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You can gain comfort when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Skelmersdale has a number to pick from, but for a truly professional and reliable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
Using a local Solicitor generally means that you will receive a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
Skelmersdale solicitors work in partnership with Skelmersdale estate agents, house builders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is offered to buyers and sellers every step of the way, helping make the process as straightforward as possible
Skelmersdale conveyancers are likely to have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Skelmersdale is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Skelmersdale since January 2025*

Sale

of terraced premises, Rivers Street, WN5 8NJ completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £160,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, securing official copies of the title, agreeing completion date with parties

Transfer

of semi residence, Bath Springs, L39 2XP completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £202,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

Sale

of terraced premises, Chorley Road, L40 3SL completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £192,500. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, securing official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Transfer

of detached residence residence, Carroll Crescent, L39 1PZ completing on 27/01/2025 at a price of £175,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, ordering official copies of the title

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Skelmersdale

I have given 2 months notice to my current landlord and must vacate my rented apartment in Skelmersdale by 10/6/2025. Conveyancing on my purchase has just started. How realistic is it to complete in three weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into short term accommodation?

It is unwise to give notice for your lease until your lawyer suggests that you should. If you have not previously done so, notify to your lawyer and request that they cajole the sellers side, try to a target completion date that all parties will aim towards

Are the Skelmersdale conveyancing solicitors identified as being on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by Leeds Building Society?

Skelmersdale conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Leeds Building Society directly.

Is there a list of Nationwide panel solicitors in Skelmersdale on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?

No. There is no such directory service on the CML or Building Society Association websites. A small selection of lenders make their panel listings open the public online. If you are in need of a Skelmersdale property lawyer on the Nationwide please make the most of our facility.

Planning on purchasing a maisonette in Skelmersdale. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the TSB conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Skelmersdale property lawyer is on the TSB conveyancing panel.

I had an offer accepted on a house in Skelmersdale on 3/3/2025, valuation was booked 4 days later, all came back fine. Property lawyer retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Aldermore and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?

A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Aldermore to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

Is it necessary to pay for insurance to address the risk of chancel repairs when buying a property in Skelmersdale?

Unless a prior acquisition of the property completed post 12 October 2013 you could take it that conveyancing practitioners carrying out conveyancing in Skelmersdale to continue to suggest a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I'm buying my first flat in Skelmersdale with a mortgage from Barclays . The developers would not reduce the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not inform my conveyancer about this deal as it would adversely affect my mortgage with the lender. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

In sourcing the world wide web for the words on line conveyancing in Skelmersdale it shows results of numerous conveyancersin the area. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right conveyancer for my move?

The ideal method of seeking a suitable conveyancer is via personal referral, so ask friends and relatives who have purchased a property in Skelmersdale or the local estate agent or mortgage broker. Charges for conveyancing in Skelmersdale vary, so it's a good idea to obtain a minimum of three quotes from different solicitors. Dont forget to clarify that the fees are fixed.

Last updated 26/04/2025

Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Skelmersdale regulated by the SRA

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

Scott Rees & Co, Centaur House, Gardiners Place, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 9SP
Dickinson Parker Hill, 22 Derby Street, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 2BZ
Mooney Everett Solicitors Ltd, 30 Derby Street, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 2BY
Brighouse Wolff, 28 Derby Street, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 2BY
Iceblue Legal Llp, 1st Floor, 14 Church Street, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 3AN

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Skelmersdale regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Skelmersdale practicing in commercial conveyancing in Skelmersdale. This will likely include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant

Scott Rees & Co, Centaur House, Gardiners Place, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 9SP
Dickinson Parker Hill, 22 Derby Street, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 2BZ
Brighouse Wolff, 28 Derby Street, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 2BY
Iceblue Legal Llp, 1st Floor, 14 Church Street, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 3AN
Gs Law Northwest Ltd, 685 Ormskirk Road, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 8AQ

Typically, Skelmersdale conveyancing for a sale has some of the following tasks

Taking instructions from parties involved
Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
Preparing contract and related papers
Supplying draft papers to the property lawyer acting for the purchaser
Negotiating contracts and responding to further questions from the buyer’s property lawyer
Negotiating 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
Accepting the sale proceeds and wiring funds to the owner, the estate agent and paying off the home loan (if applicable)

Neighboring Locations

Burscough

Parbold
Rufford
Bispham


	Skelmersdale

Rainford

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