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Logical reasons to let us assist you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Rainford

  • 1 No matter what any alternative companies advise it just might be important to pop into your lawyer to execute legal papers. There are enough parties with an interest in a house sale without having to include Royal Mail into the pot.
  • 2 Conveyancer conveyancing solicitors have very good personal links with Rainford estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these firms are often located many miles away with little understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Rainford
  • 4 Rainford solicitors will acquainted with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents
  • 5 Retaining the services of a local Solicitor on the whole means that you will receive a more bespoke service. Sometimes when dealing with a large conveyancing firm, your transaction is handled by a team of people who who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Rainford since September 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Rainford

I am under pressure from the owner of a property in Rainford to exchange within four weeks. What can be done to speed up the buying process?

In the event that you are under a tight deadline for your conveyancing it is advisable to make sure that your lawyer is familiar with the location as they will benefit local contacts and insight. It is possible that they could have conducted otherproperties in the same neighbourhood. Therefore consider using a Rainford conveyancing lawyer. Second, be sure that the conveyancing firm is on the lender panel. It is estimated that nearly one in five of Rainford conveyancing transactions are held up or jeopardised after finding out that a buyer’s solicitor was not on their banks panel. In many cases this discovery resulted in the buying process being delayed by an average of 21 days. It is understood that this issue affects in the region of 100,000 home moves annually. Almost all Rainford conveyancing firms can not act for certain lenders so do check at the outset.

As someone with no idea as to conveyancing in Rainford what’s your top tip you can impart concerning the legal transfer of property in Rainford

Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Rainford or throughout Merseyside is an adversarial process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists plenty of room for conflict between you and others involved in the ownership transfer. For example, the vendor, estate agent and sometimes the bank. Appointing a solicitor for your conveyancing in Rainford should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the legal process whose role it is to look after your best interests and to protect you.

There is a definite emergence in the "blame" culture- someone has to be at fault for the process taking so long. We recommend that you must always trust your conveyancer ahead of all other players when it comes to the legal assignment of property.

I am planning to move property in March. Does my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the day of completion. Incidentally, can you suggest a removal company in Rainford. Conveyancing lawyer was found prior to coming across your page.

On the day of completion you can pick up the house keys from your estate agent but this can only take place once the previous owners conveyancers advise the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be released. Subsequently you will need to advise the removal company that you are ready to move in. We do not suggest a particular removal company but can help you locate a residential property solicitor in Rainford or a solicitor with expertise in conveyancing in Rainford.

When it comes to mortgage companies such as Kent Reliance, do Rainford lawyers face a fee to be on the list of approved solicitors?

We are not aware of any mortgage company fees to be on their list of approved firms, although some do charge an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.

Planning on purchasing a maisonette in Rainford. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Rainford conveyancer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel.

What does commercial conveyancing in Rainford cover?

Rainford conveyancing for business premises covers a wide array of guidance, supplied by regulated solicitors, relating to business premises. By way of example, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the transfer of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of leases.

I am employed by a busy estate agency in Rainford where we have witnessed a number of flat sales derailed due to leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have been given inconsistent advice from local Rainford conveyancing firms. Could you confirm whether the owner of a flat can initiate the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

Provided that the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to kick-start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the proposed purchaser can avoid having to wait 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done before, or simultaneously with completion of the disposal of the property.

Alternatively, it may be possible to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.

Rainford Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Questions you should consider before Purchasing

    What is the name of the managing agents? Is the freehold reversion owned collectively by the tenants? Be sure to find out if the the lease contains any onerous restrictions in the lease. By way of example plenty of leases prohibit pets being permitted in in a block in Rainford. If you love the flatin Rainford but your dog is not allowed to make the move with you then you will be presented with a difficult decision.

I am buying a ground floor apartment in Rainford. Conveyancing solicitor is waiting for, from the vendor, building insurance paperwork. Earlier today I was advised that the vendor must forward the insurance paperwork for the flat above also. Why does my solicitor want to see the insurance for the flat above? Is it really required? We have been waiting for the last fortnight…

It is not impossible in leasehold conveyancing in Rainford to discover Conveyancing in Rainford in a minority of cases reveals that the lease provides for the leasehold owners to insure their individual flats rather than the landlord insuring the entire property - which is clearly preferable. You should double check with your solicitor but it would appear that your property lawyer is seeking to verify that the whole building is insured. Insuring a ground floor apartment is no help when it comes to rebuilding after a fire if the 1st floor cannot be reinstated due to lack of insurance.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Rainford regulated by the SRA

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

  • Scott Rees & Co, Centaur House, Gardiners Place, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 9SP
  • Haygarth Jones, 109-111 Corporation Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1SX
  • Nicholas John Hall Limited, Barrow House, 26 Barrow Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1RX
  • J Keith Park Solicitors, Claughton House, 39 Barrow Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1RX
  • J Keith Park Solicitors, Barrow House, Barrow Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1RX

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Rainford regulated by the SRA

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Rainford practicing in commercial conveyancing in Rainford. This should include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Scott Rees & Co, Centaur House, Gardiners Place, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 9SP
  • Haygarth Jones, 109-111 Corporation Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1SX
  • Barrow And Cook Solicitors Limited, 5-7 Victoria Square, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1HH
  • Tickle Hall Cross, Carlton Chambers, 25 Hardshaw Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1RP
  • Frodshams Solicitors Limited, 17/19 Hardshaw Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1RB

Conveyancing in Rainford is a complex business, both legally and administratively. The exact order of events varies slightly, below are some of the tasks in the process.

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and associated documents
  • Forwarding draft papers to the lawyer representing the purchaser
  • Negotiating contracts and answering supplemental queries from the buyer’s lawyer
  • Negotiating the transfer deed
  • Replying to requisitions submitted by the buyer’s lawyer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and sending funds to the owner, the estate agent and redeeming the home loan (if relevant)

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

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