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Reasons to use our Stockport conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Our site is the only site offering you the facility to check that your conveyancing in Stockport will be carried out by a property lawyer on your bank authorised panel.
  • 2 Stockport lawyers have a significant edge when it comes to Stockport conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that will affect your home move
  • 3 Using a local Solicitor in the main means that you will receive a more personal touch. When using a an online conveyancing factory, your matter is handled by a team of people who check what is happening on the file by reading from their computer screens.
  • 4 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these companies are often based hundreds of miles away with little appreciation of the factors that affect property transactions in Stockport
  • 5 Lawyer conveyancing firms have valuable personal connections with Stockport selling agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Stockport since November 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Stockport

Do banks and building societies provide you with an approved list of Stockport conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the HSBC conveyancing panel?

Stockport conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the HSBC conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from HSBC directly.

I am assisting my aunt sell her flat in Stockport. Will the solicitor order the EPC or should I organise this?

Following the demise of HIPs, EPC’s became a compulsory part of moving house. An EPC must be to hand in advance of the property being put on the market. It is not a task that lawyers normally arrange. If you are instructing a Stockport conveyancing practitioner they may help arrange energy assessments due to their relationships with reputable local energy assessors

When it comes to lenders such as Co-operative, do Stockport property lawyers incur an annual charge to be on the list of approved solicitors?

We are not aware of any bank fees to be on their panel, although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.

Can I be sure that the Stockport conveyancing solicitor on the Bank of Ireland panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Stockport getting recommendations is a good start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always advocate that you speak with the solicitor conducting your transaction.

The deeds to our house are lost. The lawyers who did the conveyancing in Stockport 10 years ago no longer exist. What do I do?

Nowadays there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your lawyer should know precisely where to locate all the appropriate documentation so you may buy or dispose of your property without a hitch. Where duplicates can’t be found, your solicitor may be able to put in place insurance or indemnities protecting you against future claims on the property.

About to purchase a new build apartment in Stockport. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Stockport

    Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.

How easy is it to use the search app to choose a conveyancing lawyer in Stockport on the approved list for my mortgage?

1st pick a mortgage company such as Yorkshire Building Society, Leeds Building Society or Nottingham Building Society then choose your preferred area e.g. Stockport. Conveyancing organisations in Stockport and across England and Wales should be identified.

My father-in-law has recommend that I instruct his conveyancing solicitors in Stockport. Do I take his advice?

There are no two ways about it it’s preferable to select a conveyancing solicitor is to seek guidance from friends or relatives who have actually used the solicitor you're contemplating using.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Stockport regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Stockport specialising in commercial conveyancing in Stockport. This may include advice on buying or selling a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit
  • Alfred Newton Solicitors, 49-51 Wellington Road South, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 3RX
  • Sas Daniels Llp, 30 Greek Street, Stockport, Cheshire, SK3 8AD
  • The Howe Practice Limited, 2 Waterloo Court, Waterloo Road, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 3DU
  • Gorvins Solicitors, Dale House, Tiviot Dale, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 1TA
  • Nuttall Hogg, Unit 3, Hillgate Business Centre, Swallow Street, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 3AU

Domestic Licensed Conveyancers in Stockport regulated by the CLC

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Stockport but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Maureen Patterson & Co, 196 Higher Hillgate, SK1 3QY
  • C S Conveyancing, 492/494 Hempshaw Lane, SK2 5TL
  • D R Dunkerley & Co , Property Lawyers, SK12 1RD
  • Countrywide Property Lawyers Limited, 2nd Floor, Churchgate House, M1 6EU
  • Countrywide Property Lawyers Limited, 3rd Floor Lee House, M1 5RR

Planning law solicitors in Stockport regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Stockport with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including tree preservation orders
  • Blue Sky Law Limited, 4 Broughville Drive, Didsbury, Manchester, Lancashire, M20 5WH
  • Priority Law Limited, Lake View, Lakeside, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 3GW
  • Jrb Law Limited, 42 Ricroft Road, Compstall, Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 5JR
  • Brindle & Yam Solicitors, First Floor, 50 Faulkner Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M1 4FH
  • Chung & Co, 58-60 George Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M1 4HF

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

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