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Reasons to use our Leicester conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Regardless alternative companies advise it just might be important to pop into your solicitor to execute contracts. Too many 3rd parties are already involved in a conveyancing transaction without needing to add Royal Mail into the equation.
  • 2 Our site offers largest residential conveyancing directory listing lender approved property lawyers conducting conveyancing in Leicester regulated by the SRA or CLC.
  • 3 Personal touch together with a wealth of experience are key benefits that you should look for when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Leicester conveyancing can be made a lot more complicated because of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed strive to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.
  • 4 Leicester solicitors have a crucial edge when it comes to Leicester conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can impact your sale or purchase
  • 5 The hallmark of our conveyancing solicitors in Leicester is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Leicester since December 2024*

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of flat Rupert Street LE1 5XH, at buying price of £158,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

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of detached residence residence, Tewkesbury Street, LE3 5HQ completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £166,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

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Transfer

of semi-detached premises, Central Road, LE3 5EJ completing on 15/01/2025 at a price of £165,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in readiness for completion, setting up the completion formalities

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of flat Albion Street LE1 6GF, sold for £185,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, dealing with appropriate requisitions and enquiries, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Leicester

I do hope you can assist me. My Leicester solicitor is advising me that she is duty bound toconduct Leicester conveyancing searches asthe firm are on the HSBCconveyancing panel. Is my lawyer correct?

Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. Given that you are taking out a loan with a lender your conveyancing practitioner has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your solicitor would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your bank’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook requirements . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Leicester conveyancing searches.

We wanted to use a property lawyer in Leicester for our home move. Our broker has since notified us that our mortgage lenders Chelsea Building Society won't deal with them. Surely this is unfair competition?

Mortgage Companies ordinarily imposes restrictions either the category or the amount of conveyancing firms on their member panel. Typical examples of such criteria being that a firm must not be a sole practitioner. As well as restricting the type of firm, some have decided to limit the number of firms they permit to represent them. You should note that Chelsea Building Society have no responsibility for the quality of advice provided by any member of Chelsea Building Society Conveyancer Panel. Mortgage fraud was a key driver in the rationalisation of conveyancing panels since 2008 even though there are mixed views about the extent of solicitor engagement in some of that fraud. Statistics from the Land Registry reveal that thousands of law firms, including some in or near Leicester only conduct a couple conveyances per annum.

I am assisting my niece sell her flat in Leicester. Does the solicitor commission the EPC or should I organise this?

After the demise of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates was maintained a compulsory part of selling a property. An energy performance certificate should be commissioned prior to the property being marketed. It is not as aspect of the sale process that lawyers normally arrange. If you are instructing a Leicester conveyancing lawyer they may help arrange EPC’s due to their relationships with long established local assessors

Does a directory service exist listing Kent Reliance panel solicitors in Leicester on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such tool on the CML or Building Society Association sites. Very few lenders make their panel listings viewable on the web. Where you are seeking to appoint a Leicester conveyancer on the Kent Reliance please make the most of our facility.

UBS have agreed my mortgage in principle, my bid on a flat in Leicester has been accepted, what are the next steps?

Your estate agent will want to be informed of your solicitor's details (be sure the solicitors are on the lender’s approved list). Contact UBS or your financial adviser and complete any outstanding forms. UBS will appoint a valuer who will get in contact with the selling agent or owners to arrange a time for the valuation to occur. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes about a week for the mortgage offer to be issued. UBS will issue the offer to you and your solicitors. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Leicester.

I'm refinancing my primary home to a BTL mortgage with Coventry Building Society and I will use the ballance of the raised equity as a down payment on further property. The area we are looking at is Leicester. Will your conveyancers be able to act for both sets of banks and link together the transactions?

Make use of our search tool on this site to check that the solicitors are approved by both lenders. Assuming that they are the conveyancer should be able to tie up the two transactions but you should talk with you lawyer and specify your expectations and requirements.

My partner has suggested that I use his conveyancers in Leicester. Should I find my own property lawyer?

There are no two ways about it the best way to choose a conveyancing practitioner is to seek feedback from friends or family who have actually previously instructed the conveyancer that you are contemplating using.

What could I expect to pay for conveyancing in Leicester?

The total sum levied for conveyancing in Leicester are likely to be calculated at:

  1. a standard amount; or
  2. on a time spent basis (i.e. the time spent on the particular case).

These days very few Leicester conveyancing firms invoice on time basis

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Leicester regulated by the SRA

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

  • Craig Ferguson & Co Llp, 39 Castle Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5WN
  • Philip J Hammond & Sons, 47 Friar Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5QX
  • Bright Legal Solicitors Limited, 34 Belgrave Gate, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 3GP
  • Douglas Wemyss Solicitors Llp, 18 Friar Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5RA
  • Dodds Solicitors Llp, 32 Friar Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5RA

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Leicester regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Leicester specialising in commercial conveyancing in Leicester. This could include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Philip J Hammond & Sons, 47 Friar Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5QX
  • Bright Legal Solicitors Limited, 34 Belgrave Gate, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 3GP
  • Douglas Wemyss Solicitors Llp, 18 Friar Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5RA
  • Dodds Solicitors Llp, 32 Friar Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5RA
  • Shb Solicitors Limited, 1 Berridge Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5JT

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Leicester regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Leicester but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Roberts Rose Partnership, 10 Peacock Lane, LE1 5PX
  • The Conveyancing Shop Limited, 23-25 Friar Lane, LE1 5QQ
  • Bingham & Co Property Lawyers Limited, 1st Floor, 19 Halford Street, LE1 1JA
  • Iy (leicester) Limited, 8 Uppingham Road, LE5 0QD
  • Premier Property Lawyers Ltd, 1 Frances Way, LE19 1SH

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

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