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Logical reasons to let us help you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Old Swan

  • 1 Notwithstanding what other on-line conveyancers may claim it just might be necessary to visit your lawyer to execute documents. There are various parties with with an interest in a homemove without having to add Royal Mail into the pot.
  • 2 You can gain comfort when you choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Old Swan has a number to select from, but for a truly professional and reliable service many local people have been use the recommendation of this site.
  • 3 Property lawyer conveyancing firms have excellent personal links with Old Swan selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 4 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these companies are often based many kilometers away with little appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Old Swan
  • 5 On the balance of probabilities the the solicitors for the other party have offices in Old Swan - if so both parties will have worked on conveyancing matters in the past

Examples of recent conveyancing in Old Swan since May 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Old Swan

Much to our surprise we have been told by our broker that my Old Swan solicitor is not on the lender Solicitor panel. How can I be sure if this is correct?

The first thing you need to do is to contact your Old Swan lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to advise you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they may be able to suggest a Old Swan conveyancing firm that is on the approved list of lawyers for your mortgage company.

Please could you suggest a Barnsley Building Society sanctioned Old Swan conveyancing lawyer who can have us moved in within a very limited time frame? Would it be better to use a high street Old Swan practice or an internet comparison site?

We can recommend some very good Old Swan conveyancing firms. Another option is to visit the main road in Old Swan. Go in to a couple of law practices and request to see a conveyancing solicitor for a costs illustration. Explain your deadline together with the reasons and get a commitment on speed. Appoint the lawyer that appears most efficient.

Why is leasehold purchase conveyancing in Old Swan costs more?

Old Swan leasehold properties involve far more paperwork than a freehold purchase, and therefore takes more time to examine and advise upon.Conveyancing will involve the lease having to be checked which is usually a lengthy document, queries raised to ensure that the covenants and conditions have been observed. If it is a flat there will be a management company in existence and the accounts of this will need to be checked and enquiries raised to ensure it is operating efficiently and that all monies due have been paid by the Seller to the company and if not ensuring that money is paid up to date or the appropriate undertakings obtained.

I have just over seventy years unexpired on my lease and require a lease extension for my flat in Old Swan. Conveyancing solicitors on the Virgin panel can deal with such extensions correct?

Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are getting a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 18/8/2025 the requirements read as follows :

85 years at the time of completion. If it's less, we require it to be extended on or before completion.

I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Old Swan. Now, I need my files however the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Old Swan of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

How simple is it to use the search facility to choose a conveyancing solicitor in Old Swan on the panel for my lender?

Step one is to choose a bank such as National Westminster Bank, Virgin Money or Nottingham Building Society then type in your location such as Old Swan. Conveyancing practices in Old Swan and nationally should be listed.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Old Swan regulated by the SRA

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

  • Bmd Law, 111 High Street, Wavertree, Liverpool, Merseyside, L15 8JS
  • Bmd Law, 111 High Street, Wavertree, Liverpool, Merseyside, L15 8JS
  • Hughes Carlisle Law Ltd, 659-661 West Derby Road, Tuebrook, Liverpool, Merseyside, L13 8AG
  • J. A. Simon & Co Ltd, 14 Mill Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L12 7JB
  • Dominic & Co Solicitors Ltd, 67 Moss Pits Lane, Wavertree, Liverpool, Merseyside, L15 6XE

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Old Swan regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Old Swan but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Kennan Kay Kerr Legal Services Llp, 246 Stanley Road, L20 3ER

Planning law solicitors in Old Swan regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Old Swan specialising in planning law. This could include advice on planning applications and appeals
  • Brabners Llp, Horton House, Exchange Flags, Liverpool, Merseyside, L2 3YL
  • Hill Dickinson Llp, No. 1 St. Paul's Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 9SJ
  • Weightmans Llp, 100 Old Hall Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 9QJ
  • Slater Gordon Solutions Legal Limited, Dempster Building, Atlantic Way, Brunswick Business Park, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 4UU
  • H J Walker Sibia, 59 Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 5AT

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

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