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Cheap conveyancing in St Helens does not necessarily mean low quality - but the odds are stacked against you

5 reasons to let us help you select a local conveyancing solicitor in St Helens

  • 1 No matter what any alternative lawyers say it may be important to visit your solicitor to sign contracts. There are various parties with engaged in a conveyancing transaction without having to include the postman into the pot.
  • 2 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in St Helens 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 would hope for.
  • 3 St Helens conveyancers work in conjunction with St Helens estate agents, developers, surveyors, banks and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is provided to buyers and sellers every step of the way, never losing sight of the time-critical nature behind your conveyancing transaction
  • 4 The St Helens conveyancing practitioners that are identified are committed to providing value for money, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and remortgagors in St Helens
  • 5 The companies shown on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.

Examples of recent conveyancing in St Helens since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in St Helens

Why is leasehold purchase conveyancing in St Helens costs more?

St Helens leasehold properties involve far more paperwork than a freehold purchase, and therefore takes more time to examine and advise upon.Conveyancing will involve the lease having to be checked which is usually a lengthy document, queries raised to ensure that the covenants and conditions have been observed. If it is a flat there will be a management company in existence and the accounts of this will need to be checked and enquiries raised to ensure it is operating efficiently and that all monies due have been paid by the Seller to the company and if not ensuring that money is paid up to date or the appropriate undertakings obtained.

I am buying a garden flat in St Helens. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in St Helens you will have to appoint a solicitor on your mortgage company's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in St Helens.

Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that may impact a commercial premises in St Helens?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in St Helens will perform a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers spend in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in St Helens. The report sets out definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in St Helens.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in St Helens it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately can cause delays to St Helens commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not carried out for domestic conveyancing in St Helens.

I decided to have a survey done on a property in St Helens ahead of instructing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor advised that some lenders may refuse to give a loan on this type of home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different requirements for example to Nationwide. If you contact us we can investigate further via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in St Helens. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in St Helens to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in St Helens and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about St Helens. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the St Helens area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at St Helens. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

After what seems like an age a mortgage agreement from a lender for the remortgage of my 2 bedroom maisonette is due within the next few days. Are you able to suggest an efficient remortgage conveyancing law firm in St Helens ?

You are on the wrong site if you are in need of the lowest fares for conveyancing solicitors in St Helens. Our intention is to offer excellent value conveyancing but we do not advertise as being the cheapest. Do not be fooled by companies offering low cost conveyancing in St Helens.At best, in opting for cheap conveyancing, you will get what you pay for and at worst you will end up paying a lot in extras and still not get the service you were looking for.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in St Helens regulated by the SRA

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

  • 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
  • J Keith Park Solicitors, Claughton House, 39 Barrow Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1RX
  • Nicholas John Hall Limited, Barrow House, 26 Barrow Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1RX

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in St Helens regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in St Helens practicing in commercial conveyancing in St Helens. This may include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • 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

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

  • Conveyancing practitioner instructed by the purchaser once the offer has been accepted
  • Checking the title to the property
  • Carrying out St Helens property searches for the property
  • Reviewing draft contract pack and other documentation forwarded by the owner’s conveyancer
  • Raising queries with the seller’s conveyancer
  • Negotiating the sale contract
  • Considering the replies given by the owner to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the mortgage offer: (if applicable)
  • Drafting and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; summarising to the buyer on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the purchase and the mortgage (where applicable) 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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