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Top 5 reasons to use our service to assist you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Fenton

  • 1 The companies identified on our directory have a variation of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.
  • 2 Conveyancer conveyancing firms have valuable personal links with Fenton selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 The Fenton conveyancing practitioners that we work with are committed to supplying the most cost, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and remortgagors in Fenton
  • 4 Fenton property lawyers are likely to acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 5 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Fenton is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Fenton since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Fenton

Please could you vouch for a Barnsley Building Society allowed Fenton conveyancing practice finish our house move within 28 days? Would it be better to use a high street Fenton conveyancer or a web based firm?

We can recommend some very good Fenton conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the main road in Fenton. Go in to some well established firms and request to see a conveyancing solicitor for a costs illustration. Mention your deadline together with your reasons and ask for an assurance on your deadline. Appoint the one that you are most comfortable with.

What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Fenton? Is this really warranted?

You are right in the requirement set out by your lawyer has nothing to do with conveyancing in Fenton. However these days you will not be able to proceed with any conveyancing transaction without first supplying evidence of your identity. Ordinarily this takes the form of a either your passport or driving licence and a utility bill. Please note that if you are providing your driving licence as evidence of identification it needs to be both the paper section as well as the photo card part, one is not acceptable in the absence of the other.

Proof of the origin of money is required under Money Laundering Regulations. Don’t be offended when you are asked to produce this as your conveyancer will need to retain this information on file. Your Fenton conveyancing lawyer will need to see evidence of proof of funds before they are able to accept any monies from you into their client account and they should also ask additional questions regarding the origin of monies.

I am assisting my sister sell her house in Fenton. Does the solicitor order the energy assessment or should I organise this?

Following the abolition of HIPs, EPC’s remained a compulsory part of selling a house. An EPC should be commissioned before the property is advertised. It is not something that lawyers ordinarily arrange. If you are instructing a Fenton conveyancing solicitor they might help arrange EPC’s due to their contacts with long established local energy assessors

Please help - my lawyer says that missing deeds insurance is necessary on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Fenton?

The appropriate level of missing deeds indemnity insurance should be dictated by who your lender. It would differ for example between Birmingham Midshires and Barnsley Building Society. Conveyancing solicitors as opposed to borrowers take out such insurances.

Can I be sure that the Fenton conveyancing solicitor on the Nottingham panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Fenton getting recommendations is a good starting point. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always advocate that you speak with the lawyer carrying out your conveyancing.

My wife and I have a 4 bedroom Edwardian house in Fenton. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and Yorkshire Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold with the matching property. Is it worth asking Yorkshire Building Society to clarify?

You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Fenton and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also check the situation with your conveyancing practitioner who carried out the work.

All being well we will complete our sale of a £300,000 garden flat in Fenton next week. The managing agents has quoted £360 for Landlord’s certificate, insurance certificate and previous years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge exorbitant fees for a leasehold conveyance in Fenton?

For most leasehold sales in Fenton conveyancing will involve, queries regarding the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

    Completing pre-contract enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Fenton Copies of the building insurance and schedule Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Your lawyer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Fenton leasehold premises is £350. For Fenton conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are required to provide the information.

I inherited a garden flat in Fenton, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Similar flats in Fenton with an extended lease are worth £180,000. The ground rent is £65 charged once a year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2083

With just 58 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £22,800 and £26,400 as well as costs.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of detailed investigations. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

My husband and I have recently had an offer agreed on a property and had meeting on Wednesday with Nationwide for the mortgage. They have informed me that when it comes to appointing a lawyer that unless they are on their approved panel of property lawyers then we will be subject to an an additional fee of £200. This is because they would then have to instruct a property lawyer to act on their behalf as well as the one we select for ourselves and we assume responsibility for their fees. I have requested Nationwide to send me with a list so I can seek quotes only from their approved conveyancers but was told that I need to check with each individual conveyancer to see if they are on the panel. Is there a list online?

You can enquire of Nationwide what their panel criteria is for a solicitor.Then ask the solicitor of your choice whether they meet the criteria and have they acted on mortgages for Nationwide before. If the answer to those is yes, then just double check with Nationwide. Another option is to make use of our search facility and we should be able to find you a property lawyer in Fenton on the panel for Nationwide.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Fenton regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Fenton specialising in commercial conveyancing in Fenton. This may include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Grindeys Llp, Glebe Court, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 1ET
  • Grindeys Solicitors Limited, 24-28 Glebe Court, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 1ET
  • Lichfield Reynolds Llp, 7-9 Commerce Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 1TU
  • Chesworths Legal Limited, 37 Trentham Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 4DQ
  • Leadbeater & Kay, 1-5 Birch Terrace, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 3JN

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Fenton regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Fenton but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Mcquades Residential Conveyancing Limited, Park Road, ST6 1EG
  • Jamesons Property Lawyers, 1A Church Lane, ST5 6EP

Planning law solicitors in Fenton regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Fenton practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including special planning controls
  • Grindeys Solicitors Limited, 24-28 Glebe Court, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 1ET
  • Grindeys Llp, Glebe Court, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 1ET
  • A F Brooks & Company, Valley House, 12 Hartshill Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 7QU
  • Beswicks Solicitors Llp, Sigma House, Lakeside, Festival Way, Festival Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 5RY
  • Knights Professional Services Limited, The Brampton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 0QW

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

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