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Conveyancing in Staffordshire : Keep it Local

Top 5 reasons to let us assist you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Staffordshire

  • 1 Over the years Staffordshire property lawyer have developed excellent links with Staffordshire local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of dealing with your home move in Staffordshire.
  • 2 The practices shown on our directory have a mix of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 3 Solicitors that specialise in conveyancing in Staffordshire have a grasp oflocal issues peculiar to Staffordshire and therefore you may benefit from better advice and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 4 Staffordshire conveyancing lawyers are likely to be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 5 Staffordshire solicitors have a significant edge when it comes to Staffordshire conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can affect your sale or purchase

Examples of recent conveyancing in Staffordshire since March 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Staffordshire

Are the BSA planning on creating a search tool with a view to list law firms on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel for example in Staffordshire?

We are not aware of any intention on the part of the BSA to promote such a search facility.

Should commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that may affect a commercial site in Staffordshire?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire. The report provides definitive data 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 Staffordshire.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Staffordshire it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately can cause delays to Staffordshire commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not carried out for domestic conveyancing in Staffordshire.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Staffordshire. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Staffordshire

    If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared.

I am selling my property. My past solicitors closed down. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Staffordshire if that makes things easier.

Please use our search tool to help you choose a solicitor for your conveyancing in Staffordshire. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with regulated solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes with a minimum of fuss.

I am 14 days into a freehold purchase having been referred to solicitors by the local agent to perform conveyancing in Staffordshire. I am not happy. Could you you assist me in finding new conveyancers?

They would need to be really bad to suggest diss instructing them. Has your mortgage offer been sent? If so you need to make them aware of the new contact details and ensure the offer are issued to the new lawyers. Your new solicitor ideally needs to be on the banks approved list to avoid supplemental fees and delays. So that should be your first question of the new conveyancers. The search tool should assist you in finding a lender approved lawyer for your conveyancing in Staffordshire

Midway through the sale of a leasehold flat in Staffordshire. Conveyancing lawyers are doing their job but we have been asked to pay an extortionate amount from the freeholder. So far we have paid £268 for a leasehold management information and then a further £118 for additional queries supplied by the purchaser's solicitor.

Your lawyer will unlikely have any say over the extent of the fee for this information however the typical costs for the information for Staffordshire leasehold premises is £395. When it comes to Staffordshire conveyancing deals it is customary for the seller to pay for these charges. The landlord or their agents are not duty bound to address such questions although many will agree to do so - albeit often at high prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Regretfully there is no legislation that mandates capped charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any prescriptive time frame by which they are duty bound to provide answers.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Staffordshire

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Staffordshire with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Orj Solicitors Llp, Queensville House, 49 Queensville, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 4NL
  • Sheppard Fisher, First Floor,, 14-15 Mill Street,, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2AJ
  • Pickering & Butters Llp, 19 Greengate Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2LU
  • Hand Morgan & Owen, 17 Martin Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2LF
  • Nowell Meller Solicitors Limited, 7-8 St. Marys Grove, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2AT

Planning law solicitors in Staffordshire regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Staffordshire specialising 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
  • Chris Clark Lawyers Limited, 25 Eastgate Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2LZ

disposing of a home in Staffordshire is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and related papers
  • Forwarding draft papers to the lawyer retained by the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and answering supplemental questions from the buyer’s lawyer
  • Negotiating the transfer document
  • Responding to requisitions submitted by the buyer’s lawyer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Receiving sale proceeds and sending funds to the vendor, the estate agent and redeeming the mortgage (where appropriate)

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

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