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Reasons to use our Tunstall conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The practices identified on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 2 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in Tunstall are familiar with the local concerns peculiar to Tunstall and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and speedier conveyancing.
  • 3 The Tunstall conveyancing practitioners that are listed are dedicated to providing value for money, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and investors in Tunstall
  • 4 Using a high street Solicitor in the main results in a more bespoke service. When using a an online conveyancing factory, your transaction is handled by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 5 Over the years Tunstall lawyer have established excellent links with Tunstall 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 house sale or purchase in Tunstall.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Tunstall since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Tunstall

My partner and I are looking to purchase a flat in Tunstall and have instructed a Tunstall conveyancing firm. Within the past 48 hours our property lawyer has forwarded the sale agreement to be signed with a detailed report with the expectation that exchange is imminent. Halifax have this evening contacted us to inform me that they have now hit a problem as our Tunstall lawyer is not on their conveyancing panel. Is this a problem?

If you are buying a property needing a mortgage it is conventional for the purchasers' solicitors to also act for the mortgage company. In order to act for a bank or building society a law firm has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the law firm to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict criteria which the firm has to satisfy and indeed some lenders now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme. Your property lawyer should contact your lender and see if they can apply for membership of their conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable they will instruct their own lawyers to represent them. You are not legally obliged to appoint a law firm on the lender’s conveyancing panel and you may continue to use your own Tunstall solicitors, in which case your legal fees may increase, and it will likely delay the transaction as you are adding another lawyer into the mix.

We wish to acquire a newbuild apartment in Tunstall with a loan from Barclays .We like our Tunstall conveyancing practitioner but Barclays advised that she’s not on their "panel". We have to appoint a Barclays panel solicitor or keep our local solicitor and pay for a Barclays panel lawyer to represent them. This seems very unfair; Can we not simply insist that Barclays use our lawyer?

Unfortunately,no. The home loan offered to you contains various provisions, a common one being that conveyancers needs to be on the Barclays conveyancing panel. in the past, most banks had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could find one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. A further alternative is for your lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for Barclays

I require quick conveyancing in Tunstall as I am faced with an ultimatum to sign on the dotted line within one month. A home loan is not required. Is it possible to escape the need for conveyancing searches to save money and time?

As you are not obtaining a mortgage you are at liberty not to have searches conducted although no conveyancer would advise that you don't. Drawing on years of experience of conveyancing in Tunstall the following are examples of issues that can arise and therefore affect market value: Enforcement Notices, Overdue Charges, Outstanding Grants, Unadopted Roads,...

How does conveyancing in Tunstall differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Tunstall approach us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is ready to move into. This is because builders in Tunstall typically purchase the real estate, 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 Tunstall or who has acted in the same development.

I have been sourcing a conveyancing practitioner in Tunstall for my home move. Is there any facility to review a solicitor's record with the legal regulator?

Members of the public can search for published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations stemming from inquisitions started on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may monitor telephone calls for training requirements.

I am are looking to find an affordable conveyancing solicitor in Tunstall to buy a flat. I I am concerned about being overcharged and there's plenty Tunstall conveyancing practices out there...who's the best?

To get quotes for your move via conveyancing firms that undertakes services in Tunstall please make the most of our quote tool.

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Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Tunstall regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Tunstall but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Donn & Co Licensed Conveyancers Llp, Adams House, TF10 7AR

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Tunstall?

Licensed Conveyancers assist with the transfer of the legal title of a property from one person to another and cover conveyancing throughout England and Wales as well as Tunstall. If using a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you are entitled to:
  • Have an honest and lawful service.
  • Have a high standard of legal services.
  • Enjoy the benefit of your conveyancing dealt with using care, skill and legal know-how.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a high standard of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Be supplied with a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the standard you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Ensure your individual needs taken into account should you make a complaint.
  • Be supplied with a timeous, objective and comprehensive service if making a complaint about your conveyancing in Tunstall about your conveyancing in Tunstall.

Domestic conveyancing in Tunstall ordinarily comprises the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and related papers
  • Submitting draft papers to the conveyancing practitioner representing the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and responding to supplemental enquires from the buyer’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Finalising the transfer deed
  • Answering requisitions raised by the purchaser’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Receiving sale proceeds and wiring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and paying off the mortgage (if appropriate)

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

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