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Conveyancing in Chorley and Eccleston : Keep it Local

Top 5 reasons to use our service to assist you find a high street conveyancing solicitor in Chorley and Eccleston

  • 1 We are the UKs largest residential conveyancing directory listing bank approved property lawyers conducting conveyancing in Chorley and Eccleston regulated by the SRA or CLC.
  • 2 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these organisations are often based hundreds of kilometers away with limited appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Chorley and Eccleston
  • 3 Chorley and Eccleston lawyers have a significant advantage when it comes to Chorley and Eccleston conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can affect your home move
  • 4 The organisations identified on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 5 Using a local Solicitor in the main results in a more personal touch. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, your conveyancing is handled by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by reading from their computer screens.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Chorley and Eccleston since May 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Chorley and Eccleston

Would the conveyancing lawyers listed on your site conduct auction conveyancing in Chorley and Eccleston?

We know of a few auction lawyers we can connect you with those specialising in auction conveyancing. Chorley and Eccleston is just one of hundreds of areas of in which our lawyers have offices.

Completed the sale of my flat in Chorley and Eccleston last December but my buyer keeps calling daily complaining that his lawyer is waiting to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?

Following your house sale your lawyer should forward the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Depending on the transaction, your lawyer should also evidence that the mortgage has been paid off to the buyers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion tasks unique to conveyancing in Chorley and Eccleston.

I know that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I require chancel insurance when purchasing a residence in Chorley and Eccleston? or I am told that there is an ancient law that means some owners of property living in a parish church boundary will be compelled to pay for maintenance towards the chancel within the church. Is this applicable for conveyancing in Chorley and Eccleston?

Unless a previous acquisition of the house took place after 12 October 2013 you can take it that solicitors delivering conveyancing in Chorley and Eccleston to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

five months have elapsed following my purchase conveyancing in Chorley and Eccleston took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £175,000 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.

I am buying a new build flat in Chorley and Eccleston. Conveyancing is daunting 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 are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Chorley and Eccleston

    Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Please supply a car parking plan. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a quick, no chain conveyancing. Chorley and Eccleston is the location of the property. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Chorley and Eccleston are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Chorley and Eccleston you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Chorley and Eccleston may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Chorley and Eccleston

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Chorley and Eccleston with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Whiteheads Solicitors Limited, Ordnance House 6 East Terrace Business Park, Euxton Lane, Euxton, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 6TB
  • Chadwicks Solicitors, 9-11 Towngate, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 2EN
  • Lee Rigby Partnership Llp, Beech House, Lancaster Gate, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 2EX
  • G H Lee & Co, 25 Hough Lane, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 2SB
  • Yates Barnes, 20 St. Thomas's Road, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 1HR

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Chorley and Eccleston?

Licensed Conveyancers deal with the transfer of the legal title of a property from one person to another and cover conveyancing nationwide not just Chorley and Eccleston. If instructing a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you should:
  • Be supplied with an honest and lawful service.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of legal services.
  • Have your conveyancing dealt with using care, skill and diligence.
  • Receive a high standard of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Have a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below 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.
  • Be provided with a speedy, impartial and comprehensive service when making a complaint about your conveyancing in Chorley and Eccleston about your conveyancing in Chorley and Eccleston.

Whether you are going through a divorce or separation or simply wish to transfer your property to someone else, transfer of equity conveyancing in Chorley and Eccleston has some of the following tasks:

  • Obtaining instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Representing bank (where relevant)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Negotiating amendments to the draft Transfer
  • Corresponding with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing funds to the appropriate parties
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration procedures for the change in ownership and the mortgage (if relevant) at the HMLR.

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

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