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Reasons to use our Whitworth conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 You can gain comfort when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Whitworth 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 There is a strong possibility the other side’s lawyers are located in Whitworth - if so sets of lawyers are likely to be less confrontational
  • 3 Whitworth lawyers work in partnership with Whitworth estate agents, house builders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that a quality service is provided to clients every step of the way, to ensure you’re kept up to date with progress throughout
  • 4 Using a local Solicitor usually results in a more personalised service. Online forums often suggest that in selecting a an online conveyancing factory, your transaction is dealt with by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 5 Our site is the only site offering you the ability to ensure that your property ownership legalities in Whitworth will be conducted by a conveyancer on your lender’s member panel.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Whitworth since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Whitworth

Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Whitworth even if I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example where I intend to acquire an office in Whitworth with a loan from Platform Home Loans Ltd?

Our comparison service is mainly used to select domestic conveyancing solicitors in Whitworth but we have set out towards the end of this page some Whitworth commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to speak with the firm directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Platform Home Loans Ltd

I am purchasing a garden flat in Whitworth. How practical is it for me to do the conveyancing?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Whitworth you will have to appoint a solicitor on your bank's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Whitworth.

Me and my partner are buying a apartment in Whitworth. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a lawyer? On completion day we have to deposit our life savings into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our money?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Santander. I assume I don't need a Whitworth solicitor on the Santander panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your Santander mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Santander mortgage from the register. Santander, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where Santander has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Santander has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Santander mortgage has been paid off.

I am selling my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in November 2007, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, Barclays are being difficult. The Whitworth solicitor who is on the Barclays conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but Barclays are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Barclays have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that Barclays have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Barclays may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £305k and identified one close by in Whitworth I like with open areas and railway links nearby, however it only has 51 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Whitworth in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?

Should you need a home loan that many years will be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you may request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer regarding this.

I today plan to offer on a house that appears to be perfect, at a reasonable figure which is making it all the more appealing. I have subsequently discovered that the title is leasehold as opposed to freehold. I would have thought that there are issues purchasing a leasehold house in Whitworth. Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed. Will my lawyers set out the risks of buying a leasehold house in Whitworth ?

The majority of houses in Whitworth are freehold and not leasehold. In this scenario it’s worth having a local conveyancer used to dealing with such properties who can help the conveyancing process. We note that you are purchasing in Whitworth in which case you should be looking for a Whitworth conveyancing solicitor and be sure that they have experience in dealing with leasehold houses. As a matter of priority you will need to check the number of years remaining. Being a leaseholder you will not be at liberty to do whatever you want to the property. The lease comes with conditions for example requiring the freeholder’sconsent to conduct changes to the property. You may also be required to pay a service charge towards the maintenance of the communal areas where the house is part of an estate. Your solicitor should report to you on the legal implications.

Whitworth Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Questions you should consider Prior to buying

    What is the maintenance charge and ground rent on the property? Please note if it is less than eighty years it will affect the salability of the apartment. It is worth checking with your bank that they are willing to go ahead with the loan given the lease term. A short lease means that you will most likely require a lease extension sooner rather than later and you need to have some idea of how much this would cost. For most Whitworthlease extensions you would need to own the premises for a couple of years before you are legally able to carry out a lease extension. How is the lease structured?

My folks are unable to locate their Whitworth land registry title on the online search facility. They have a vague recollection back in the 60’s when they bought the house there were complications regarding the post code not being recognised in some systems.

Nearly all properties in Whitworth should show up. Have you endevoured to search with just the postcode. Usually it will reveal all the properties within that postcode. Where recorded it will be there with a title number. If they bought back in the 60’s it's conceivable it may be not yet registered. The property could still be revealed but with the title number shown 'na'. In this scenario you will need to find the original title papers which might be with your parent’s mortgage company.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Whitworth regulated by the SRA

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

  • Lancashire Law Ltd, 501 Market Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 8QN
  • Whitestone Solicitors Limited, Whitestone House, 2 West Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 2EN
  • Jackson Brierley Hudson Stoney Incorporating A.h. Sutcliffe & Co, The Old Parsonage, 2 St. Marys Gate, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1AP
  • Ast Hampsons Llp, 128 Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1LA
  • Molesworths Bright Clegg, Octagon House, 25-27 Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1RH

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Whitworth regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Whitworth practicing in commercial conveyancing in Whitworth. This will likely include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Lancashire Law Ltd, 501 Market Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 8QN
  • Whitestone Solicitors Limited, Whitestone House, 2 West Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 2EN
  • Jackson Brierley Hudson Stoney Incorporating A.h. Sutcliffe & Co, The Old Parsonage, 2 St. Marys Gate, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1AP
  • Ast Hampsons Llp, 128 Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1LA
  • Molesworths Bright Clegg, Octagon House, 25-27 Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1RH

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

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding acquiring and selling property and cover conveyancing throughout England and Wales not just Whitworth. If instructing a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you are entitled to:
  • Have an honest and lawful service.
  • Have a high standard of legal services.
  • Be supplied with your transaction dealt with using care, skill and legal know-how.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a high quality of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Receive a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the level 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.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a speedy, objective and comprehensive service when making a complaint about your conveyancing in Whitworth about your conveyancing in Whitworth.

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

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