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Logical reasons to use our service to assist you select a local conveyancing solicitor in Small Heath

  • 1 Excellent communication together with pure property local knowledge are key benefits that you should seek when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Small Heath home moves can be made significantly more protracted as a result of poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers listed ensure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.
  • 2 Low cost packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these organisations are often based many kilometers away with limited appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Small Heath
  • 3 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Small Heath is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) sometimes falls short of the high standards of professionalism you will expect.
  • 4 Retaining the services of a local Solicitor on the whole results in a more personal touch. When using a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who progress matters by reading from their computer screens.
  • 5 The practices listed on our web pages have a mix of conveyancing lawyers, legal executives and support staff handling thousands of conveyancing matters annually.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Small Heath since December 2024*

Transfer

of terraced residence, Colonial Road, B9 5NR completing on 20/12/2024 at a price of £215,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, sending title deeds and executed transfer to purchaser’s conveyancer

Disposal

of terraced residence, Pretoria Road, B9 5LG completing on 20/12/2024 at a price of £118,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for signature in readiness for completion, preparing statement detailing charges

Transfer

of terraced property, Gisborn Close, B10 0BJ completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £189,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in preparation for completion, setting up the completion formalities

Transfer

of detached residence premises, Heather Road, B10 9TD completing on 13/01/2025 at a price of £196,000. The legal transfer of property incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Small Heath

Can the conveyancing lawyers identified via your search tool conduct conveyancing in Small Heath by way of an attended exchange?

There are a few conveyancing specialists carrying out personalised exchanges. You should e-mail us to receive a fee calculation and details as to availability.

Why do I have to pay up front for my conveyancing in Small Heath?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Small Heath your solicitor will ask you put them with monies to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Ordinarily this is needed to cover the fees of the conveyancing searches. When the down payment is as part of the total price then this should be asked for immediately ahead of exchange of contracts. The final balance that is due should be transferred a couple of days ahead of the completion date.

I am helping my mother sell her house in Small Heath. Does the conveyancing solicitor commission an energy assessment or do I organise this?

Following the demise of Home Packs, EPC’s became a mandatory component of selling a house. An energy performance certificate needs to be to hand prior to the property being marketed. This is not a task that conveyancers normally arrange. Where you are instructing a Small Heath conveyancing practitioner they may be willing to arrange EPC’s given their contacts with reputable Small Heath providers

After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Small Heath. My financial adviser pressured me to appoint their solicitor. I paid an upfront payment of £225. Shortly after, the property lawyer called me to say that they were not on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Co-operative panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

I had an offer accepted on a property in Small Heath on 7/2/2025, valuation was booked 3 days after, received a clean bill of health. Solicitor instructed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to RBS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the RBS conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?

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

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Small Heath?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Small Heath. 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 Small Heath cover?

Commercial conveyancing in Small Heath incorporates a broad array of advice, provided by qualified solicitors, relating to business premises. By way of example, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the transfer of existing leases 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.

Can you confirm the aspects of conveyancing provided by Small Heath conveyancing organisations?

For the most part Small Heath conveyancing firms manage to handle various assistance to domestic and agricultural land owners, vendors, purchasers, freeholders and tenants assistingwith some of the following:

    Property sale conveyancing in Small Heath or nationally Property purchase conveyancing in Small Heath and beyond Residential conveyancing using Islamic Mortgages All types of leasehold residencies including, apartments and maisonettes Buying and selling at auction Switching mortgage providers

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Small Heath regulated by the SRA

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

  • Ropemakers Solicitors (birmingham), Office 7, 493 Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B10 0JS
  • Syeds Lawcare Solicitors, 375a Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B10 0SW
  • Carltons Solicitors Limited, 503 Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B10 0LL
  • Ahmad & Williams Solicitors Limited, The Rock, 201-203 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B8 1EU
  • Garrow Solicitors Limited, Sparkbrook Community & Health Centre, 34 Grantham Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, West Midlands, B11 1LU

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Small Heath regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Small Heath practicing in commercial conveyancing in Small Heath. This will likely include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Ropemakers Solicitors (birmingham), Office 7, 493 Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B10 0JS
  • Kingswood Legal Limited, 376 Coventry Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B10 0XE
  • Carltons Solicitors Limited, 503 Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B10 0LL
  • Garrow Solicitors Limited, Sparkbrook Community & Health Centre, 34 Grantham Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, West Midlands, B11 1LU
  • Claim Pi Solicitors, Digbeth Court, 162-164 High Street, Deritend, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 0LD

Planning law solicitors in Small Heath regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Small Heath specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including development on contaminated land
  • Shakespeare Martineau Llp, No 1, Colmore Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6AA
  • Dassaur Solicitors Limited, 700 Stratford Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, West Midlands, B11 4AT
  • Gateley Plc, 111 Edmund Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 2HJ
  • The Wilkes Partnership Llp, 41 Church Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 2RT
  • Clarke Willmott Llp, 138 Edmund Street, Birmingham, B3 2ES

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

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