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Reasons to use our St Helens conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these organisations are often based hundreds of kilometers away with little understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in St Helens
  • 2 St Helens property lawyers will acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 3 Retaining the services of a a family Solicitor in the main results in a more personal touch. When using a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by reading from their computer screens.
  • 4 Conveyancer conveyancing firms have extremely good personal connections with St Helens estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 5 Peace of mind comes when you choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. St Helens has a number to pick from, but for a truly professional and dependable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.

Examples of recent conveyancing in St Helens since June 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in St Helens

My friend's brother is a conveyancer. I anticipate that I will receive mate’s pricing for conveyancing, but if not, what level of figure would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in St Helens?

It’s wise to look for two or three conveyancing quotes. Do use our comparison tool on this page. You will notice that estimates may vary but the service one can expect differ between conveyancers as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.

I am under pressure from the executor of a property in St Helens to exchange within four weeks. What can I do to expedite matters?

In the event that you are under a tight deadline for your conveyancing it is advisable to make sure that your lawyer is familiar with the area as they will make use of local connections and know-how. It is even conceivable that they could have transacted otherhomes in the same street. You would be best advised to use a St Helens conveyancing lawyer. Second, double check that the lawyer is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is estimated that nearly one in five of St Helens conveyancing deals are frustrated or derailed after discovering a buyer’s solicitor was not on their banks list of approved solicitors. This can often result in the legal transfer of property being held up by as much as three weeks. It is estimated that this issue affects in the region of 100,000 home sales annually. Almost all St Helens conveyancing practices can not represent certain mortgage companies so do check as early as possible.

Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in St Helens even if I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for example where I want to buy a shop in St Helens with a mortgage from Bank of Scotland?

Our comparison service is mainly used to get a quote from domestic conveyancing solicitors in St Helens but we have listed at the end of this page a selection of St Helens commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the solicitors directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Bank of Scotland

We are selling our flat in St Helens. Will the conveyancing practitioner need to be on the HSBC conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the HSBC conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently at the moment.

I used Action Conveyancing a few years past for my conveyancing in St Helens. I now require my papers however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in St Helens of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

How does conveyancing in St Helens differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build property in St Helens come to us having been asked by the housebuilder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is constructed. This is because developers in St Helens tend to acquire 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 property lawyers 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 accustomed to new build conveyancing in St Helens or who has acted in the same development.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in St Helens regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in St Helens with expertise in commercial conveyancing in St Helens. This could include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Haygarth Jones, 109-111 Corporation Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1SX
  • Barrow And Cook Solicitors Limited, 5-7 Victoria Square, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1HH
  • Tickle Hall Cross, Carlton Chambers, 25 Hardshaw Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1RP
  • Frodshams Solicitors Limited, 17/19 Hardshaw Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1RB
  • St Helens Law Limited, 19-27 Shaw Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1DF

Purchase conveyancing in St Helens almost always includes the following:

  • Lawyer instructed by the buyer on acceptance of the offer
  • Checking the title to the property
  • Undertaking St Helens conveyancing searches with respect to the title
  • Assessing draft sale agreement and other documentation forwarded by the seller’s conveyancer
  • Submitting questions with the seller’s conveyancer
  • Agreeing the wording of the purchase contract
  • Reviewing replies prepared by the vendor to pre-contract enquiries
  • Negotiating a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Guiding the purchasing in respect of the mortgage offer: (where appropriate)
  • Drawing up and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; summarising to the buyer on the contents of the contract pack, preliminary enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the transfer of ownership and the mortgage (where applicable) at the HM Land Registry.

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in St Helens normally involves the following:

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the lender (if appropriate)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Agreeing adjustments to the draft Transfer
  • Corresponding with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring funds to the appropriate parties
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the change in proprietorship and the home loan (where appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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