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

Reasons to use our Sheffield conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Sheffield lawyers work in partnership with Sheffield estate agents, property finders, surveyors, lenders and other professionals to ensure that the highest level of service is provided to buyers and sellers every step of the way, helping make the process as straightforward as possible
  • 2 Experience means that Sheffield property lawyer have established very good working relationships with Sheffield local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your conveyancing in Sheffield.
  • 3 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these firms are often based many miles away with limited appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Sheffield
  • 4 Using a local Solicitor generally results in a more personal touch. Online forums often suggest that in using a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.
  • 5 On the balance of probabilities the the conveyancers for the other party are based in Sheffield - if so sets of lawyers will be less confrontational

Examples of recent conveyancing in Sheffield since November 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Sheffield

At what point will exchange of contracts take place for residential conveyancing in Sheffield and do I need to attend the conveyancers branch?

Where you are near to our conveyancing solicitors in Sheffield you are invited in to sign contracts. That being said, the law practices we recommend provide countrywide coverage for conveyancing and provide just as diligent and professional a job for you when communicating with you digitally. The signing of the contract is not the important part. Signing on the dotted line simply enables the solicitor to exchange contracts when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where a lengthy "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Sheffield)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

We are selling our flat in Sheffield. Will my property lawyer need to be required to be on the Barclays conveyancing panel in order to deal with repayment of my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Barclays conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently currently.

I am due to move property in April. Does my conveyancing solicitor liaise with the removal company on the day of completion. On a separate note, can you suggest a removal company in Sheffield. Conveyancing lawyer was chosen before I stumbled across this page.

On the afternoon of completion you will need to pick up the keys from the selling agent but this can only occur when the vendors solicitors advise the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be handed over. After that you can inform the removal men that they can start moving you in. We are not in a position to suggest a particular removal organisation but can help you locate a conveyancing in Sheffield or a legal practice that specialises in conveyancing in Sheffield.

We had instructed conveyancers based in Sheffield on the Coventry BS solicitor approved list. They are now charging me a further sum for dealing with the Coventry BS mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee specified by Coventry BS?

Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your property lawyer may levy a fee for this. The charge is not dictated by Coventry BS but by your Sheffield conveyancing practitioner. Numerous firms on the Coventry BS panel will quote ’dealing with mortgage’ fee but some practices include it on their overall fee.

I am selling my apartment. I had a double glazing fitted in March 2006, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's mortgage company, Nottingham are being pedantic. The Sheffield solicitor who is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel is happy to accept ‘lack of building regulation’ insurance but Nottingham are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Nottingham have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that Nottingham have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Nottingham may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

My friend suggested that where I am purchasing in Sheffield I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

A search of this type is occasionally included in the estimate for your Sheffield conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Sheffield around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Sheffield Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Sheffield.

I am buying a new build house in Sheffield benefiting from help to buy. The sellers would not move on the price so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The property agent told me not to tell my conveyancer about the side-deal as it will jeopardize my loan with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Am I better off to appoint a Sheffield conveyancing lawyer based in the vicinity that I am hoping to buy? An old friend can handle the conveyancing however his firm is located a couple of hundredmiles away.

The primary upside of using a high street Sheffield conveyancing firm is that you can pop in to sign documents, present your ID and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local knowledge which is a bonus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have instructed your friend and they were content that should surpass using an unknown Sheffield conveyancing solicitor just because they are round the corner.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Sheffield regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Sheffield practicing in commercial conveyancing in Sheffield. This will likely include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Hemingways Solicitors Limited, Redlands Business Centre, 3-5 Tapton House Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 5BY
  • Wake Smith Llp, 68 Clarkehouse Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2LJ
  • Nether Edge Law, 392a Psalter Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 8UW
  • Rosalind Watchorn, 10 Kenwood Park Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S7 1NF
  • F W Meggitt & Co, 2 Broad Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 4BT

Planning law solicitors in Sheffield regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Sheffield with expertise in planning law. This should include advice on tree preservation orders
  • Wake Smith Llp, 68 Clarkehouse Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2LJ
  • Katharine Redford, John Gaunt & Partners, Omega Court, 372 Cemetery Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 8FT
  • John Gaunt, Omega Court, 372-374 Cemetery Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 8FT
  • John Gaunt & Partners, Omega Court, 372-374 Cemetery Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 8FT
  • Tim Shield, John Gaunt & Partners, Omega Court, 372 Cemetery Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 8FT

What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Sheffield?

Licensed Conveyancers deal with the transfer of the legal title of a property from one person to another and cover conveyancing countrywide as well as Sheffield. When appointed a Licensed Conveyancer regulated by the CLC, you are entitled to:
  • Receive an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Receive a high standard of legal services.
  • Receive your matters dealt with using care, skill and diligence.
  • Receive a high standard of service due to your lawyer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Enjoy the benefit of a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • To receive the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Have your individual needs taken into account should a complaint be necessary.
  • Receive a speedy, impartial and comprehensive service when making a complaint about your conveyancing in Sheffield about your conveyancing in Sheffield.

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