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Widnes Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average time frame of 52 days for registration of title in Widnes
  • 2 77% freehold and 23% leasehold conveyancing in Widnes for this year to date
  • 3 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270
  • 4 Percentage of cases in Widnes that are buy to let is 25%
  • 5 Average time from start to moving day was 111 days for conveyancing in Widnes

Examples of recent conveyancing in Widnes since June 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Widnes

My partner and I are purchasing our first house. Our conveyancing practitioner has calledto check if we wish to order additional conveyancing searches. Unfortunately we in the dark as to what's recommended for conveyancing in Widnes

The type of Widnes conveyancing searches should be triggered based entirely on the premises, the location, the possibility of any of these risks, your knowledge of the region and risks, your overall attitude to risk. What is important is that you properly comprehend what information the searches could give you. Then you can make a decision if you personally think you need that search. Should you be unsure, ask the solicitor to explain.

It is 10 years ago since I acquired my home in Widnes. Conveyancing lawyers have recently been retained on the sale but I can't find my title deeds. Will this cause complications?

Don’t worry too much. Firstly there is a chance that the deeds will be kept by the lender or they may stored with the solicitor who oversaw your purchase. Secondly the chances are that the property will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers obtaining up to date copy of the land registers. Most conveyancing in Widnes relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is not registered it is more of a problem but is not insurmountable.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Widnes?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Widnes. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

What does commercial conveyancing in Widnes cover?

Commercial conveyancing in Widnes incorporates a wide range of guidance, provided by regulated solicitors, relating to business property. For instance, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the assignment of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of leases.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Widnes for my house move. Is it possible to review a firm’s record with the legal regulator?

One can review documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from investigations commenced on or after Jan 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could monitor telephone calls for training reasons.

Back In 2005, I bought a leasehold house in Widnes. Conveyancing and Skipton Building Society mortgage organised. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1991. The conveyancing practitioner in Widnes who acted for me is not around. What should I do?

First make enquiries of the Land Registry to make sure that this person is indeed the new freeholder. There is no need to incur the fees of a Widnes conveyancing practitioner to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. You should note that regardless, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

Widnes Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Queries before buying

    Make sure you find out if the the lease contains any onerous restrictions in the lease. By way of example plenty of leases prohibit pets being allowed in in a block in Widnes. If you like the apartmentin Widnes but your dog can’t move with you then you have a very hard decision. How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their maintenance charge payments? The best form of lease structure is where the freehold reversion is owned by the leaseholders. In this arrangement the tenants benefit from control and notwithstanding that a managing agent is usually retained where it is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Widnes

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Widnes specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • Simply Social Housing Limited, Oid Bank House, 1a Deacon Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 6EA
  • Nyland & Beattie, 61-63 Albert Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 6JS
  • Jones Robertson, 131 Albert Rd, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 6LF
  • Primas Law Limited, Cinnabar Court, 5300 Daresbury Park, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 4GE
  • Gary Williams Solicitors Limited, Grasmere House, 155 Leathers Lane, Halewood, Liverpool, Merseyside, L26 1XG

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Widnes regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Widnes with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Widnes. This should include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Byrne Frodsham & Co, 1-3 Deacon Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 6EB
  • Simply Social Housing Limited, Oid Bank House, 1a Deacon Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 6EA
  • 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

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

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding acquiring and selling property and cover conveyancing nationwide as well as Widnes. If using a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you can expect:
  • Be supplied with an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of legal services.
  • Receive your conveyancing dealt with using care, skill and legal know-how.
  • Be supplied with 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 specific requirements.
  • You should not consider yourself discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your individual needs taken into account should a complaint be made.
  • Have a swift, objective and comprehensive service when making a complaint about your conveyancing in Widnes about your conveyancing in Widnes.

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

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