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Rochdale Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average Land Registry Fee for last year was £270
  • 2 The most common indemnity insurance policies for Rochdale conveyancing is Possessory Title
  • 3 872 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Rochdale
  • 4 Percentage of cases in Rochdale that are buy to let is 20%
  • 5 Average time frame of 11 days for registration of title in Rochdale

Examples of recent conveyancing in Rochdale since December 2024*

Disposal

of semi property, Dean Street, OL16 2NA completing on 08/01/2025 at a price of £250,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, agreeing completion date with parties, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s solicitor

Sale

of flat Bosworth Street OL11 3QQ, at purchase consideration of £115,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, agreeing completion date with parties

Acquisition

of apartment Jacob Bright Mews OL12 6JF, at a price of £115,000. Leasehold conveyancing legalities included: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, securing official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Conveyance

of flat Pegasus Court OL11 4EA, acquired for £117,500. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Rochdale

Do banks and building societies provide you with an approved list of Rochdale conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel?

Rochdale conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Nationwide conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Nationwide directly.

What is the best way to check that the solicitor handling my conveyancing in Rochdale is on the mortgage lender’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Clydesdale thus paying £192.00 in supplemental conveyancing invoice.

Feel free to take advantage of the search tool on this page. Please choose the mortgage company and type ‘Rochdale’ or your location and you will discover a number of lawyer located in Rochdale or by proximity to you.

Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that could affect a commercial premises in Rochdale?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Rochdale will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers expend in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Rochdale. The search result provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Rochdale.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Rochdale it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could cause delays to Rochdale commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for residential conveyancing in Rochdale.

My company is wishing to lease a unit on the high street. Can you recommend lawyers offering competitive costs for non-domestic conveyancing in Rochdale for below 1500k?

We are happy to recommend firms who have well rounded knowledge of commercial conveyancing in Rochdale, including the disposal and purchase of businesses as well as simply property. If you are hoping to acquire or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a complete business we can find you the right lawyer. As for the charges these will vary based on the structure and nuances of the deal. Please provide us with your details or call us so that we can provide you with a fixed commercial conveyancing quote.

I am in need of some leasehold conveyancing in Rochdale. Before I get started I require certainty as to the remaining lease term.

If the lease is registered - and 99.9% are in Rochdale - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Rochdale - Sample of Questions you should consider Prior to Purchasing

    Best to be warned whether redecorating or some other major work is anticipated to be shared by the tenants and could well dramatically impact the level of the service costs or require a specific payment. This question is important as a) areas can cause problems in the building as the communal areas may begin to deteriorate where services remain unpaid b) if the leaseholders have an issue with the running of the building you will want to know about it Plenty Rochdale leasehold flats will incur a service charge for the upkeep of the building set on behalf of the landlord. Where you buy the property you will have to meet this liability, usually periodically throughout the year. This can vary from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for large purpose-built blocks. In all likelihood there will be a ground rent for you to pay annual, this is usually not a large sum, say about £50-£100 but you need to check it because on occasion it can be many hundreds of pounds.

Living abroad it is not practicable to travel my Rochdale conveyancing practitioners office to sign documents connected to my conveyancing in Rochdale – will this be problematic?

Not a problem. Rochdale conveyancing lawyers can conduct home moves for clients from a distance. It is not necessary for you to be able to attend a Rochdale conveyancers office. Almost all solicitor can deal with everything via post, email, telephone and fax.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Rochdale regulated by the SRA

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

  • Hudson & Taylor, 19 Church Lane, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1NS
  • Hartley Thomas & Wright Inc Rhodes & Co, Town Hall Chambers, South Parade, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1LW
  • Pennine Solicitors Limited, 136 Drake Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1PS
  • Molesworths Bright Clegg, Octagon House, 25-27 Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1RH
  • Dean Solicitors Ltd, 123 Drake Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1PZ

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Rochdale

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Rochdale with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on Rent Act Protected, Assured and Assured Shorthold tenancies

  • Hudson & Taylor, 19 Church Lane, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1NS
  • Rochdale Legal Enterprise Community Interest Company, 15 Drake Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1RE
  • Hartley Thomas & Wright Inc Rhodes & Co, Town Hall Chambers, South Parade, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1LW
  • Molesworths Bright Clegg, Octagon House, 25-27 Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1RH
  • Feld Mckay And Donner, 160 Oldham Road, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 1AG

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Rochdale regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Rochdale with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Rochdale. This could include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Hudson & Taylor, 19 Church Lane, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1NS
  • Hartley Thomas & Wright Inc Rhodes & Co, Town Hall Chambers, South Parade, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1LW
  • Molesworths Bright Clegg, Octagon House, 25-27 Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1RH
  • Dean Solicitors Ltd, 123 Drake Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1PZ
  • Ast Hampsons Llp, 128 Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1LA

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

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