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  • 1 Consett property lawyer are the key to a successful Consett home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your transaction
  • 2 Consett conveyancers have a significant edge when it comes to Consett conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that will impact your sale or purchase
  • 3 Using a high street Solicitor generally results in a more personalised service. Sometimes when dealing with a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 4 The organisations shown on our directory have a variation of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 5 We are the UKs most comprehensive domestic conveyancing directory listing mortgage company approved property lawyers conducting conveyancing in Consett regulated by the SRA or CLC.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Consett since December 2024*

Disposal

of semi property, Aynsley Terrace, DH8 5LX completing on 13/12/2024 at a price of £380,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties

Sale

of house premises, Gray Street, DH8 5EG completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £83,500. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges

Transfer

of semi residence, Ash Grove, DH8 6EB completing on 18/12/2024 at a price of £125,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, agreeing completion date with parties

Sale

of house residence, Queen Elizabeth Drive, DH8 5YL completing on 13/12/2024 at a price of £208,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s lawyers

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Consett

Why do I have to pay up front when it comes to conveyancing in Consett?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Consett your lawyer will ask you put them with monies to cover the search fees. Ordinarily this is requested to cover the fees of the conveyancing searches. If any deposit is as part of the sale price then this should be required shortly before contracts are exchanged. The closing balance that is due should be sent to your lawyer shortly before completion.

Are the BSA planning on creating a search tool with a view to to identify practices on the Melton Mowbray Building Society conveyancing panel for instance in Consett?

We are not aware of any plans on the part of the BSA to promote such a search facility.

Various online forums that I have frequented warn that are the primary cause of stalling in Consett conveyancing transactions. Is that correct?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the common causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Searches are unlikely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Consett.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our house are lost. The lawyers who handled the conveyancing in Consett 5 years ago are no longer around. What do I do?

Nowadays there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your solicitor should be aware precisely where to locate all the suitable documentation so you can purchase or dispose of your property without a hitch. Where copies are not available, your solicitor can arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities protecting you against possible claims on your premises.

Completion is due on the disposal of our £450,000 apartment in Consett in just under a week. The managing agents has quoted £384 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and previous years statements of service charge. Is the landlord entitled to charge such fees for a leasehold conveyance in Consett?

Consett conveyancing on leasehold maisonettes often necessitates the purchaser’s conveyancer submitting questions for the landlord to address. Although the landlord is not legally bound to answer such questions the majority will be content to assist. They may invoice a reasonable charge for answering enquiries or supplying documentation. There is no set fee. The average fee for the information that you are referring to is £350, in some situations it is above £800. The administration charge invoiced by the landlord must be sent together with a synopsis of rights and obligations in relation to administration charges, otherwise the charge is technically not due. Reality however dictates that one has no choice but to pay whatever is demanded if you want to sell the property.

I acquired a ground floor flat in Consett, conveyancing formalities finalised August 1998. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Similar properties in Consett with a long lease are worth £165,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 levied per year. The lease terminates on 21st October 2102

With 77 years left to run the likely cost is going to span between £7,600 and £8,800 plus professional fees.

The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other concerns that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

Me and my partner are about to complete buying a house in Consett but as a consequence of wreckage from the recent storms I have negotiated reparation from the vendor of £2k in the form of a deduction in the price. This was going to be addressed as part of the conveyancing process yet my lender will not permit this. Should they have been notified?

The lawyer being on a lender approved list is obliged to advise the mortgage company of any amendments to the purchase figure. If you were to refuse your conveyancing practitioner to notify the price change to your mortgage company then they would need to disinstructing themselves from representing you and the mortgage company.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Consett regulated by the SRA

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

  • Bennett Richmond, 33 Front Street, Consett, County Durham, DH8 5AB
  • Giles Hunter Partnership, 16 Victoria Road, Consett, County Durham, DH8 5BQ
  • Swinburne Snowball And Jackson, 2 Edith Street, Consett, County Durham, DH8 5DW
  • Power Scott, 16 Clifford Road, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0AB
  • Nicholson Martin Legge & Miller, 11 Thorneyholme Terrace, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0BL

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Consett regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Consett practicing in commercial conveyancing in Consett. This could include advice on complex issues under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1954
  • Giles Hunter Partnership, 16 Victoria Road, Consett, County Durham, DH8 5BQ
  • Swinburne Snowball And Jackson, 2 Edith Street, Consett, County Durham, DH8 5DW
  • Power Scott, 16 Clifford Road, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0AB
  • Nicholson Martin Legge & Miller, 11 Thorneyholme Terrace, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0BL

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Consett regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Consett but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Maskery & Co, 63a Medomsley Road, DH8 5HQ

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

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