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Reasons to use our Whitley Bay conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Whitley Bay lawyers work in partnership with Whitley Bay estate agents, developers, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is provided to home movers every step of the way, helping make the process as straightforward as possible
  • 2 The accumulation of transactions means that Whitley Bay conveyancer have developed valuable links with Whitley Bay 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 Whitley Bay.
  • 3 This site is the first site that enables you the ability to check that your conveyancing in Whitley Bay will be conducted by a conveyancer on your lender’s approved panel.
  • 4 Whitley Bay lawyer are the key to a successful Whitley Bay conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 5 Whitley Bay solicitors have a crucial edge when it comes to Whitley Bay conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that will affect your home move

Examples of recent conveyancing in Whitley Bay since December 2024*

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Transfer

of terraced residence, Hartley Avenue, NE26 3NS completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £599,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, ordering official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

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Sale

of semi-detached residence, Trewitt Road, NE26 2QS completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £309,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, obtaining official copies of the title

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Disposal

of semi-detached residence, Percy Road, NE26 2AX completing on 27/01/2025 at a price of £399,950. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

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Transfer

of house property, Princes Gardens, NE25 8EA completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £280,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, obtaining official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Whitley Bay

I am getting a offer of a home loan from Santander. I hope to retain the legal services of a Licensed Conveyancer in Whitley Bay. Does the Santander Solicitor panel include conveyancers regulated by the CLC?

The Santander conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, represented by the CML or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.

The Whitley Bay conveyancing firm handling our Whitley Bay conveyancing has identified an inconsistency between the information in the home valuation survey and what is in the legal papers for the property. My lawyer has advised that he must ensure that the lender is OK with this discrepancy and is still content to lend. Is my lawyer’s stance legitimate?

Your lawyer must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook provisions which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.

I happen to be the sole recipient of my late grandmother’s will and I have everything in my name alone, including the house in Whitley Bay. The Whitley Bay property was put into my name in February. I now wish to sell up. I understand that there is a Mortgage Lenders six month 'rule', which means that my property ownership may be treated the same way as if I'd bought the property in February. Do I have to wait half a year to sell?

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook instructs solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you might be affected by that. Some mortgage companies would take a practical view as this requirement is primarily there to identify subsales or the flipping of properties.

Is there a list of Leeds Building Society panel conveyancers in Whitley Bay on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such facility on the CML or Building Society Association websites. A small selection of banks make their panel listings viewable on the web. If you are looking for a Whitley Bay solicitor on the Leeds Building Society please use our tool.

Is it the case that all Whitley Bay solicitors on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel are governed by the SRA?

As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Bank of Ireland approved list of solicitors they would need to be regulated by the SRA. Many mortgage companies do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the practice would be governed by the CLC.

I have recentlydiscovered that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Whitley Bay for a purchase of a freehold house 12 months ago. How can I establish that the property is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest way to see if the premises is registered to you, you can make 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 Whitley Bay conveyancing specialists.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £235,500 and found one round the corner in Whitley Bay I like with a park and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 49 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Whitley Bay for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?

If you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease will likely be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor about this matter.

Do banks and building societies provide you with an approved list of Whitley Bay solicitors? How do you know who is on the lender conveyancing panel?

Whitley Bay law firm practices and firms conducting conveyancing in Whitley Bay themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the bank conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from the bank directly.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Whitley Bay

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Whitley Bay practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • Kidd & Spoor Solicitors Limited, 7 Marden Road, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE26 2JN
  • Stanley M Calvert, 7-8 Upper Norfolk Street, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 1PT
  • Reed Ryder & Meikle, 19 Northumberland Square, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 1QD
  • Kyles Legal Practice Ltd, 20 Northumberland Square, North Tyneside, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 1PX
  • Hc Law Llp, 8 Northumberland Square, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 1QQ

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Whitley Bay regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Whitley Bay practicing in commercial conveyancing in Whitley Bay. This could include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Mitchell Dodds & Co, 208-210 Park View, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE26 3QR
  • Yarwood Stimpson Ltd, 5 Marden Road, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE26 2JL
  • Kidd & Spoor Solicitors Limited, 7 Marden Road, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE26 2JN
  • Stanley M Calvert, 7-8 Upper Norfolk Street, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 1PT
  • Reed Ryder & Meikle, 19 Northumberland Square, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 1QD

Typically, Whitley Bay conveyancing for a purchase has some of the following tasks

  • Conveyancer instructed by the buyer once the offer has been accepted
  • Checking the title unregistered or registered
  • Conducting Whitley Bay searches with respect to the title
  • Assessing draft contract pack and other documentation collated by the owner’s solicitor
  • Raising questions with the owner’s solicitor
  • Agreeing the wording of the sale agreement
  • Reviewing replies prepared by the seller to pre-contract enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for a Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the buyer in respect of the loan offer: (if appropriate)
  • Preparing and sending the buyer a report on title (that is; a breakdown of all findings on the property)
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Completion of and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the transfer of ownership and the mortgage (if relevant) at the Land Registry.

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

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