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Salford Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Percentage of cases in Salford that are buy to let is 40%
  • 2 23% freehold and 77% leasehold conveyancing in Salford for this year to date
  • 3 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270
  • 4 Average time from start to moving day was 94 days for conveyancing in Salford
  • 5 Average time frame of 184 days for registration of title in Salford

Examples of recent conveyancing in Salford since August 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Salford

In the event thatI was to acquire a simple residential homein Salford for cash and dispense with a survey and no conveyancing searches how much could I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Salford?

Any savings you would achieve will be limited to the Salford conveyancing searches. Your solicitor still got to do everything else - money laundering, communicating with your vendors property lawyer, stamp duty submission, register the ownership etc. A slight saving might be made by not needing to register a mortgage but it won't be significant.

We wanted to use a conveyancing solicitor in Salford for our house purchase. Our broker has since notified us that our mortgage company Virgin Money won't deal with them. Why is this not regarded as unduly restrictive?

A bank will require an approved solicitor act for it. Borrowers are liable to meet the cost of this. Try using our directory service to locate a solicitor to carry conveyancing in Salford on the Virgin Money approved list of solicitors.

Will commercial conveyancing searches disclose planned roadworks that may affect a commercial site in Salford?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Salford will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers expend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Salford. The search result provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Salford.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Salford it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could result in delays to Salford commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Salford.

I have recentlyfound out that Stirling Law have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Salford for a purchase of a freehold house 10 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest method to see if the property is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Salford conveyancing specialists.

Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Salford before retaining solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. The surveyor advised that some banks tend refuse to give a loan on a flying freehold house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further with the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Salford. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Salford especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Salford.

I am a fortnight into a residential purchase having been referred to a firm by the high street agent to do our conveyancing in Salford. We are not happy. Could you help me find new conveyancers?

They would need to be really bad to suggest replacing them. Has the loan offer been issued? In the event that it has you will need to advise them of the new contact details and get the loan are issued to the new lawyers. Your new conveyancer needs to be on the lenders panel to avoid supplemental expenses and delays. So that should be your starting point. The search tool should assist you in finding a lender approved conveyancer for your home move in Salford

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Salford

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Salford practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • Bbs Law Ltd, 1 The Cottages, Deva Centre, Trinity Way, Salford, Greater Manchester, M3 7BE
  • Horwich Cohen Coghlan Ltd, Hq Building, Old Granada Studios, Atherton Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M3 3GS
  • Rowley Dickinson Limited, Cardinal House, 20 St Mary's Parsonage, Manchester, Lancashire, M3 2LY
  • Bps Law Llp, Cardinal House, 20 St. Marys Parsonage, Manchester, Lancashire, M3 2LY
  • Abacus Solicitors Llp, Reedham House, 31-33 King Street West, Manchester, Lancashire, M3 2PN

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Salford regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Salford but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Countrywide Property Lawyers Limited, 3rd Floor Lee House, M1 5RR
  • Countrywide Property Lawyers Limited, 2nd Floor, Churchgate House, M1 6EU
  • Conveyancing Expert Limited, 117 Chorley Road, M27 4AA

Planning law solicitors in Salford regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Salford with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • Read Roper & Read, 11th Floor, Alberton House, St. Marys Parsonage, Manchester, Lancashire, M3 2WJ
  • Dwf Llp, 1 Scott Place, 2 Hardman Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M3 3AA
  • Berrymans Lace Mawer Llp, Kings House, 42 King Street West, Manchester, Lancashire, M3 2NU
  • Berg, 35 Peter Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M2 5BG
  • Gunnercooke Llp, 53 King Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M2 4LQ

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

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