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Top reasons to let us help you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Manchester

  • 1 This site is the first site that enables you the facility to check that your property ownership legalities in Manchester will be conducted by a law firm on your mortgage lender’s authorised panel.
  • 2 Manchester property lawyers are likely to acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents
  • 3 Firms that specialise in conveyancing in Manchester regularly deal withlocal issues peculiar to Manchester and therefore you may benefit from better advice and speedier conveyancing.
  • 4 There is a better than average chance that the the solicitors for the other party have offices in Manchester - if so sets of solicitors will be on good working terms
  • 5 Manchester solicitors have a significant edge when it comes to Manchester conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can impact your sale or purchase

Examples of recent conveyancing in Manchester since October 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Manchester

Is there a reason to instruct a Manchester conveyancing solicitors firm when online conveyancers are so much cheaper?

By all means make sure that you contrast conveyancing costs in Manchester and you should seek an affordable quote but don’t expend your energy sourcing the cheapest Manchester conveyancer. Locating the right conveyancer can be the difference between a smooth and a stressful house move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert guidance from an experienced lawyer. An e-mail can never take the place of a phone call and can never replicate a face to face appointment. The firms that we work with will appoint you a qualified and experienced conveyancing solicitor who can deal with your conveyancing from beginning to end, giving the sort of continuity that you are unlikely to received from an online conveyancer. Our lawyers will contact you regularly to update you on any developments and keep you informed. Should you need to phone the firm you will be sure who you need to speak to and we'll be sure you are kept fully informed.

We are buying our first house. Our property lawyer has e-mailedto check if we would like to order extra conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's necessary for conveyancing in Manchester

The extent of Manchester conveyancing searches should be dictated entirely on the premises, the location, the probability of any of these risks, your familiarity of the area and risks, your general appetite to risk. What matters is that you adequately appreciate what information the searches could give you. Then you can decide if you consider that you need that information. If uncertain, ask the lawyer to provide guidance.

We are looking to buy a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in Manchester who is on the RBS approved panel. Can you recommend a local firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for RBS . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Manchester.

I moved into my flat on 7 September and my personal details are still not on the land registry website. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Manchester advises it will be formalised in a couple of weeks. Are titles in Manchester particularly slow to register?

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Manchester registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can differ according to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry communicate with any other parties. At present approximately three quarters of such applications are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but some can be subject to extensive hold-ups. Historically registration takes place once the buyer has moved in to the premises so an expedited registration is not usually top priority yet where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer could communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

I'm purchasing a new build house in Manchester with a mortgage from Yorkshire Building Society. The developers refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep told me not reveal to my conveyancer about the side-deal as it may jeopardize my loan with Yorkshire 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.

In surfing the world wide web for the words cheap conveyancing in Manchester it brings up many conveyancerslocally. How do I determine which is the suitable conveyancer for my move?

The ideal method of choosing a suitable conveyancer is via personal recommendation, so seek the guidance of friends and family who have purchased a property in Manchester or the local estate agent or mortgage broker. Costs for conveyancing in Manchester differ, so it's sensible to secure at least three costs illustrations from different law firms. Dont forget to clarify what costs in the quote includes.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Manchester

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Manchester 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

  • Nexus Solicitors Limited, Carlton House, 16-18 Albert Square, Manchester, Lancashire, M2 5PE
  • Lyons Wilson, Dickinson Chambers, 1 Central Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M2 5WR
  • Bb Legal Limited, 20 Kennedy Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M2 4BY
  • Croftons Solicitors Llp, The Lexicon, Mount Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M2 5FA
  • Howarth Goodman, 1st Floor, The Lexicon, 10 Mount Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M2 5NT

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Manchester regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Manchester with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Manchester. This should include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • Nexus Solicitors Limited, Carlton House, 16-18 Albert Square, Manchester, Lancashire, M2 5PE
  • Lyons Wilson, Dickinson Chambers, 1 Central Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M2 5WR
  • Bb Legal Limited, 20 Kennedy Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M2 4BY
  • Croftons Solicitors Llp, The Lexicon, Mount Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M2 5FA
  • Bob Agnew Limited, The Lexicon, Mount Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M2 5FA

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

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

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

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