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Selecting the right solicitor is the most important decision when it comes to your Wirksworth conveyancing

Reasons to use our Wirksworth conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these firms are often based hundreds of kilometers away with little appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Wirksworth
  • 2 Personal touch together with a wealth of expertise are key benefits that you should seek when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Wirksworth conveyancing can be made significantly more protracted due to poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 3 The Wirksworth conveyancing firms that are listed are dedicated to supplying value for money, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and investors in Wirksworth
  • 4 The organisations identified on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.
  • 5 Wirksworth property lawyer are the key to a successful Wirksworth conveyancing experience, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move

Examples of recent conveyancing in Wirksworth since January 2025*

Acquisition

of flat Coach House Mews DE4 3AL, acquired for £217,500. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion

Sale

of terraced residence, Greenway, DE4 4HD completing on 23/01/2025 at a price of £330,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

Disposal

of semi-detached residence, The Common, DE4 5BW completing on 30/01/2025 at a price of £512,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in preparation for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Disposal

of semi-detached property, Victoria Hall Gardens, DE4 3SQ completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £165,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, setting up the completion formalities, sending title deeds and signed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Wirksworth

It is 10 years ago since I purchased my property in Wirksworth. Conveyancing lawyers have just been instructed on the sale but I can't locate the title documents. Is this a major issue?

You need not be too concerned. First the deeds may be kept by the lender or they may be in the possession of the conveyancers who handled the purchase. Secondly the chances are that the land will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you are the registered owner by your conveyancing lawyers procuring current official copies of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Wirksworth relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is unregistered it adds to the complexity but is not insurmountable.

We wanted to use a property lawyer in Wirksworth for our home move. Our financial adviser has since advised us that our bank Skipton Building Society won't deal with them. Surely this is unduly restrictive?

Before the recession most lenders had an appetite for risk which was higher than today. Almost all Wirksworth conveyancing firms would have been on most lender panels. The FSA in 2010 completed a thematic investigation into mortgage fraud which come to the conclusion: mortgage lenders should know the conveyancing solicitors dealt with. Consequently, mortgage companies are increasingly seeing more data from law firms about their operations and the individuals who work for them and establishing certain criteria such a completing on a minimum number of transactions. Many Wirksworth conveyancing firms that have been excluded from lender panels have a 100% healthy track record, no complaints and no claims and didn't just 'dabble' in conveyancing. Wirksworth is one of the thousands of locations where the lawyers we recommend are are authorised to act for Skipton Building Society.

We are planning on selling our house in Wirksworth and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. A local lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers used a nationwide conveyancing practice as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Wirksworth. We have lived in Wirksworth for 4 years we know that this is a non issue. Should we get in touch with our local Authority to obtain confirmation that there is no issue.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. What do they say? You need to enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same ailment)

3 months have elapsed since my purchase conveyancing in Wirksworth concluded. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the residence from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

As co-executor for the will of my grandfather I am selling a house in Cardiff but reside in Wirksworth. My lawyer (approximately 260 kilometers from meneeds me to sign a stat dec ahead of completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Wirksworth to witness and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are based in Wirksworth

Is it true that a Wirksworth conveyancing company has court proceedings brought against them by a client for failing to conduct the appropriate conveyancing searches?

Our attention has not be brought to such a Wirksworth conveyancing claim but it has been reported that, a couple purchasing a home elsewhere in England successfully sued their lawyer as a consequence of development permission to erect a wind farm failing to be picked up in conveyancing searches.

If you are thinking of buying a home in Wirksworth It is critical that your property lawyer conduct all Wirksworth conveyancing searches needed to ensure you have relevant and current information ahead of acquiring a home in Wirksworth.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Wirksworth regulated by the SRA

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

  • Potter & Co Solicitors Limited, Bridge Chambers, 23 Dale Road, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3LT
  • Dalton Law Limited, Bridge House, 1 Dale Road, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3LT
  • Lovedays Solicitors, Crown Chambers, 6 Bank Road, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3AQ
  • K P Solicitors Limited, 17 Bridge Street, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1AY

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Wirksworth

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Wirksworth specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Potter & Co Solicitors Limited, Bridge Chambers, 23 Dale Road, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3LT
  • Lovedays Solicitors, Crown Chambers, 6 Bank Road, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3AQ

Residential conveyancing in Wirksworth ordinarily includes the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and associated documents
  • Sending draft papers to the conveyancing practitioner acting for the buyer
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and replying to further queries from the purchaser’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Negotiating the transfer document
  • Responding to requisitions raised by the buyer’s conveyancing practitioner
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Receiving sale proceeds and sending funds to the seller, the estate agent and other relevant parties (where relevant)

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

© Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of Land Registry under delegated authority from the Controller of HMSO.