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Reasons to use our Whitmore conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 You can gain comfort when you choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Whitmore has a number to select from, but for a truly professional and reliable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 2 Experience means that Whitmore solicitor have developed very good connections with Whitmore local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of dealing with your home move in Whitmore.
  • 3 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Whitmore are familiar with the local concerns specific to Whitmore and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and faster conveyancing.
  • 4 The companies identified on our directory have a mix of conveyancing practitioners, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 5 This site is the first site that enables you the facility to ensure that your property ownership legalities in Whitmore will be carried out by a property lawyer on your lender’s approved panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Whitmore since October 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Whitmore

Is there a reason to appoint a Whitmore conveyancing firm when web based conveyancers are more affordable?

Its a good idea to compare conveyancing costs in Whitmore and you should seek an affordable fee calculation but don’t be focused with scouring the internet for the lowest priced Whitmore conveyancer. Locating the right conveyancer can be the difference between a seamless and a distressing house move. You need to ensure that you have expert guidance from an experienced solicitor. Emails can't be as helpful as a telephone conversation and are no substitute for a face to face meeting. The firms that we work with will find you a qualified and trusted conveyancing solicitor who can handle your conveyancing from start to finish, giving the sort of personalised service that you rarely receive from an online conveyancer. Our lawyers will update you as to headway making sure that you are ensuring that you are updated at regular intervals. If you ever need to phone the firm you will know who to ask for and we'll ensure you are kept fully informed.

My uncle passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the house in Whitmore. The house had a small mortgage left on it of around £8000. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Virgin Money, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?

Where you plan to refinance then Virgin Money will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Virgin Money conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Virgin Money mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

I currently have a mortgage with UBS for my property in Whitmore. Conveyancing was finalised a year ago. Should I wish to rent out my property and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform UBS?

UBS must be informed of your intention before renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of UBS’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact UBS directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a UBS conveyancing panel firm.

I can not work out if my lender requires a lease extension. I have called into my local Whitmore building society branch on a couple of occasions and was told it wasn't an issue and they will lend. My Whitmore conveyancing solicitor - who is on the mortgage company conveyancing panel- called and was told they refuse to lend in accordance with their published requirements. I simply don't know who is right.

Provided that the property lawyer is on the mortgage company panel, she or he must adhere to the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook conditions for the bank. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the lender will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the lender to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years left on the lease.

I was told three weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by UBS. Is it usual for UBS to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Whitmore is approved on their conveyancing panel? UBS have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for UBS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the UBS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

I appreciate that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I need chancel insurance when buying a residence in Whitmore? or I am told that there is a law dating back centuries that means some owners of property residing in a parish church boundary will be compelled to contribute towards maintenance to the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this relevant for conveyancing in Whitmore?

Unless a prior acquisition of the property took place after 12 October 2013 you could take it that lawyers delivering conveyancing in Whitmore to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I decided to have a survey done on a property in Whitmore prior to instructing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. Our surveyor advised that some banks will not give a loan on a flying freehold home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different requirements from Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can check with the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Whitmore. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Whitmore especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Whitmore.

Is it possible to transfer to a new solicitor as I need to appoint a firm on the Yorkshire Building Society conveyancing panel. I instructed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Whitmore five minutes from me but he is not accepted by Yorkshire Building Society

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Whitmore on the Yorkshire Building Society panel. Please note that the solicitors that we on the directory do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are under regulation of the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Whitmore. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can contrast fees for conveyancing solicitors in Whitmore and throughout England and Wales.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Whitmore regulated by the SRA

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

  • Brown & Corbishley, Queens Chambers, 2 Queen Street, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 1EE
  • Whiteheads Solicitors (staffordshire) Ltd, 6 Water Street, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 1HR
  • Beeston Shenton Solicitors Ltd, 64 King Street, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 1JB
  • Knights Professional Services Limited, The Brampton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 0QW
  • Cooks Solicitors, 12 Brindley Court, Dalewood Road, Lymedale Business Park, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 9QA

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Whitmore

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Whitmore with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Whiteheads Solicitors (staffordshire) Ltd, 6 Water Street, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 1HR
  • Beeston Shenton Solicitors Ltd, 64 King Street, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 1JB
  • Knights Professional Services Limited, The Brampton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 0QW
  • Law Tribe, 76 Victoria Street, Hartshill, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 6EF
  • Walters & Plaskitt Incorporating Leslie N. Dodd & Co, 19 Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 1JG

Planning law solicitors in Whitmore regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Whitmore practicing in planning law. This may include advice on making sure people do what the planning regulations say
  • Knights Professional Services Limited, The Brampton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 0QW
  • A F Brooks & Company, Valley House, 12 Hartshill Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 7QU
  • Grindeys Solicitors Limited, 24-28 Glebe Court, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 1ET
  • Grindeys Llp, Glebe Court, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 1ET
  • Beswicks Solicitors Llp, Sigma House, Lakeside, Festival Way, Festival Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 5RY

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

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