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Reasons to use our Halifax conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Personal touch and a wealth of local knowledge are key benefits that you should look for when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Halifax conveyancing can become significantly more protracted as a result of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers we work with endeavour to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 2 Conveyancer conveyancing firms have very good personal links with Halifax estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 Retaining the services of a local Solicitor in the main results in a more bespoke service. When using a an online conveyancing factory, your transaction is handled by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 4 Halifax solicitor are the key to a successful Halifax home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your conveyancing
  • 5 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these companies are often based many kilometers away with little understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Halifax

Examples of recent conveyancing in Halifax since November 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Halifax

Can the conveyancing practitioners identified via your search tool conduct auction conveyancing in Halifax?

There are a number of niche practitioners we can put you in touch with those specialising in auction conveyancing. Halifax is one of hundreds of locations in which our lawyers are based.

We are due to move property in April. Will my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the completion day. On a separate note, can you put forward a removal company in Halifax. Conveyancing lawyer was found prior to coming across this page.

On the afternoon of completion you will need to collect the keys from the selling agent but this should only occur once the sellers solicitors advise the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be given over. You should inform the removal company that they can start moving you in. As a matter of policy we do not suggest a particular removal company but can assist you in locating a residential property solicitor in Halifax or a solicitor with expertise in conveyancing in Halifax.

We have agreed to purchase a house in Halifax. A rare aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender RBS be concerned?

As you are obtaining a mortgage with RBS your lawyer must comply with the conveyancing requirements outlined in Section 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for RBS. The CML Handbook includes minimum provisions for solar panel roof-space leases, and property lawyers are required to report to RBS where a lease fails to comply with these conditions. The conditions relate to the installation of panels on properties nationwide and is not limited to Halifax.

I have paid off my mortgage with Leeds Building Society. I assume I don't need a Halifax conveyancing practitioner on the Leeds Building Society panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

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

What does a local search tell me concerning the house I am purchasing in Halifax?

Halifax conveyancing often commences with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company for instance Xpress Legal The local search is essential in every Halifax conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any unpleasant once you have moved into your property. The search should supply information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 topic sections.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Halifax and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Halifax. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Halifax area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Halifax. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my 2 bed flat in Halifax. Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed, however I have recently received a half-yearly maintenance charge demand – Do I pay up?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should pay the maintenance contribution as usual as all rents and maintenance payments should be allotted on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

I invested in buying a studio flat in Halifax, conveyancing having been completed June 1998. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Comparable properties in Halifax with over 90 years remaining are worth £186,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £55 invoiced annually. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2077

With only 52 years left to run the likely cost is going to range between £29,500 and £34,000 as well as professional fees.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide a more accurate figure without more comprehensive investigations. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

Would local authority permission be needed to split a house into a couple of appartments in Halifax? This has taken place to a house next door to my house in Halifax and was not aware of it happening until it was done.

Planning Permission yes. Building Regulations yes.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Halifax

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Halifax practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Finn Gledhill, 1-7 Harrison Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 2AG
  • Rcm Solicitors, 25 Harrison Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 2AF
  • Wilkinson Woodward Limited, 11 Fountain Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 1LU
  • Smith Solicitor Llp, 18 Portland Place, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 2QN
  • Ramsdens Solicitors Llp, Oakley House, 1 Hungerford Road Edgerton, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 3AL

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Halifax regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Halifax practicing in commercial conveyancing in Halifax. This will likely include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Joseph & Khan Solicitors, 6 King Cross Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 2SH
  • Finn Gledhill, 1-7 Harrison Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 2AG
  • Rcm Solicitors, 25 Harrison Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 2AF
  • Wilkinson Woodward Limited, 11 Fountain Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 1LU
  • Smith Solicitor Llp, 18 Portland Place, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 2QN

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Halifax regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Halifax but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Angela Viney Conveyancing Services, 53 Crown Street, HX1 1JB
  • Linda Heald & Co Property Lawyers , 2nd Floor, Central Buildings, HX6 2QD
  • Linda Heald & Co Property Lawyers, 2nd Floor, Central Buildings, HX6 2QD
  • Valerie Holmes Property Lawyer, 5 Cooperative Parade, HX3 8LT
  • Angela Viney Conveyancing Services, 16 Wade House Road, HX3 7PB

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

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