needed a firm on the Principality conveyancing panel and my family Rochdale lawyer was not. I cut them a cheque for £250 in advance. What should be my next steps?

Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then let them know immediately so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Principality conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers may be able to assist.

Two weeks ago we had a mortgage agreed in principle with UBS. Rochdale conveyancing solicitors have been appointed. How long does it take for UBS to issue the offer to the conveyancer?

Some lenders take longer than others. Have UBS completed the valuation? Have you advised UBS as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the UBS conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.

I have paid off my mortgage with Nottingham. I assume I don't need a Rochdale conveyancing practitioner on the Nottingham panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your Nottingham mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Nottingham mortgage from the register. Nottingham, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where Nottingham has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Nottingham has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Nottingham mortgage has been paid off.

Kent Reliance have agreed my mortgage in principle, my offer on a flat in Rochdale has been accepted, what happens next?

Your property agent will wish to know who your solicitors are (ensure that the solicitors are on the lender’s panel). Call up Kent Reliance or your financial adviser and finalise any outstanding forms. Kent Reliance will appoint a valuer who will get in contact with the estate agent or owners to arrange a time for the valuation to happen. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes about a week for the mortgage offer to be issued. Kent Reliance will send the offer to you and your conveyancers. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Rochdale.

Do I need to pay for insurance to cover chancel repairs when acquiring a property in Rochdale?

Unless a previous acquisition of the house took place post 12 October 2013 you may expect conveyancing practitioners conducting conveyancing in Rochdale to continue to suggest a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

How simple is it to swap solicitor as I have to appoint a firm on the The Mortgage Works conveyancing panel. I instructed a family conveyancing solicitor in Rochdale five minutes from me but he is not accepted by The Mortgage Works

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Rochdale on the The Mortgage Works panel. Please note that the law firms that we on the directory do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Rochdale. In utilising search facility on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Rochdale.

I am hoping to put an offer on a small detached house that seems to tick a lot of boxes, at a great price which is making it more attractive. I have just been informed that the title is leasehold as opposed to freehold. I would have thought that there are issues purchasing a house with a leasehold title in Rochdale. Conveyancing solicitors have are soon to be instructed. Will my lawyers set out the implications of buying a leasehold house in Rochdale ?

The majority of houses in Rochdale are freehold and not leasehold. This is one of the situations where having a local solicitor used to dealing with such properties who can assist with the conveyancing process. It is clear that you are buying in Rochdale so you should seriously consider looking for a Rochdale conveyancing solicitor and check that they are used to transacting on leasehold houses. As a matter of priority you will need to check the number of years remaining. Being a lessee you will not be entirely free to do whatever you want with the house. The lease will likely included provisions such as obtaining the freeholder’sconsent to conduct changes to the property. You may also be required to pay a maintenance charge towards the maintenance of the communal areas where the house is located on an estate. Your conveyancer should report to you on the legal implications.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Rochdale regulated by the SRA

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

  • Hudson & Taylor, 19 Church Lane, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1NS
  • Hartley Thomas & Wright Inc Rhodes & Co, Town Hall Chambers, South Parade, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1LW
  • Pennine Solicitors Limited, 136 Drake Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1PS
  • Molesworths Bright Clegg, Octagon House, 25-27 Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1RH
  • Dean Solicitors Ltd, 123 Drake Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1PZ

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Rochdale regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Rochdale but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Matthew Montgomery & Co, 9-13 Water Street, OL16 1TL
  • Alfred Ledger & Sons , Property Lawyers, OL16 1QA
  • Shanley Wright , Property Lawyers, OL16 1DZ
  • Title Transfer Property Lawyers, 71-75 Featherstall Road, OL15 8JZ
  • Kirkham Conveyancing Services Limited, 74 Rochdale Road, OL2 6QJ

Planning law solicitors in Rochdale regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Rochdale specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including compulsory purchases in Rochdale
  • Hyland Legal Limited, Imperial House, 79 - 81 Hornby Street, Bury, Greater Manchester, BL9 5BN
  • Butcher And Barlow Llp, 2-6 Bank Street, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 0DL

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

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