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Cheap conveyancing in Eccles does not necessarily mean low quality - but the odds are stacked against you

Reasons to use our Eccles conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based many kilometers away with little appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Eccles
  • 2 Regardless other on-line conveyancers inform you it just might be important to visit your solicitor to sign legal papers. There are enough parties involved in a homemove without needing to add Royal Mail into the mix.
  • 3 The practices identified on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 4 Retaining the services of a local Solicitor on the whole means that you will receive a more personal touch. When using a an online conveyancing factory, your matter is dealt with by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by reading from their computer screens.
  • 5 Experience means that Eccles lawyer have established very good connections with Eccles local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your house sale or purchase in Eccles.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Eccles since October 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Eccles

Is the fact that my conveyancer in Eccles is not on my bank's solicitor panel that there is a problem with the quality of her work?

It would be unwise to jump to that conclusion. There are all sorts of perfectly reasonable explanations. Just recently a report by the solicitors regulator indicated 76% of law firms surveyed had been removed from at least one lender panel. The top 5 reasons are as follows: (1) lack of transactions (2) the lawyer is a sole practitioner (3) as part of the HSBC panel reduction (4) regulatory contact by SRA (5) accidental removal. Should you be concerned you should simply call the Eccles conveyancing practice and enquire why they are no longer on the approved list for your bank.

AssumingI was to purchase a freehold housein Eccles mortgage fee and dispense with a survey and no local authority searches how much could I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Eccles?

The only reduction in fees you would achieve is the disbursement for searches. A solicitor is required to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, communicating with the vendors solicitor, stamp duty return, register the property etc. You might save a bit for them not having to register a charge but it will not be meaningful.

Our mortgage company has recommended solicitors on their panel based in Eccles but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Eccles local to me. Are you able to help?

Far from all Eccles conveyancing firms are on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Use the above search tool to locate a Eccles conveyancing firm on the on the bank panel.

I am buying a detached bungalow in Eccles. Our aim is to carry out a loft conversion at the property.Will the conveyancing process include enquiries to determine if these alterations are permitted?

Your solicitor will check the registered title as conveyancing in Eccles can sometimes identify restrictions in the title deeds which restrict categories of alterations or need the permission of a 3rd party. Many works need local authority planning consent and approval in compliance with building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. It would be sensible to check these issues with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.

I have paid off my mortgage with Santander. I assume I don't need a Eccles property lawyer on the Santander panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?

If you have finished paying off your Santander 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 Santander mortgage from the register. Santander, 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 Santander has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Santander has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Santander mortgage has been paid off.

Virgin Money have agreed my home loan in principle, my offer on a property in Eccles has been accepted, what happens next?

The estate agent will need to know who your solicitors are (be sure the property lawyers are on the bank’s panel). Contact Virgin Money or your broker and finish off any outstanding paperwork. Virgin Money will instruct a valuer who will get in contact with the selling agent or owners to schedule a time for the valuation to happen. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes about a fortnight to receive the mortgage offer. Virgin Money will issue the offer to you and your lawyers. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Eccles.

I moved into my apartment on 8 October and my personal details is not yet registered. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in Eccles expressed confidence that it would be concluded inside ten days. Are properties in Eccles uniquely lengthy to register?

As far as conveyancing in Eccles is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than the rest of England and Wales. Rather than based on location, timescales can adjust according to the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry must send notices to any third parties. Currently roughly three quarters of such applications are fully addressed in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be longer delays. Registration is effected after the buyer is living at the property therefore an expedited registration is not always top priority but where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your conveyancer can speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.

I decided to have a survey carried out on a property in Eccles prior to retaining lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. My surveyor advised that some lenders will not give a loan on such a house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further with the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Eccles. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Eccles to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Eccles regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Eccles with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Eccles. This should include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Metcalfe Johnston Mccormick, 88-90 Church Street, Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, M30 0DA
  • Ogden Lyles & Fox, 32 Wellington Road, Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire, M30 0SP
  • Mary Monson Solicitors Limited, 87 Chorley Road, Swinton, Manchester, Lancashire, M27 4AA
  • Rothwell And Evans Limited, The Old Brewery House, 1 Station Road, Swinton, Manchester, Lancashire, M27 6AH
  • Aughton Ainsworth Limited, 2 Merchants Quay, Salford, Greater Manchester, M50 3XR

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Eccles regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Eccles but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Conveyancing Expert Limited, 117 Chorley Road, M27 4AA
  • Countrywide Property Lawyers Limited, 3rd Floor Lee House, M1 5RR
  • Countrywide Property Lawyers Limited, 2nd Floor, Churchgate House, M1 6EU

Planning law solicitors in Eccles regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Eccles practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including special planning controls
  • Mary Monson Solicitors Limited, 87 Chorley Road, Swinton, Manchester, Lancashire, M27 4AA
  • Read Roper & Read, 11th Floor, Alberton House, St. Marys Parsonage, Manchester, Lancashire, M3 2WJ
  • Dwf Llp, 1 Scott Place, 2 Hardman Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M3 3AA
  • Berrymans Lace Mawer Llp, Kings House, 42 King Street West, Manchester, Lancashire, M3 2NU
  • Berg, 35 Peter Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M2 5BG

Neighboring Locations

Swinton
Pendlebury
Eccles
Urmston
Stretford
Trafford Park

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

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