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5 reasons to use our service to assist you find a local conveyancing solicitor in Seaforth

  • 1 Seaforth solicitors have a significant edge when it comes to Seaforth conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will impact your home move
  • 2 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Seaforth is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 3 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these organisations are often located many miles away with little understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Seaforth
  • 4 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Seaforth have a grasp oflocal concerns specific to Seaforth and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and speedier conveyancing.
  • 5 The Seaforth conveyancing firms that are listed are dedicated to providing the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and remortgagors in Seaforth

Examples of recent conveyancing in Seaforth since January 2025*

Transfer

of apartment Field Lane L21 9QQ, at buying sum of £109,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of semi-detached property, Orrell Road, L21 8NG completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £225,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, ordering official copies of the title, sending title deeds and signed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

Transfer

of terraced residence, Fairbairn Road, L22 4QA completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £151,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Purchase

of flat Warren Road L23 6TY, at a price of £223,000. Leasehold conveyancing due diligence included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, obtaining official copies of the title

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Seaforth

My best friend’s mother is a solicitor. I expect that I can be offered friends and family rates for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what kind of figure should I be paying for conveyancing in Seaforth?

You should contrast pricing. Do use our search tool on this site. Whilst estimates will contrast greatly but the service one can expect are distinct between solicitors as is the case with most professions.

Should commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that may affect a commercial land in Seaforth?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Seaforth will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers expend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Seaforth. The report provides definitive data 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 Seaforth.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Seaforth it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately could cause delays to Seaforth commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not carried out for residential conveyancing in Seaforth.

I am buying a new build flat in Seaforth. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Seaforth

    Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose?

Taking into account that I am about to spend over three hundred thousand on a two bedroom apartment in Seaforth I would like to have a conversation with the solicitor regarding thehome move in advance of instructing the firm. Can this be arranged?

Absolutely - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the solicitor who will be doing your conveyancing in Seaforth.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is unique person, not a case number. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are provided with for residential conveyancing in Seaforth should be the figure that you end up paying.

I am employed by a reputable estate agency in Seaforth where we have witnessed a number of flat sales derailed as a result of short leases. I have been given contradictory information from local Seaforth conveyancing firms. Please can you clarify whether the owner of a flat can instigate the lease extension formalities for the buyer?

Provided that the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the buyer can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed prior to, or simultaneously with completion of the disposal of the property.

An alternative approach is to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.

I purchased a 2 bed flat in Seaforth, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Similar flats in Seaforth with a long lease are worth £260,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 levied per year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2100

With just 75 years left to run the likely cost is going to span between £8,600 and £9,800 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed investigations. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other issues that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

My brother is purchasing a leasehold flat in Seaforth. He was given a quote by the property lawyer recommended by the estate agents totaling £1250 . It was 9 years ago since I sold and bought a house and it cost was £450. Have charges really increased to that extent?

We would recommend that you e-mail 3 or 4 local Seaforth conveyancing solicitors seeking prices. You should base your selection not just on cost, but on promptness and on how comprehensive the response was.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Seaforth regulated by the SRA

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

  • Thos R Jones & Son, 4 Sefton Road, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 7PG
  • Kennan Doyle Solicitors, 362 Marsh Lane, Bootle, Liverpool, Merseyside, L20 9BX
  • Minards Pavlou, 65-69 College Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 0RN
  • Dpp Law Ltd, 202 Stanley Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 3EP
  • Sharman & Son, 4 Coronation Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 3BJ

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Seaforth

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Seaforth with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • Thos R Jones & Son, 4 Sefton Road, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 7PG
  • Kennan Doyle Solicitors, 362 Marsh Lane, Bootle, Liverpool, Merseyside, L20 9BX
  • Minards Pavlou, 65-69 College Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 0RN
  • James Murray Solicitors, 41 Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 7AP
  • Black Norman Solicitors, 67 - 71 Coronation Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 5RE

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Seaforth regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Seaforth but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Kennan Kay Kerr Legal Services Llp, 246 Stanley Road, L20 3ER

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

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