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Main reasons to use our service to help you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Widnes

  • 1 We are the UKs largest domestic conveyancing directory listing bank approved property lawyers delivering conveyancing in Widnes who are regulated by the SRA or Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
  • 2 Notwithstanding what other lawyers inform you it could be important to attend your lawyer to execute documents. There are enough parties engaged in a conveyancing transaction without needing to add Royal Mail into the pot.
  • 3 Personal touch together with a wealth of experience are key benefits that you should value when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Widnes home moves can become significantly more protracted because of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with strive to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 4 Over the years Widnes solicitor have established very good connections with Widnes local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of dealing with your house sale or purchase in Widnes.
  • 5 The organisations listed on our directory have a mix of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters each year.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Widnes since December 2024*

Sale

of flat Fisher Place WA8 0ZB, at buying sum of £205,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Purchase

of flat St Bedes View WA8 7FL, sold for £160,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

Sale

of house property, Greenway Road, WA8 6HE completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £85,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Disposal

of semi-detached residence, Keats Close, WA8 7EX completing on 27/01/2025 at a price of £170,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Widnes

Will conveyancers ask for money on account for my conveyancing in Widnes?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Widnes your solicitor will ask you place them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. This will be the total of the cost of the Local Authority Search. If any deposit is payable against the total price then this will be needed immediately prior to exchange of contracts. Any further balance that is needed will be payable shortly before completion.

My uncle passed away 10 months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the house in Widnes. The house had a small mortgage left on it of around £4500. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Co-operative, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?

Where you intend to re-mortgage then Co-operative will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Co-operative 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 Co-operative 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 Co-operative mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

I'm the only recipient of my late father’s will with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in Widnes. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in February. I plan to dispose of the house. I understand that there is a Mortgage Lenders 6 month 'rule', which means that my proprietorship may be considered the same way as though I had purchased the property in February. Do I have to wait half a year to sell?

The CML handbook requires solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you could be caught by that. How practical a view lenders take of it, depend on the bank as this requirement primarily exists to identify the purchase and immediately sell or the wholesaling and assigning of property.

We had appointed conveyancing lawyers with offices in Widnes on the Principality solicitor panel. They are now charging me a supplemental charge for dealing with the Principality mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Principality?

Unfortunately, so long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your property lawyer can levy a fee for this. The charge is not set by Principality but by your Widnes property lawyer. Plenty of firms on the Principality panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.

I had an offer accepted on a property in Widnes on 14/2/2025, valuation was booked five days after, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to UBS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel. Are UBS entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage 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.

How simple is it to transfer to a new firm as I have to retain one who is on the Santander conveyancing list. I had appointed a local conveyancing solicitor in Widnes five minutes from me but she is not accepted by Santander

It would be our pleasure to help you select a conveyancing solicitor in Widnes on the Santander panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we work with do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are registered with the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Widnes. Using search facility on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Widnes.

Back In 2007, I bought a leasehold house in Widnes. Conveyancing and Nottingham Building Society mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1998. The conveyancing solicitor in Widnes who acted for me is not around. Do I pay?

The first thing you should do is make enquiries of HMLR to make sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is in fact the new freeholder. It is not necessary to instruct a Widnes conveyancing solicitor to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the legitimate freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

I acquired a 2 bed flat in Widnes, conveyancing was carried out 8 years ago. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Corresponding flats in Widnes with an extended lease are worth £195,000. The ground rent is £45 yearly. The lease finishes on 21st October 2088

With just 63 years left to run the likely cost is going to span between £16,200 and £18,600 plus professional fees.

The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of detailed investigations. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other issues that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

I recently found out that one of the directors of the solicitors acting on the purchase conveyancing in Widnes is an aunty of the vendor. Is this permitted?

Provided there is no conflict of interest this is allowable. Where you are needing a mortgage then the bank may have a say as many banks have specific requirements concerning this. For example for Clydesdale Bank as of 1/4/2025, the requirements read as follows :

1.15- May your firm act if the person dealing with the transaction or a member of his immediate family is the borrower?

Yes, in the circumstances stated in part 1 of the handbook.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Widnes regulated by the SRA

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

  • Forster Dean Limited, First Floor, Old Town Hall, Victoria Square, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 7QZ
  • Byrne Frodsham & Co, 1-3 Deacon Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 6EB
  • Nyland & Beattie, 61-63 Albert Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 6JS
  • Jones Robertson, 131 Albert Rd, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 6LF
  • Bell Lamb & Joynson, Halton 5 Office Centre, Halton Lea, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 2FT

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Widnes regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Widnes but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Holbrook & Co , 7 Palmyra Square South, WA1 1BL
  • Dickensons Property Lawyers, 23 Museum Street, WA1 1JA

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Widnes 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
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the lender (if appropriate)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Agreeing adjustments to the the Transfer deed
  • Communicating with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing monies to relevant parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the change in proprietorship and the home loan (if appropriate) at the HM Land Registry.

Neighboring Locations

Prescot
Whiston
Rainhill
Widnes
Runcorn
Frodsham

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

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