LM Logo

Find a Lender-Approved Local Conveyancer in Seascale

Ready to buy a new home? Find a law firm approved by your lender.

Cheap conveyancing in Seascale does not necessarily mean low quality - but the odds are stacked against you

5 reasons to use our service to assist you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in Seascale

  • 1 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Seascale is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by large estate agency chains) sometimes falls short of the level of professionalism you will expect.
  • 2 No matter what any other companies advise it could be important to pop into your solicitor to sign legal papers. Too many 3rd parties are already engaged in a conveyancing transaction without having to include the postman into the mix.
  • 3 Seascale property lawyers have a significant edge when it comes to Seascale conveyancing as they have valuable local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can impact your home move
  • 4 There is a better than average chance that the other side’s solicitors are based in Seascale - if so sets of lawyers will have worked on conveyancing matters in the past
  • 5 Seascale solicitors are likely to be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and selling agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Seascale since January 2021*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Seascale

I am expecting a mortgage with Halifax. My intention is to instruct a Licensed Conveyancer in Seascale. Does the Halifax Conveyancing panel include conveyancers regulated by the CLC?

The Halifax approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, associated to the Council or Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

A relative recommended that if I am purchasing in Seascale I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

This is a search is occasionally included in the estimate for your Seascale conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Seascale around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Seascale Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Seascale Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Seascale.

I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and identified one near me in Seascale I like with a park and transport links in the vicinity, however it only has 52 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Seascale in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?

Should you require a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will be an issue. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you may request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor about this matter.

I am downsizing from my home. My previous conveyancers has retired. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Seascale if that makes things easier.

You should use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Seascale. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with regulated solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move runs smoothly.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Seascale for my home move. Is there any facility to see a firm’s record with the legal regulator?

Members of the public may find documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For information Pre 2008, or to check a firm's history, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could recorded telephone calls for training requirements.

Much to my surprise my conveyancing solicitor in Seascale has informed me that he requires personal identification documents saying that this is part of his obligations as a solicitor on the bank Conveyancing panel. This is news to me - can I refuse?

Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules require Seascale conveyancing solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the identity of the person or body they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing business. The Terms and Conditions that you need to sign will no doubt confirm this. Your lawyer is right that the bank also require certain documents to be viewed. If a you refuse to provide ID verification documents, your conveyancer would not be able to accept instructions from you. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with the bank's UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements

Last updated

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Seascale

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Seascale practicing in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Terms and conditions of tenancy agreements

  • Hatch Legal, 1 Sella Bank, The Banks, Seascale, Cumbria, CA20 1QU

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Seascale normally comprises the following:

  • Taking instructions from parties involved
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Representing mortgage company (where relevant)
  • Agreeing the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving the Transfer deed
  • Agreeing amendments to the draft Transfer
  • Communicating with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring funds to relevant parties
  • Preparing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the transfer of ownership and the mortgage (if applicable) at the HM Land Registry.

Seascale commercial property solicitors provide expert offering advice on a variety of aspects of commercial property law

    Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities complex procedures concerning renewal, rent reviews, dilapidations and the many obligations encountered by Landlords and Tenants of business premises Subletting, licences and sharing occupation High street shops, agricultural or development land to hotels and office blocks. Telecommunications and broadcast mast sites

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

© Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of Land Registry under delegated authority from the Controller of HMSO.