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Choosing the right solicitor is the most important decision when it comes to your Coventry conveyancing

Coventry Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £3,419
  • 2 Percentage of cases in Coventry that are buy to let is 21%
  • 3 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270
  • 4 December was the busiest month and January was the next busiest month while October was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Coventry
  • 5 116 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Coventry

Examples of recent conveyancing in Coventry since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Coventry

Me and my wife are acquiring our first property. The property lawyer has contact usto enquire if we would like to take out additional conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's appropriate for conveyancing in Coventry

The extent of Coventry conveyancing searches depends entirely on the premises, the location, the likelihood of any of these risks, your knowledge of the region and risks, your overall approach to risk. What is important is that you adequately comprehend what information each search could give you. You may then decide if you personally think you need that information. Should you be unclear, ask the lawyer to offer guidance.

I am refinancing my flat in Coventry, does my lawyer have to be on the Clydesdale Conveyancing panel?

There is nothing to stop you using your solicitor, but Clydesdale will insist on their interests being represented by a firm on their conveyancing panel. There is greater potential for delays and confusion with two solicitors involved, and it will undoubtedly be more expensive too.

What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Coventry

Two types of professional can do conveyancing in Coventry namely CLC regulated conveyancers or solicitors. The two can administer conveyancing services that required to complete the disposal or purchase of property. They are both duty bound to execute Coventry conveyancing to the same standards and guidelines so you can be sure that your conveyancing will be professionally administered and that all requisite steps should be correctly attended to.

When it comes to lenders such as Nottingham, do Coventry property lawyers have to pay a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are unaware of any bank fees to be on their panel, although some do levy an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.

About to purchase maisonette in Coventry. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Coventry property lawyer is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel.

My relative suggested that if I am purchasing in Coventry I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

A search of this type is occasionally included in the estimate for your Coventry conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Coventry around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Coventry Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Coventry Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Coventry.

What does commercial conveyancing in Coventry cover?

Non domestic conveyancing in Coventry incorporates a broad array of guidance, supplied by qualified solicitors, relating to business property. For instance, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the assignment of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of tenancies.

I'm remortgaging a bungalow in Coventry. I can find my conveyancer's company on the Law Society's list, but I can't see my lawyer's name as listed on the regulator's website. Is this a big problem?

Not every individual in the practice must be listed by the regulator. As long there is someone qualified to 'oversee' the transaction, the actual day-to-day activity can be undertaken by unlicensed staff.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Coventry regulated by the SRA

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

  • Noel Kelly Solicitor, 192 Dulverton Avenue, Coventry, West Midlands, CV5 8HB
  • Lexton Law Solicitors Limited, 428 Foleshill Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 5JX
  • Maya & Co Solicitors, 434 Foleshill Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 5JX
  • Guildhall Solicitors, 242 Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 4FP
  • Drew Jones, 17 Queens Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 3EG

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Coventry

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Coventry with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • Rbm Solicitors, 38 Grove Lane, Keresley End, Coventry, West Midlands, CV7 8PN
  • Lexton Law Solicitors Limited, 428 Foleshill Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 5JX
  • Guildhall Solicitors, 242 Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 4FP
  • Penmans Solicitors Llp, 17a Queens Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 3DH
  • Seymours Solicitors Limited, Queens House, Queens Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 3JN

Domestic conveyancing in Coventry ordinarily includes the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and associated papers
  • Supplying draft papers to the solicitor acting for the purchaser
  • Negotiating contracts and replying to additional queries from the buyer’s solicitor
  • Finalising the transfer deed
  • Responding to requisitions raised by the buyer’s solicitor
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and transferring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and paying off the home loan (if relevant)

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

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