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Reasons to use our St Annes conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Excellent communication together with pure property experience are key benefits that you should value when selecting conveyancing solicitors. St Annes conveyancing can become a lot more complicated due to poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 2 We are the UKs most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory service identifying bank approved law firms carrying out conveyancing in St Annes governed by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 3 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based many miles away with limited appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in St Annes
  • 4 Retaining the services of a local Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more personalised service. Online forums bear testimony to the idea that in using 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’.
  • 5 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in St Annes 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.

Examples of recent conveyancing in St Annes since September 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in St Annes

Is there a reason to use a St Annes conveyancing company when internet based alternatives are easier on the wallet?

Its a good idea to shop around for conveyancing costs in St Annes and you should seek a competitive fee calculation but don’t waste your energy looking for the cheapest St Annes conveyancer. Appointing the right conveyancer can be the difference between a seamless and a distressing move. You need to ensure that you have expert advice from an experienced lawyer. An e-mail can never replace a phone conversation and can never replicate a face to face appointment. Our partner firms will appoint you a qualified and top rated conveyancing solicitor who can handle your conveyancing from beginning to end, giving the sort of personalised service that you rarely receive from an online conveyancer. Our lawyers will inform you as to progress making sure that you are ensuring that you are updated at regular intervals. Should it ever be necessary to contact the firm you will know who to ask for and we'll be sure you're not left wondering what's going on.

Various internet forums that I have come across warn that are a common cause of stalling in St Annes conveyancing transactions. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the most frequent causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Searches are unlikely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in St Annes.

I have been recommended by a few estate agents in St Annes to choose a property lawyer on your site. What’s the financial advantage for Estate Agents to market your services over another?

We refuse to make any commission for sending work to this site. We found it would be just too difficult a fee because a client could think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

My husband and I are novice buyers - had an offer accepted, but the property agent informed us that the vendor will only go ahead if we instruct their preferred conveyancers as they want a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a high street solicitor used to conveyancing in St Annes

We suspect that the owner is unaware of this demand. If they desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a motivated buyer is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Contact the vendors directly and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you are going to appoint your preferred St Annes conveyancing firm - as opposed tothe ones that will earn their estate agent a kickback or hit his conveyancing figures demanded by HQ.

I am employed by a busy estate agent office in St Annes where we have witnessed a number of flat sales jeopardised as a result of leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have been given contradictory information from local St Annes conveyancing firms. Could you confirm whether the owner of a flat can start the lease extension formalities for the buyer?

Provided that the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to commence the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the buyer can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed before, or at the same time as 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.

St Annes Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Questions you should ask before buying

    Most St Annes leasehold apartments will be liable to pay a service charge for maintenance of the building levied on behalf of the freeholder. Should you acquire the flat you will have to meet this liability, normally periodically accross the year. This may differ from a couple of hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for bigger purpose-built blocks. In all probability there will be a ground rent for you to pay annual, this is usually not a large figure, say approximately £25-£75 but you need to check it because occasionally it can be many hundreds of pounds. Are there any major works in the planning that will likely increase the service fees?

I am planning to acquire a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in St Annes who is on the lender solicitor panel. Can you recommend a St Annes or local firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for the lender who conduct conveyancing in St Annes. We dont recommend any particular solicitor.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in St Annes regulated by the SRA

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

  • Leslie Harris Thornton Solicitors, 298 Clifton Drive South, St Annes On Sea, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, FY8 1LL
  • Dickinsons, 24 Park Road, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, FY8 1PA
  • Glassbrooks Limited, 1 York Road, St Annes On Sea, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, FY8 1HP
  • W H Darbyshire & Son, 51 Commonside, Ansdell, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, FY8 4EX
  • Barker Booth & Eastwood Limited, 346 Lytham Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 1DW

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in St Annes regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in St Annes practicing in commercial conveyancing in St Annes. This may include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Leslie Harris Thornton Solicitors, 298 Clifton Drive South, St Annes On Sea, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, FY8 1LL
  • Dickinsons, 24 Park Road, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, FY8 1PA
  • Glassbrooks Limited, 1 York Road, St Annes On Sea, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, FY8 1HP
  • W H Darbyshire & Son, 51 Commonside, Ansdell, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, FY8 4EX
  • Barker Booth & Eastwood Limited, 346 Lytham Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 1DW

Typically, St Annes conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title unregistered or registered
  • Conducting St Annes searches for the title
  • Assessing draft contract and other documentation prepared the vendor’s lawyer
  • Raising enquiries with the seller’s lawyer
  • Negotiating the purchase contract
  • Going through replies provided by the owner to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer document
  • Guiding the purchasing in respect of the mortgage offer: (where applicable)
  • Drawing up and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; reporting to the purchaser on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the purchase
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the purchase and the home loan (if relevant) at the Land Registry.

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

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