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Top reasons to use our service to help you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Silsworth

  • 1 Experience means that Silsworth lawyer have developed very good working relationships with Silsworth local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of dealing with your home move in Silsworth.
  • 2 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Silsworth is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 3 Silsworth solicitors have a significant advantage when it comes to Silsworth conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can impact your home move
  • 4 On the balance of probabilities the other side’s lawyers have offices in Silsworth - if so both parties are likely to be on good working terms
  • 5 Solicitors accustomed to conveyancing in Silsworth are familiar with the local concerns specific to Silsworth and therefore you may benefit from better advice and faster conveyancing.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Silsworth since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Silsworth

I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Silsworth. My lender is Platform

Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 26/5/2025, the requirements read as follows :

What will a local search tell me about the property I am buying in Silsworth?

Silsworth conveyancing often starts with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search organisations for instance Searches UK The local search is essential in every Silsworth conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any nasty surprises after you move into your new home. The search should reveal information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic sections.

How does conveyancing in Silsworth differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build premises in Silsworth come to us having been asked by the seller to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is constructed. This is because new home sellers in Silsworth typically buy the site, 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 Silsworth or who has acted in the same development.

Taking into account that I am about to spend £400,000 on a terraced house in Silsworth I wish to have a conversation with the conveyancer concerning thehome move ahead of appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

We could not agree more - we would be pleased to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the conveyancer who will be conducting your conveyancing in Silsworth.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is unique person, not a case reference. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are calculated and presented to you for residential conveyancing in Silsworth should be the amount on the final invoice that you are charged.

Am I best advised to choose a Silsworth conveyancing solicitor in close proximity to the house I am buying? An old friend can conduct the conveyancing but his firm is located approximately 350miles drive away.

The benefit of a high street Silsworth conveyancing practice is that you can pop in to execute documents, present your identification documents and pester them if necessary. They will also have local knowledge which is a bonus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust instructed your friend and in the main were impressed that should surpass using an unfamiliar Silsworth conveyancing solicitor just because they are Silsworth based.

I am purchasing a ground floor maisonette in Silsworth. Conveyancing solicitor is awaiting, from the owner, building insurance paperwork. Earlier today I was informed that the owner must forward the insurance paperwork for the flat above as well. Why would my lawyer want to see the insurance for the other flat? Is it really necessary? We have been stalled for the last three weeks…

It is not impossible in leasehold conveyancing in Silsworth to find Conveyancing in Silsworth in a minority of cases reveals that the lease obliges the leasehold owners to insure their individual flats as opposed to the landlord insuring the complete property - which is definitely preferable. Do check with your lawyer but it would seem that your property lawyer is attempting to establish that the entire building is insured. Insuring a ground floor residence is no help when it comes to rebuilding after a fire if the 1st floor cannot be rebuilt for lack of insurance cover.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Silsworth

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Silsworth practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Sweeney Miller Llp, Mowbray Villas, Mowbray Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 7EA
  • Red Chevron Legal Services Ltd, Mowbray Villas, Mowbray Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 7EA
  • Hodgson Coulthard & Co, Glendale House, 10 Church Street, Houghton Le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 4DN
  • Ben Hoare Bell Llp, 47 John Street, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR1 1QU
  • Treanors Solicitors Limited, 25 John Street, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR1 1JG

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Silsworth regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Silsworth with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Silsworth. This may include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Red Chevron Legal Services Ltd, Mowbray Villas, Mowbray Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 7EA
  • Sweeney Miller Llp, Mowbray Villas, Mowbray Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 7EA
  • Clear View Law Limited, Mowbray Villas, Mowbray Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 7EA
  • Sherwood-smith Tilley & Co, Britannic Chambers, Po Box 4, 92/94 Newbottle Street, Houghton Le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 4AJ
  • Scanlans (sunderland) Limited, 23 John Street, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR1 1JG

Planning law solicitors in Silsworth regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Silsworth 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
  • Longden Walker And Renney (solicitors) Limited, 14 John Street, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR1 1HZ

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