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Top reasons to use our service to help you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Walkden

  • 1 Using a high street Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more bespoke service. When using a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by reading from their computer screens.
  • 2 The Walkden conveyancing practitioners that we work with are committed to supplying the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and remortgagors in Walkden
  • 3 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often located many kilometers away with limited understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Walkden
  • 4 Our site is the first site offering you the facility to check that your property ownership legalities in Walkden will be conducted by a law firm on your mortgage lender’s member panel.
  • 5 The accumulation of transactions means that Walkden property lawyer have developed very good working relationships with Walkden local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of undertaking your home move in Walkden.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Walkden since December 2024*

Sale

of terraced residence, Memorial Road, M28 3AG completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £173,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, securing official copies of the title

Sale

of apartment Windale M28 0SR, at the agreed consideration of £275,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in preparation for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges

Sale

of apartment Parkside Avenue M28 7DN, at purchase sum of £198,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Disposal

of flat Bullbridge View M28 3YB, at the agreed sum of £417,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Walkden

I selected a Walkden based firm for my conveyancing in Walkden yesterday. After carefully reading the Ts and Cs it is apparent thatwe are liable for fees even if our purchase aborts. Should I ditch them and instruct an internet solicitor practice who offer no completion no charge conveyancing in Walkden?

Generally there is a concession along the lines that if "No Sale No Fee" is available then the conveyancing charges will generally be more expensive to offset the conveyances that do not proceed. Please beware that these promotions generally do not cover expenditure such as Walkden conveyancing search fees.

My son is purchasing a newly built flat in Walkden with a mortgage from Virgin Money. His lawyer has advised him of a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. Who needs to receive the form?

The form is intended to provide information to the main parties involved in the purchase. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when requested. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Virgin Money conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

I am buying a new build apartment in Walkden. Conveyancing is daunting 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 legal work.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Walkden

    Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. 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. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company?

Is it best to go with a Walkden conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am buying? An old friend can execute the conveyancing but they are based 200kilometers drive away.

The primary upside of using a high street Walkden conveyancing firm is that you can visit the firm to sign documents, deliver your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local insight which is a benefit. However it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who instructed your friend and the majority were happy that must outweigh using an unknown Walkden conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being round the corner.

My wife and I purchased a leasehold house in Walkden. Conveyancing and Barclays mortgage are in place. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1994. The conveyancing solicitor in Walkden who previously acted has now retired. Any advice?

First make enquiries of the Land Registry to be sure that this person is in fact the new freeholder. You do not need to instruct a Walkden conveyancing firm to do this as it can be done on-line for £3. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

I bought a 1st floor flat in Walkden, conveyancing having been completed in 1995. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Similar flats in Walkden with a long lease are worth £185,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £65 invoiced annually. The lease runs out on 21st October 2086

With only 61 years unexpired the likely cost is going to be between £18,100 and £20,800 plus professional fees.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs without more detailed due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other concerns that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.

Been reading online that Walkden solicitors are more costly than licensed conveyancers in Walkden to use when buying a property. So is it better if I use a conveyancer or a solicitor where I am buying a property in Walkden.

When it comes to conveyancing in Walkden the costs are unlikely to vary dramatically depending on whether the legal expert is a licenced conveyancer or solicitor.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Walkden regulated by the SRA

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

  • Abbott & Company, 5 The Old Co-op Buildings, High Street, Worsley, Manchester, Lancashire, M28 3JH
  • Lisa Tonge Solicitors, 30 Egerton Road, Worsley, Manchester, Lancashire, M28 3JY
  • Widdows Pilling & Co, The Manse, 2b Memorial Road, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, Lancashire, M28 3AQ
  • Hcb Berry & Berry Limited, 1-5 Longley Road, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, Lancashire, M28 3JB
  • Glp Solicitors, 15 Hulton District Centre, Worsley, Manchester, Lancashire, M28 0BA

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Walkden regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Walkden specialising in commercial conveyancing in Walkden. This may include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Lisa Tonge Solicitors, 30 Egerton Road, Worsley, Manchester, Lancashire, M28 3JY
  • Widdows Pilling & Co, The Manse, 2b Memorial Road, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, Lancashire, M28 3AQ
  • Hcb Berry & Berry Limited, 1-5 Longley Road, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, Lancashire, M28 3JB
  • Glp Solicitors, 15 Hulton District Centre, Worsley, Manchester, Lancashire, M28 0BA
  • Rothwell And Evans Limited, The Old Brewery House, 1 Station Road, Swinton, Manchester, Lancashire, M27 6AH

Planning law solicitors in Walkden regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Walkden practicing in planning law. This should include advice on applications about listed buildings and conservation areas
  • Mary Monson Solicitors Limited, 87 Chorley Road, Swinton, Manchester, Lancashire, M27 4AA
  • Nabi Solicitors, Rose Hill Works, Nelson Street, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 2RW
  • Afg Law Limited, 20 Mawdsley Street, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 1LE
  • Russell & Russell, Churchill House, Wood Street, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 1EE
  • Winder Taylor Smith, Designa House,569 Chorley Old Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 6BL

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

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