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Reasons to use our County Durham conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Personal touch and a wealth of local knowledge are key benefits that you should seek when selecting conveyancing solicitors. County Durham property deals can be made a lot more complicated as a result of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 2 Property lawyer conveyancing firms have extremely good personal links with County Durham selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in County Durham is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the level of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 4 Solicitors accustomed to conveyancing in County Durham have a grasp oflocal concerns peculiar to County Durham and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and expeditious conveyancing.
  • 5 Retaining the services of a local Solicitor in the main results in a more personal touch. Online forums often suggest that in using a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who progress matters by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.

Examples of recent conveyancing in County Durham since February 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in County Durham

The mortgage agreement from Santander for the remortgage of my 3 bedroom maisonette is due any day now. Are you able to recommend a cheap conveyancing law firm in County Durham?

You have arrived at the wrong site to search for a cheap conveyancing solicitors in County Durham. Our goal is to offer cost effective conveyancing but our intention is not to advertise as being the cheapest. Do not be seduced by companies seducing you with £100 conveyancing in County Durham. The optimum outcome, in choosing a lawyer for low cost conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst it will result in you with a surprising uplift in extras and still not get the service expected.

The deeds to my house can not be found. The lawyers who dealt with the conveyancing in County Durham 4 years ago are no longer around. Will I be able to sell the house?

Nowadays there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your conveyancer should be aware precisely where to look for all the suitable documentation so you can buy or sell your property without any difficulty. Where copies can’t be found, your solicitor can arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities protecting you against future claims on the premises.

I'm purchasing a new build house in County Durham with a mortgage from Nottingham Building Society. The sellers refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The estate agent suggested that I not disclose to my conveyancer about the deal as it would put at risk my mortgage with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for freehold conveyancing in County Durham. I happened to land on a site which looks to be the perfect offering If there is a chance to get all formalities done via web that would be preferable. Should I be concerned? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

Expecting to exchange soon on a basement flat in County Durham. Conveyancing lawyers assured me that they report fully within the next couple of days. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in County Durham should include some of the following:

    You should know whether the lease allows you to add or upgrade aspects of the property- you must know whether it applies to all alterations or limited to structural alteration, and whether licences for alterations is mandated necessary What options are available to the landlord where you have contravened the provisions of the lease? Repair and maintenance of the flat You should be informed what is to be regarded as a Nuisance in the lease Does the lease prevent you from letting out the flat, or having a home office for business
For details of the information to be contained in your report on your leasehold property in County Durham please ask your conveyancer in ahead of your conveyancing in County Durham.

I purchased a 1st floor flat in County Durham, conveyancing formalities finalised September 1999. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Equivalent flats in County Durham with a long lease are worth £227,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 yearly. The lease terminates on 21st October 2097

With 72 years left to run the likely cost is going to span between £9,500 and £11,000 as well as costs.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive investigations. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. 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.

I happen to be an executor of my recently deceased mother’s Will, with a bungalow in County Durham which is to be marketed. The property is unregistered at the Land Registry and I'm told that some buyers solicitors will insist that it is done before they will move forward. What's the procedure for this?

In the situation you refer to it seems prudent to apply to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. HMLR’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and official copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in County Durham regulated by the SRA

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

  • Smith Roddam, 56 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7PG
  • Hewitts, 207 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7EL
  • C W Booth & Co, 5-7 Cockton Hill Road, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6EN
  • The Barrington Law Partnership, Barrington Chambers, Victoria Avenue, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7JH

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in County Durham

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

  • Smith Roddam, 56 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7PG
  • Hewitts, 207 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7EL
  • The Barrington Law Partnership, Barrington Chambers, Victoria Avenue, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7JH

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in County Durham regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in County Durham practicing in commercial conveyancing in County Durham. This could include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Smith Roddam, 56 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7PG
  • Hewitts, 207 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7EL
  • The Barrington Law Partnership, Barrington Chambers, Victoria Avenue, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7JH

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

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