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

Top reasons to let us assist you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in Church Stretton

  • 1 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these firms are often located many kilometers away with little appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Church Stretton
  • 2 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Church Stretton are familiar with the local issues specific to Church Stretton and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 3 The Church Stretton conveyancing firms that we work with are dedicated to supplying value for money, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and remortgagors in Church Stretton
  • 4 Property lawyer conveyancing lawyers have valuable personal links with Church Stretton selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 5 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Church Stretton is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Church Stretton since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Church Stretton

I am acquiring residence in Church Stretton. My Conveyancer is not on the mortgage company solicitor list. Is it possible for me to appoint my Church Stretton conveyancing solicitor even though they are not on the lender panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?

Your options include

  • Carry on with your existing Church Stretton solicitor but your mortgage company will need to instruct a conveyancer on their approved list. This will result in additional charges and probable delay.
  • Get a fresh property lawyer to conduct the conveyancing, ensuring that they are on the bank conveyancing panel.
  • Appeal to your conveyancing practitioner to seek to join the bank panel

We are planning to acquire a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Church Stretton who is on the Leeds Building Society solicitor panel. Can you recommend a local firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Leeds Building Society . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Church Stretton.

Is there a search tool that I can use to investigate if the solicitor conducting my conveyancing in Church Stretton is on the lender’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for National Westminster Bank thus spending £192.00 in additional legal fees.

You should make the most of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this web page. Please choose the lender and type ‘Church Stretton’ or your preferred area and you will see numerous solicitors based in Church Stretton or by proximity to you.

We had selected solicitors based in Church Stretton on the Barclays solicitor approved list. They are now charging me a separate fee for the legal aspects of the Barclays mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Barclays?

As unfair as it may appear, as long as it’s in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your conveyancing practitioner can charge a fee for this. This fee is not set by Barclays but by your Church Stretton conveyancing practitioner. Plenty of firms on the Barclays panel will charge ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.

I have paid off my mortgage with Leeds Building Society. I assume I don't need a Church Stretton conveyancing practitioner on the Leeds Building Society panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your Leeds Building Society mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Leeds Building Society mortgage from the register. Leeds Building Society, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where Leeds Building Society has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Leeds Building Society has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Leeds Building Society mortgage has been paid off.

I have a mortgage with Kent Reliance for my property in Church Stretton. Conveyancing was finalised months ago. If I am intending to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform Kent Reliance?

You must advise Kent Reliance in advance of letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of Kent Reliance’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will allow you to rent out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Kent Reliance directly. You need not do this via a Kent Reliance conveyancing panel firm.

I am downsizing from my house. My previous lawyers closed down. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Church Stretton if that affects matters.

Do use our search tool to help you choose a solicitor for your conveyancing in Church Stretton. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move runs with a minimum of fuss.

We are in the process of buying a house in Church Stretton. Can the property lawyer have the amount we are are purchasing for private from sites such as Rightmove. How do I ensure this is not noted?

HM Land Registry by statute are obliged to note price paid data on a register of the title for residential properties nationwide including properties in Church Stretton. The Title Register is a public document, so the Land Registry would be breaking the law if they did not permit access to the register.

In essence you can make a request of HM Land Registry to withhold the amount paid entry yet the response will be a No.

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Purchase conveyancing in Church Stretton normally comprises the following:

  • Solicitor instructed by the buyer on acceptance of the offer
  • Checking the title to the premises
  • Conducting Church Stretton searches with respect to the title
  • Reviewing draft contract and other papers collated by the seller’s conveyancer
  • Submitting enquiries with the vendor’s conveyancer
  • Agreeing the wording of the purchase contract
  • Assessing replies provided by the seller to pre-exchange enquiries
  • Agreeing the wording for the Transfer Deed for completion
  • Advising the purchasing in respect of the mortgage offer: (if appropriate)
  • Preparing and sending the purchaser a report on title (that is; reporting to the buyer on the contents of the contract pack, pre-contract enquiries and the result of the searches)
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the purchase and the mortgage (if relevant) at the HMLR.

Typically, Church Stretton conveyancing for a sale has some of the following tasks

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Drawing up the contract and related documents
  • Submitting draft papers to the conveyancer representing the buyer
  • Negotiating contracts and answering further enquires from the purchaser’s conveyancer
  • Agreeing the transfer document
  • Replying to requisitions prepared by the purchaser’s conveyancer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Receiving sale proceeds and sending funds to the seller, the estate agent and other relevant parties (where appropriate)

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Church Stretton is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process:

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Representing bank (if applicable)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drafting Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Agreeing amendments to the draft Transfer
  • Corresponding with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring funds to relevant parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate Land Tax forms and payment
  • Registering the change in ownership and the mortgage (where applicable) at the HM Land Registry.

Neighboring Locations

Shrewsbury
 Shropshire
Church Stretton
Craven Arms

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

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