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Top 5 reasons to let us help you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Horsforth

  • 1 Horsforth lawyers work in conjunction with Horsforth estate agents, property finders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is offered to home movers every step of the way, helping make the process as straightforward as possible
  • 2 Excellent communication and pure property experience are key benefits that you should look for when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Horsforth conveyancing can be made significantly more protracted 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 instantly.
  • 3 The Horsforth conveyancing firms that are identified are committed to providing the most cost, efficient and accessible conveyancing service to borrowers, sellers and investors in Horsforth
  • 4 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s lawyers are located in Horsforth - if so both parties will be on good working terms
  • 5 The practices listed on our web pages have a variation of conveyancing solicitors, legal executives and support staff handling over one hundred thousand cases annually.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Horsforth since July 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Horsforth

Do lenders provide you with an approved list of Horsforth conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the HSBC conveyancing panel?

Horsforth conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the HSBC conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from HSBC directly.

Can you point me to a directory of Coventry BS panel conveyancers in Horsforth on the Building Society Association’s Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such tool on the CML or Building Society Association websites. A small selection of mortgage companies make their panel listings viewable online. If you are seeking to appoint a Horsforth conveyancer on the Coventry BS please use our tool.

We have agreed to purchase a house in Horsforth. A rare aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Leeds Building Society have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?

As your lender is Leeds Building Society your lawyer must comply with the conveyancing requirements set out in Section two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Leeds Building Society. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook sets out minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and property lawyers are required to report to Leeds Building Society where a lease fails to satisfy these specifications. The provisions relate to the installation of panels on properties countrywide and is not isolated to Horsforth.

I was told four weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Bank of Ireland. Is it usual for Bank of Ireland to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Horsforth is approved on their conveyancing panel? Bank of Ireland have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their PI Insurance.

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Bank of Ireland to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that could impact a commercial premises in Horsforth?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Horsforth will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Horsforth. The search result sets out definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Horsforth.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Horsforth it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could result in delays to Horsforth commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not carried out for residential conveyancing in Horsforth.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Horsforth?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Horsforth. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I am purchasing my first flat in Horsforth with the aid of help to buy. The builders refused to move on the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative advised me not inform my solicitor about this side-deal as it could put at risk my mortgage with Barnsley Building Society. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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 have been on the look out for a flat up to £235,500 and found one round the corner in Horsforth I like with open areas and railway links nearby, however it only has 49 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Horsforth in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?

Should you need a home loan the shortness of the lease will likely be problematic. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you could ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Horsforth regulated by the SRA

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

  • Peter Brearley Ltd, Sanderson House, 22 Station Road, Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18 5NT
  • Horsforth Law Practice, Sanderson House, 22 Station Road 2nd Floor, Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18 5NT
  • Richmond & Co, 127 New Road Side, Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18 4QD
  • Veronique Marot & Co, 36 Newlay Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18 4LE
  • Morrison Mackay, 6 Adel Grange Close, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS16 8HX

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Horsforth

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Horsforth specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on Leasehold Valuation Tribunal proceedings

  • Richmond & Co, 127 New Road Side, Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18 4QD
  • Law Offices Uk Limited, 52 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS28 5LD
  • Bailoran Limited, Heart Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 3HN
  • Crabtree Chadwick Solicitors, Checker House, Richardshaw Lane, Stanningley, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, LS28 6BN
  • Bentleys Solicitors, 335 Burley Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS4 2JJ

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Horsforth regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Horsforth practicing in commercial conveyancing in Horsforth. This should include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Richmond & Co, 127 New Road Side, Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18 4QD
  • Veronique Marot & Co, 36 Newlay Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18 4LE
  • Barton Legal Limited, 12 New Road Side, Rawdon, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS19 6HN
  • Law Offices Uk Limited, 52 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS28 5LD
  • Horrocks & Co, 79 Otley Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 3PS

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