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If you have reached us by Googling ‘Conveyancing in Rainhill’ follow your intuition — you will have a better house move where you instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Rainhill.

Main reasons to let us assist you choose a high street conveyancing solicitor in Rainhill

  • 1 Experience means that Rainhill conveyancer have established excellent connections with Rainhill local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of undertaking your home move in Rainhill.
  • 2 Rainhill lawyers have a crucial advantage when it comes to Rainhill conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other matters that can impact your conveyancing
  • 3 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these firms are often based hundreds of kilometers away with limited appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Rainhill
  • 4 No matter what any other on-line conveyancers tell you it just might be important to attend your solicitor to sign contracts. There are enough parties engaged in a house sale without needing to add Royal Mail into the equation.
  • 5 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s lawyers are based in Rainhill - if so both parties are likely to be less confrontational

Examples of recent conveyancing in Rainhill since November 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Rainhill

We note that you have a search directory listing solicitors on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our conveyancing in Rainhill?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Aldermore conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Rainhill.

My Solicitor in Rainhill is not on the Accord Mortgages Ltd Approved Panel. Can I still continue with my family solicitor even though they are not on the Accord Mortgages Ltd panel?

The limited options available to you here include:

  1. Complete the purchase with your existing Rainhill lawyers but Accord Mortgages Ltd will need to instruct a solicitor on their panel. This will inevitably rack up the total conveyancing fees as well as cause frustration.
  2. Get an alternative solicitor to act in the purchase, not forgetting to check they are Convince your conveyancer to do everything within their powers to join the Accord Mortgages Ltd conveyancing panel

Are all Rainhill Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing list of approved practices?

A selection of lenders now utilise CQS as the starting point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS membership however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitors wishing to remain on their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.

I have decided to exercise my right to buy my property in Rainhill off the council. I have a mortgage offer with Kent Reliance. Conveyancing is new to me. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?

It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Kent Reliance, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel.

I was told two weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Yorkshire BS. Is it usual for Yorkshire BS to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Rainhill is approved on their conveyancing panel? Yorkshire BS have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their PI Insurance.

A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Yorkshire BS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

I know that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I require chancel insurance when acquiring a house in Rainhill? or I am told that there is a law dating back centuries that means some owners of property residing in a parish church boundary will be compelled to contribute towards maintenance towards the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this relevant for conveyancing in Rainhill?

Unless a prior acquisition of the property took place after 12 October 2013 you can expect conveyancing practitioners carrying out conveyancing in Rainhill to remain encouraging a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Rainhill?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Rainhill. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

What does commercial conveyancing in Rainhill cover?

Commercial conveyancing in Rainhill covers a broad range of advice, provided by qualified solicitors, relating to business premises. For example, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, 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 mortgages and the termination of leases.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Rainhill

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Rainhill practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Service charge disputes

  • Angels Solicitors, 17 Smithford Walk, Tarbock Green, Prescot, Merseyside, L35 1SF
  • Frodshams Solicitors Limited, 17/19 Hardshaw Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1RB
  • Tickle Hall Cross, Carlton Chambers, 25 Hardshaw Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1RP
  • St Helens Law Limited, 19-27 Shaw Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1DF
  • Haygarth Jones, 109-111 Corporation Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1SX

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Rainhill regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Rainhill with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Rainhill. This will likely include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Angels Solicitors, 17 Smithford Walk, Tarbock Green, Prescot, Merseyside, L35 1SF
  • Frodshams Solicitors Limited, 17/19 Hardshaw Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1RB
  • Tickle Hall Cross, Carlton Chambers, 25 Hardshaw Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1RP
  • Barrow And Cook Solicitors Limited, 5-7 Victoria Square, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1HH
  • St Helens Law Limited, 19-27 Shaw Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1DF

Whether you are going through a divorce or separation or simply wish to transfer your property to someone else, transfer of equity conveyancing in Rainhill includes some of the following tasks:

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Following instructions from the bank (if applicable)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Preparing the Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Agreeing adjustments to the draft Transfer
  • Corresponding with parties with regards to the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing funds to relevant parties
  • Completing and submitting to HM Revenue and Customs the correct stamp duty forms and payment
  • Registering the buyer and the home loan (where relevant) at the HM Land Registry.

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

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