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You can try and find the cheapest conveyancing solicitors in Sefton but be careful as you may get what you pay for.

Reasons to use our Sefton conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 The Sefton conveyancing practitioners that are listed are committed to providing value for money, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and investors in Sefton
  • 2 Notwithstanding what other on-line conveyancers say it could be necessary to pop into your conveyancer to execute contracts. Too many 3rd parties are already engaged in a house sale without having to add Royal Mail into the mix.
  • 3 On the balance of probabilities the the conveyancers for the other party are located in Sefton - if so both parties will be familiar
  • 4 Sefton conveyancer are the linchpin to a successful Sefton home move, keeping the process under control. They are on your side throughout, offering dedicated advice for the duration of your move
  • 5 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these firms are often based many kilometers away with little understanding of the factors that affect property transactions in Sefton

Examples of recent conveyancing in Sefton since December 2022*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Sefton

It is is a decade since I acquired my home in Sefton. Conveyancing solicitors have now been instructed on the sale but I can't find my title deeds. Is this a major issue?

You need not be too concerned. First there is a possibility that the deeds will be kept by your lender or they may stored with the conveyancers who oversaw the purchase. Secondly in most cases the property will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to prove you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors obtaining up to date copy of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Sefton involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is not registered it adds to the complexity but is not insurmountable.

Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Sefton. My lender is Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 11/3/2023, the requirements read as follows :

I used Wolstenholmes a few years ago for my conveyancing in Sefton. Now, I need the documents however the law firm has closed. 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 Sefton 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've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Sefton is the location of the property. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Sefton are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Sefton you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Sefton may ascertain 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.

Is it simple use the search app to get a costs illustration from a conveyancing lawyer in Sefton on the panel for my lender?

1st pick a mortgage company such as Nationwide Building Society, The Royal Bank of Scotland or Clydesdale then choose your preferred area a common one being Sefton. Conveyancing practices in Sefton and nationally will then be listed.

My lawyers in Sefton have advised me that no longer have my conveyancing file. At the time of my purchase I took out a mortgage with the mortgage company. Is it case that being on the lender conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a number of years?

It very much depends from lender to lender but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the lender Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting the lender directly.

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Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Sefton

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

  • Black Norman Solicitors, 67 - 71 Coronation Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 5RE
  • Thos R Jones & Son, 4 Sefton Road, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 7PG
  • Minards Pavlou, 65-69 College Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 0RN
  • Kennan Doyle Solicitors, 362 Marsh Lane, Bootle, Liverpool, Merseyside, L20 9BX
  • James Murray Solicitors, 41 Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 7AP

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Sefton regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Sefton specialising in commercial conveyancing in Sefton. This may include advice on commercial leases including all matters relating to landlord and tenant law
  • Hal Emmett & Co, 57 Liverpool Road North, Liverpool, Merseyside, L31 2HF
  • Black Norman Solicitors, 67 - 71 Coronation Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 5RE
  • Thos R Jones & Son, 4 Sefton Road, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 7PG
  • Sharman & Son, 4 Coronation Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 3BJ
  • Minards Pavlou, 65-69 College Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 0RN

Typically, Sefton conveyancing for a sale has some of the following tasks

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Investigating the title to the property
  • Preparing contract and related documents
  • Submitting draft papers to the property lawyer acting for the purchaser
  • Finalising the wording for contracts and responding to supplemental questions from the buyer’s property lawyer
  • Agreeing the transfer document
  • Answering requisitions raised by the buyer’s property lawyer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then completion of the sale
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and wiring funds to the owner, the estate agent and other relevant parties (where applicable)

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

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