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Reasons to use our Wigston conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Lawyer conveyancing firms have valuable personal connections with Wigston estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 2 Using a high street Solicitor in the main results in a more personal touch. When using a large conveyancing firm, your conveyancing is dealt with by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 3 Wigston property lawyers work in partnership with Wigston estate agents, house builders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is provided to buyers and sellers every step of the way, helping make the process as straightforward as possible
  • 4 Wigston conveyancing lawyers are likely to have connections at the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents
  • 5 Peace of mind comes when you select the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Wigston has a number to select from, but for a truly dependable and reliable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Wigston since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Wigston

Why do I have to pay up front for conveyancing in Wigston?

If you are buying a property in Wigston your solicitor will ask you place them with monies to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Normally this is needed to cover the fees of the conveyancing searches. If any deposit is payable against the total price then this should be required immediately in advance of exchange of contracts. Any further balance that is needed should be transferred shortly before completion.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Wigston. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Wigston

    Please supply a car parking plan. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared.

Is it possible to transfer to a new conveyancer as I have to retain a firm on the Platform Home Loans Ltd conveyancing panel. I hired a high street conveyancing solicitor in Wigston five minutes from me but the firm is not approved by Platform Home Loans Ltd

It would be our pleasure to help you find a conveyancing solicitor in Wigston on the Platform Home Loans Ltd panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we list do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Wigston. Using search facility on this site, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Wigston.

I need to instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Wigston for my sale. Is it possible to check a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

One can read presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from inquisitions commenced on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find information Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors record, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may monitor call for training requirements.

There are only Sixty One years remaining on my flat in Wigston. I need to extend my lease but my freeholder is can not be found. What are my options?

On the basis that you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be extended by the Court. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you have made all reasonable attempts to track down the freeholder. In some cases a specialist would be helpful to conduct investigations and prepare an expert document to be accepted by the court as evidence that the landlord can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a solicitor both on investigating the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Wigston.

I am the registered owner of a garden flat in Wigston, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Corresponding flats in Wigston with over 90 years remaining are worth £185,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £65 per annum. The lease ends on 21st October 2085

You have 60 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to span between £20,000 and £23,000 as well as legals.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.

I need to assess costs for conveyancing in Wigston from three property lawyer and choose one. Am I right to ask them to sit tight until I I have an offer accepted on a flat.

We would recommend that you only ask your conveyancing practitioner to start work and order searches after the sales memorandum has been issued by the selling agent especially as Wigston conveyancing searches are costly.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Wigston regulated by the SRA

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

  • David Curtis & Co, 425 Welford Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 6BL
  • Dixon Coles & Goddard, 33 Lutterworth Road, Blaby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 4DW
  • Idris & Co, First Floor, 186 Evington Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 1HN
  • Skr Legal Limited, 131a Evington Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 1QJ
  • Chetty & Patel, 117 Evington Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 1QH

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Wigston regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Wigston but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Bingham & Co Property Lawyers Limited, 1st Floor, 19 Halford Street, LE1 1JA
  • The Conveyancing Shop Limited, 23-25 Friar Lane, LE1 5QQ
  • Roberts Rose Partnership, 10 Peacock Lane, LE1 5PX
  • Premier Property Lawyers Ltd, 1 Frances Way, LE19 1SH
  • Iy (leicester) Limited, 8 Uppingham Road, LE5 0QD

Planning law solicitors in Wigston regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Wigston practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including planning applications and appeals
  • Spearing Waite Llp, 34 Pocklingtons Walk, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 6BU
  • Zms Legal Limited, 11 Bowling Green Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 6AS
  • Bhw Commercial Solicitors, 5 Grove Court, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 1SA
  • Julie White Limited, 5 Grove Court, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 1SA
  • David Prichard Limited, 1 Meridian South, Meridian Business Park, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 1WY

Neighboring Locations

Braunstone
Leicester
Oadby
Aylestone
Blaby
Wigston
Countesthorpe

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

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