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Reasons to use our Ashington conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Ashington property lawyers work in partnership with Ashington estate agents, property finders, surveyors, banks and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is provided to buyers and sellers every step of the way, ensuring the smoothest, most stress-free process possible
  • 2 Solicitor conveyancing lawyers have extremely good personal connections with Ashington estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 Ashington solicitor are the key to a successful Ashington home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 4 The practices shown on our directory have a mix of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases each year.
  • 5 Ashington conveyancing lawyers will be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and property agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Ashington since January 2025*

Sale

of house residence, Sleekburn, NE61 2ZD completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £180,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Ashington

I have given 2 months notice to my current landlord and must be out of my let out flat in Ashington by the end of next month. Conveyancing for my house purchase is underway. Can I complete in a couple of weeks as don't want to have to move into short term accommodation?

The normal practice is not to give notice on a rental unless your lawyer suggests that you should. Assuming that you have not previously done so, update to your lawyer and request that they seek the assistance the sellers side, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will look to achieve

At what point can the exchange of contracts take place for residential conveyancing in Ashington and am I required to be at the conveyancers branch?

Where you are local to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Ashington you are invited in to sign contracts. However, the lender approved solicitors we recommend supply countrywide coverage for conveyancing and provide as equally detailed and professional a job for you when dealing with you by post or email. The signing of the property agreement is not the point of no return. A signed contract simply enables the firm to exchange contracts when the time is right, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The exchange process is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a long "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Ashington)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

I require quick conveyancing in Ashington as I am under pressure to exchange contracts in less than one month. A home loan is not required. Is it possible to avoid the conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

As you are are a cash purchaser you are at liberty not to have searches conducted although no conveyancer would advise that you don't. Drawing on years of experience of conveyancing in Ashington the following are examples of what can arise and therefore impact market value: Enforcement Actions, Overdue Fees, Overdue Grants, Road Schemes,...

Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Ashington before retaining lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. The surveyor advised that some banks will not give a mortgage on this type of property.

It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different instructions for example to Nationwide. If you e-mail us we can check via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Ashington. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Ashington especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Ashington.

As co-executor for the estate of my grandfather I am disposing of a property in Cardiff but live in Ashington. My lawyer (approximately 235 miles from merequires that I sign a stat dec before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Ashington who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you should not be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Ashington based

I have just started marketing my ground floor apartment in Ashington. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, however I have recently received a yearly service charge invoice – Do I pay up?

The sensible thing to do is discharge the invoice as you normally would because all rents and service invoices should be allotted as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

I bought a basement flat in Ashington, conveyancing having been completed in 2010. How much will my lease extension cost? Similar flats in Ashington with an extended lease are worth £197,000. The ground rent is £55 charged once a year. The lease ends on 21st October 2080

With just 55 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £31,400 and £36,200 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more detailed due diligence. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other issues that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Ashington

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Ashington practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Court proceedings for possession

  • Adams Hetherington, 15 Laburnum Terrace, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 0XX
  • Hellawell & Co, 32 Front Street, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, NE64 6PT
  • Whitehead & Low Solicitors Llp, 3 Market Place, Bedlington, Northumberland, NE22 5TN
  • Cuthbertsons, 3 Stanley Street, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 2BS
  • Yarwood & Stubley, 15 Stanley Street, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 2BT

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

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding buying and selling property and cover conveyancing throughout England and Wales as well as Ashington. When instructing a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you are entitled to:
  • Be supplied with an honest and lawful service.
  • Have a high standard of legal services.
  • Receive your matters dealt with using care, skill and legal competence.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of service due to your lawyer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • 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.
  • Ensure your individual needs taken into account should a complaint be necessary.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a speedy, independent and comprehensive service where if a complaint is registered about your conveyancing in Ashington.

disposing of a home in Ashington is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and associated documents
  • Supplying draft papers to the property lawyer retained by the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and responding to additional queries from the buyer’s property lawyer
  • Finalising the transfer deed
  • Responding to requisitions raised by the purchaser’s property lawyer
  • Carrying out the key stage of exchanging contracts and then completion formalities
  • Receiving sale proceeds and transferring funds to the owner, the estate agent and other relevant parties (if applicable)

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

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