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  • 1 The organisations identified on our directory have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 2 Property lawyer conveyancing solicitors have excellent personal links with Wem selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 Wem conveyancing lawyers will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 4 Wem solicitors have a significant edge when it comes to Wem conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will affect your sale or purchase
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Examples of recent conveyancing in Wem since June 2026*

Transfer

of house property, Butler Road, SY4 5YP completing on 22/06/2026 at a price of £115,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Disposal

of terraced property, Soulton Road, SY4 5HR completing on 19/06/2026 at a price of £275,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s solicitor

Transfer

of semi premises, , SY13 2NE completing on 15/06/2026 at a price of £355,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, securing official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Wem

Having been referred to your web site we were going to go ahead with a conveyancing solicitor in Wem listed on your site but stumbled across some other quotes on the internet seem cheaper – how come?

One can find a variety of solicitors marketing at first sight what seems to be cut price. You should think long and hard about how important this transaction is to you that want to take 'cheap' risks concerning the standard of the conveyancing. Many of them accentuate a budget fee to catch your eye but plant supplemental costs in the fine print..

My husband and I are getting closer to an exchange on a flat in Wem and my mum and dad have transferred the exchange deposit to my lawyer. I am now advised that as the deposit has been sent from someone other than me my conveyancer needs to make a notification to my lender. I am advised that, in also acting for the lender he must inform them that the balance of the purchase price is coming from anyone other than me. I informed the bank about my parents' contribution when I applied for the home loan, so is it really necessary for him to raise this?

Your property lawyer is legally required to check with lender to ensure that they are aware that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own resources. Your solicitor can only notify this to your lender if you permit them to, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.

Have just purchased a probate house at auction in Wem. Conveyancing is necessary. What is next?

Given that you are now legally bound yourself to purchase you must retain a conveyancing lawyer quickly as you now have a fast approaching a fixed date to complete the transaction. Every auction property will ordinarily have an associated auction set of papers. This should include evidence of title and search results. In the case of leasehold premises the auction papers should include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing documentation relating to leasehold premises. You need to hand this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor as soon as possible. Do make sure that your finances are in order to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

We are due to move property in November. Should my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the completion day. Incidentally, can you recommend a removal company in Wem. Conveyancing firm was chosen before I stumbled across your site.

On the afternoon of completion you can pick up the house keys from your selling agent however this can only take place once the vendors conveyancers inform the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be collected. Subsequently you can inform the removal company that they can start moving you in. We are not in a position to recommend a particular removal company but can help you find a residential property solicitor in Wem or a legal practice with expertise in conveyancing in Wem.

is it true that all Wem conveyancing solicitors on the Principality conveyancing panel are governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?

As solicitors, in order to be on the Principality conveyancing panel they would need to be overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. The majority of mortgage companies do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel and in that case the practice would be overseen by the CLC.

I have todaydiscovered that Wolstenholmes have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Wem for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 12 months ago. How can I establish that the property is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?

The easiest method to check if the property is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Wem conveyancing specialists.

I only have 62 years left on my lease in Wem. I need to extend my lease but my freeholder is absent. What should I do?

If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be lengthened by the magistrate. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you have used your best endeavours to find the landlord. On the whole an enquiry agent would be useful to conduct investigations and prepare a report which can be accepted by the court as evidence that the freeholder can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a solicitor both on investigating the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court overseeing Wem.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Wem - A selection of Questions you should ask Prior to Purchasing

    This information is useful as a) areas may result in problems in the block as the communal areas may start to deteriorate where maintenance are not paid for b) if the leasehold owners have a dispute with the running of the building you will wish to have full disclosure How is the lease structured? How much is the maintenance charge and ground rent on the property?

My aunt purchased her house in Wem eight years past. She has got married, widowed and in recent months got married again. She wishes to sell the house in a few months. I suspect that she will simply be asked to provide a copy of the marriage papers to the lawyer however she is anxious it could frustrate the house sale. Is it worth updating the land title documents for the house?

It is not absolutely necessary to update the register providing you have the proof required to show how the name change resulted.

Any purchaser’s conveyancer should check the title information and requisition evidence by way of proof of the name change for instance marriage documentation.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Wem regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Wem with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Wem. This should include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Paul F. Harfitt & Co, The Old Bank, 20 High Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 5AA

Domestic conveyancing in Wem normally entails the following:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and associated documents
  • Sending draft papers to the lawyer acting for the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and replying to further questions from the buyer’s lawyer
  • Finalising the transfer deed
  • Responding to requisitions raised by the buyer’s lawyer
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Receiving sale proceeds and transferring funds to the seller, the estate agent and other relevant parties (if relevant)

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Wem is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process:

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the mortgage company (where relevant)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Agreeing amendments to the the Transfer deed
  • Communicating with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring funds to the appropriate parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the change in ownership and the mortgage (if relevant) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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