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Stalybridge Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 56% freehold and 44% leasehold conveyancing in Stalybridge for last year
  • 2 December was the busiest month and January was the next busiest month while May was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Stalybridge
  • 3 Average time from start to completion was 88 days for conveyancing in Stalybridge
  • 4 The most common indemnity insurance policies for Stalybridge conveyancing is Restrictive Covenant
  • 5 Average time frame of 5 days for registration of title in Stalybridge

Examples of recent conveyancing in Stalybridge since January 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Stalybridge

Do I have to attend the offices of the solicitor to sign the legal charge? If so, I will appoint a lawyer who conducts conveyancing in Stalybridge so that I can attend their offices when needed.

Whereas this was necessary 15 years ago, most banks no longer oblige their conveyancing panel lawyer to witness the borrowers signature. You will still be obliged to provide identification documents and there are still manifest advantages to using a locally based practitioner, in your situation a conveyancing solicitor in Stalybridge.

We are purchasing a house and the conveyancer has identified Chancel Repair for which the house may be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. He has mentioned insurance. Is this strictly appropriate for conveyancing in Stalybridge

Unless a prior acquisition of the house completed post 12 October 2013 you may take it that conveyancing practitioners conducting conveyancing in Stalybridge to remain encouraging a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I'm purchasing my first flat in Stalybridge with the aid of help to buy. The sellers refused to move on the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The sale representative told me not to tell my conveyancer about this extras as it will impact my loan with Godiva Mortgages Ltd. 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.

Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Stalybridge ahead of retaining solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the house. The surveyor has said that some lenders may not issue a mortgage on a flying freehold house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different instructions for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can investigate further via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Stalybridge. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Stalybridge especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Stalybridge.

Given that I will soon spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on a property in Stalybridge I would like to have a conversation with the lawyer about myconveyancing ahead of giving the go ahead to the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

This is something that we encourage - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the lawyer due to be conducting your conveyancing in Stalybridge.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important person, not a case number. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for your conveyancing in Stalybridge should be the figure that you are charged.

Am I better off to go with a Stalybridge conveyancing lawyer in close proximity to the house I am buying? We have a good friend who can execute the legal work however they are based a couple of hundredkilometers away.

The benefit of a local Stalybridge conveyancing firm is that you can visit the firm to execute paperwork, present your identification documents and apply pressure on them where appropriate. Having local Stalybridge know how is a benefit. However it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If other friends have instructed your friend and in the main were impressed that must outweigh using an unfamiliar Stalybridge conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being local.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Stalybridge regulated by the SRA

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

  • R G Legal (ashton Under Lyne) Ltd, 159, Stamford Street Central, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 6XW
  • Dwyers Solicitors, 176 Stamford Street Central, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 7LR
  • Bromleys Solicitors Llp, 50 Wellington Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 6XL
  • Smith & Tetley, 23-25 Booth Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 7LF
  • Rupert Wood & Son, 60-66 Wellington Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 6DE

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Stalybridge

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Stalybridge specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This may include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Dwyers Solicitors, 176 Stamford Street Central, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 7LR
  • Bromleys Solicitors Llp, 50 Wellington Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 6XL
  • Rupert Wood & Son, 60-66 Wellington Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 6DE
  • Pluck Andrew & Co(incorporating)hibbert Pownall & Newton), 127 Old Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 7SA
  • Ht Legal Limited, Clarendon Chambers, 5a Market Place, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 2LX

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Stalybridge regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Stalybridge specialising in commercial conveyancing in Stalybridge. This may include advice on buying and selling small and large scale commercial property and agricultural land
  • Dwyers Solicitors, 176 Stamford Street Central, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 7LR
  • Bromleys Solicitors Llp, 50 Wellington Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 6XL
  • Smith & Tetley, 23-25 Booth Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 7LF
  • Rupert Wood & Son, 60-66 Wellington Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 6DE
  • Harold Stock & Co Limited, 55-57 Stamford Street, Mossley, Tameside, Lancashire, OL5 0LN

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

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