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Top reasons to let us assist you find a local conveyancing solicitor in Poynton

  • 1 Firms accustomed to conveyancing in Poynton regularly deal withlocal concerns specific to Poynton and therefore you may benefit from better guidance and speedier conveyancing.
  • 2 Personal touch together with a wealth of local knowledge are key benefits that you should seek when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Poynton conveyancing can become significantly more stressful as a result of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments instantly.
  • 3 Experience means that Poynton lawyer have established excellent links with Poynton local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of undertaking your house sale or purchase in Poynton.
  • 4 No matter what any alternative lawyers tell you it may be necessary to visit your solicitor to sign documents. There are enough parties engaged in a house sale without needing to add the postman into the mix.
  • 5 Poynton conveyancers have a crucial edge when it comes to Poynton conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can impact your conveyancing

Examples of recent conveyancing in Poynton since August 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Poynton

Do the conveyancing lawyers revealed through your ’find a lawyer’ app handle right to buy conveyancing in Poynton?

We have identified a variety of conveyancing lawyers carrying out right to buy conveyancing work Do call us with a view to secure a costs calculation.

Why do I have to pay up front for conveyancing in Poynton?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Poynton your solicitor will request that you put them with funds to cover the search fees. This will be the total of the cost of the conveyancing searches. When the down payment is payable against the total price then this will be needed immediately in advance of contracts are exchanged. The closing balance that is due should be sent to your lawyer shortly before completion.

I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to have this when buying a residence in Poynton? or I am told that there is an ancient law that means some homeowners living in a parish church boundary will be compelled to contribute towards repairs to the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this appropriate for conveyancing in Poynton?

Unless a previous purchase of the property completed post 12 October 2013 you can assume that lawyers delivering conveyancing in Poynton to continue to suggest a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.

I used Arc property Solicitors several years ago for my conveyancing in Poynton. I now require my papers however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do contact 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 Poynton 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.

I'm buying a new build house in Poynton with a mortgage from Aldermore. The developers refused to budge the price so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The house builders rep advised me not to tell my solicitor about the side-deal as it could adversely affect my loan with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Poynton is the location of the property. Is there any guidance you can give?

Flying freeholds in Poynton are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Poynton you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Poynton may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Poynton

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Poynton specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Stratford Solicitors Limited, Poynton Chambers, 130 London Road South, Poynton, Stockport, Cheshire, SK12 1LQ
  • O'neill Patient Solicitors Llp, Chester House, 2 Chester Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 5NT
  • Bramhall Solicitors, Errwood House, 212 Moss Lane, Bramhall, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 1BD
  • Nightingales Solicitors Limited, 127 Buxton Road, High Lane, Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 8DX
  • Jackson Barrett & Gass Ltd, Smithy Annexe, 112 Adlington Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 2LN

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Poynton regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Poynton but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • D R Dunkerley & Co , Property Lawyers, SK12 1RD
  • C S Conveyancing, 492/494 Hempshaw Lane, SK2 5TL
  • Maureen Patterson & Co, 196 Higher Hillgate, SK1 3QY

Planning law solicitors in Poynton regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The solicitors listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Poynton with expertise in planning law. This will likely include advice on development on contaminated land
  • Priority Law Limited, Lake View, Lakeside, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 3GW
  • Jrb Law Limited, 42 Ricroft Road, Compstall, Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 5JR
  • Blue Sky Law Limited, 4 Broughville Drive, Didsbury, Manchester, Lancashire, M20 5WH
  • Chafes Solicitors Llp, 32 London Road, Alderley Edge, Cheshire, SK9 7DZ

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