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Reasons to use our Wolverhampton conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The Wolverhampton conveyancing practitioners that are listed are dedicated to providing the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and investors in Wolverhampton
  • 2 The accumulation of transactions means that Wolverhampton conveyancer have developed excellent links with Wolverhampton local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of undertaking your home move in Wolverhampton.
  • 3 Property lawyer conveyancing firms have valuable personal links with Wolverhampton estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 4 Notwithstanding what alternative companies tell you it may be important to attend your conveyancer to execute legal papers. There are various parties with with an interest in a homemove without needing to include Royal Mail into the equation.
  • 5 The firms identified on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Wolverhampton since December 2024*

Conveyance

of apartment Heron Close WV9 5JE, at a price of £145,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Disposal

of terraced property, Prospero Close, ST19 5QU completing on 20/01/2025 at a price of £277,500. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Sale

of semi-detached property, Bedingstone Drive, ST19 5TE completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £325,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, ordering official copies of the title

Transfer

of detached residence premises, Wheatcroft Close, ST19 5JS completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £195,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Wolverhampton

My god-son is in the process of securing a new build apartment in Wolverhampton with a mortgage from Virgin Money. His conveyancer has advised him of a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. What is this document - I have never come across this before?

The document is intended to provide information to the main parties involved in the purchase. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when asked. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Virgin Money conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

I purchased a freehold house in Wolverhampton but still invoiced for rent, why is this and what is this?

It is rare for properties in Wolverhampton and has limited impact for conveyancing in Wolverhampton but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.

Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges have existed for many centuries, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the establishment of new rentcharges from 1977 onwards.

Previous rentcharges can now be redeemed by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence in 2037 is to be extinguished.

There are plenty of conveyancing solicitors in Wolverhampton but how do I know who's good?

We would encourage you not to go for the lowest Wolverhampton conveyancing fees. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you know exactly what you’ll have to pay in ahead of time.

I am helping my step-mother sell her flat in Wolverhampton. Does the conveyancer commission an energy performance certificate or do I organise this?

After the demise of HIPs, energy performance certificates became a required element of selling a house. An energy assessment must be to hand in advance of the property being put on the market. It is not a task that lawyers normally arrange. If you are using a Wolverhampton conveyancing lawyer they might be willing to arrange energy performance certificates due to their relationships with reputable local assessors

is it true that all Wolverhampton solicitors on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel are overseen by the SRA?

As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Virgin Money approved list of solicitors they would need to be regulated by the SRA. Some banks do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the organisation would be regulated by the CLC.

I opted to have a survey completed on a property in Wolverhampton ahead of retaining conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. Our surveyor advised that some banks will refuse to grant a loan on a flying freehold home.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different requirements from Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can check via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Wolverhampton. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Wolverhampton to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

Do I need to be suspicious about brokers that I am dealing with are encouraging me to use a factory type conveyancing firm rather than a High Street Wolverhampton conveyancing firm?

As with many professional services, often input from connections can be worth their weight in gold. Yet there are many parties with a vested interest in a conveyancing transaction; estate agents, financial adviser and banks may put forward conveyancers to select. Sometimes these lawyers might be known to one of the organisations as being good in their field, but occasionally there behind the scenes commercial relationship behind the endorsement. You are at liberty to select your preferred conveyancer. However, bear in mind that most mortgage providers have an approved list of solicitors you are obliged to use for the mortgage related work in your home move.

In my capacity as executor for the will of my grandmother I am disposing of a property in Swansea but live in Wolverhampton. My lawyer (who is 235 miles from meneeds me to sign a statutory declaration ahead of the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Wolverhampton to witness this legal document for me?

strictly speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Wolverhampton based

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Wolverhampton regulated by the SRA

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

  • Cheethams Solicitors, Church Farm, Pinfold Lane, Penkridge, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST19 5AP
  • Tedstone George & Tedstone, Crown Bridge, Penkridge, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST19 5AA
  • Dunham Guest & Lyons, 29 Wolverhampton Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1AP
  • Gardner Iliff & Dowding, 14-16 Wolverhampton Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1AN
  • Frisby Solicitors Limited, Dunston Business Village, Stafford Road, Dunston, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 9AB

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Wolverhampton regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Wolverhampton with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Wolverhampton. This could include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Cheethams Solicitors, Church Farm, Pinfold Lane, Penkridge, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST19 5AP
  • Tedstone George & Tedstone, Crown Bridge, Penkridge, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST19 5AA
  • Dunham Guest & Lyons, 29 Wolverhampton Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1AP
  • Gardner Iliff & Dowding, 14-16 Wolverhampton Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1AN
  • Burrell Jenkins, First Floor, Ridings House, Ridings Park, Eastern Way, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 7FH

Wolverhampton commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on numerous aspects of commercial property law

    Land use planning and environmental issues Granting a licence to assign, sublet or carry out works Acquisitions and disposals of property portfolios at commercial auctions Property realisations and advice for insolvency practitioners Property due diligence in connection with corporate acquisitions and disposals complex procedures concerning renewal, rent reviews, dilapidations and the many obligations encountered by Landlords and Tenants of business premises

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

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