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Sheffield Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Percentage of leasehold conveyancing cases in Sheffield with service charge retention of 6%
  • 2 Average time from start to completion was 90 days for conveyancing in Sheffield
  • 3 Percentage of cases in Sheffield that are buy to let is 16%
  • 4 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £3,395
  • 5 50% freehold and 50% leasehold conveyancing in Sheffield for this year to date

Examples of recent conveyancing in Sheffield since June 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Sheffield

I plan on purchasing a maisonette in Sheffield. My Solicitor is not on the mortgage company approved list. Is it possible for me to appoint my Sheffield conveyancing solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the lender panel?

Your options include

  • Complete the deal with your chosen Sheffield property lawyer but your bank will no doubt use a conveyancing practitioner from their conveyancing panel. This will result in additional fees and potential delay.
  • Appoint a new property lawyer to conduct the conveyancing, making sure they are on the bank conveyancing panel.
  • Convince your solicitor to seek to join the lender panel

Do the conveyancing solicitors listed on your site carry out right to buy conveyancing in Sheffield?

We have identified plenty of conveyancing specialists carrying out right to buy conveyancing Please get in touch with the conveyancers listed in order to secure a conveyancing quote.

My fiance and I are buying a newbuild apartment in Sheffield with a homeloan from Leeds Building Society.We would like to retain our Sheffield conveyancing lawyer but Leeds Building Society says his firm is not listed on their "panel". It seems we are left with no choice but to instruct a Leeds Building Society panel firm or retain our high street solicitor and pay for a Leeds Building Society panel lawyer to represent them. This seems very unfair; is there anything we can do?

No, not really. The home loan issued to you is subject to its various provisions, one of which will be that lawyers must be on the Leeds Building Society approved list. Until recently, most lenders had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for Leeds Building Society

Just acquired a semi-detached house in Sheffield , how long should it take for the Land Registry to deal with the formalities evidencing my ownership? My Sheffield conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to be sure that my name is registered.

There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Sheffield registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timeframes can differ according to the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry communicate with any interested parties. At present roughly 80% of such applications are completed in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be protracted hold-ups. Registration is effected once the new owner has moved in to the premises therefore post completion formalities is not usually primary concern yet where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers could speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.

What makes your site different to alternative web based conveyancing brokers for conveyancing in Sheffield?

At this site receive a conveyancing costs illustration from a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that appreciates the issues of your conveyancing in Sheffield. Unlike many estate agents and many comparison sites we do not operate commission arrangements with solicitors. Many agents and online brokers 'recommend' the firm that pays the highest kickback, as opposed to the best value conveyancing in Sheffield

Back In 2002, I bought a leasehold house in Sheffield. Conveyancing and The Mortgage Works mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1998. The conveyancing solicitor in Sheffield who previously acted has now retired. Do I pay?

First contact HMLR to make sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. You do not need to incur the fees of a Sheffield conveyancing practitioner to do this as it can be done on-line for £3. You should note that in any event, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

I invested in buying a studio flat in Sheffield, conveyancing having been completed half a dozen years ago. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Equivalent properties in Sheffield with an extended lease are worth £191,000. The ground rent is £55 levied per year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2078

With 53 years unexpired the likely cost is going to be between £27,600 and £31,800 as well as legals.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Sheffield

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Sheffield specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • Wake Smith Llp, 68 Clarkehouse Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2LJ
  • Nether Edge Law, 392a Psalter Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 8UW
  • Rosalind Watchorn, 10 Kenwood Park Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S7 1NF
  • F W Meggitt & Co, 2 Broad Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 4BT
  • Best Solicitors, Broughton House, 48 West Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 4EX

Planning law solicitors in Sheffield regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Sheffield specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including development on contaminated land
  • Wake Smith Llp, 68 Clarkehouse Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2LJ
  • Katharine Redford, John Gaunt & Partners, Omega Court, 372 Cemetery Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 8FT
  • John Gaunt, Omega Court, 372-374 Cemetery Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 8FT
  • John Gaunt & Partners, Omega Court, 372-374 Cemetery Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 8FT
  • Tim Shield, John Gaunt & Partners, Omega Court, 372 Cemetery Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 8FT

Home selling conveyancing in Sheffield almost always entails the following:

  • Property lawyer instructed by the owners once the offer has been accepted
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and related papers
  • Supplying draft papers to the property lawyer representing the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and answering additional questions from the purchaser’s property lawyer
  • Finalising the transfer deed
  • Replying to requisitions raised by the buyer’s property lawyer
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Receiving sale proceeds and sending funds to the owner, the estate agent and other relevant parties (if appropriate)

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

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