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Stockport Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Percentage of leasehold conveyancing purchases in Stockport is 20% where there is a share in the management company or freehold company
  • 2 930 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Stockport
  • 3 The most common indemnity insurance policies for Stockport conveyancing is Obstruction of Right of Way
  • 4 Average Land Registry Fee for this year to date was £270
  • 5 54% freehold and 46% leasehold conveyancing in Stockport for this year to date

Examples of recent conveyancing in Stockport since January 2025*

Acquisition

of flat Beauvale Avenue SK2 5SJ, purchased for £305,000. Leasehold conveyancing work included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Conveyance

of flat Boddens Hill Road SK4 2DG, purchased for £385,000. Leasehold conveyancing investigations included: agreeing completion date with parties, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Sale

of semi-detached property, Stansbury Place, SK2 5LQ completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £185,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, setting up the completion formalities

Transfer

of semi premises, Cornwall Crescent, SK5 8HB completing on 28/01/2025 at a price of £172,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: obtaining official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Stockport

Is there a search tool that I can utilise to check that the solicitor handling my conveyancing in Stockport is on the bank’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Coventry Building Society thus spending £175.00 in additional conveyancing costs.

You should take advantage of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this web page. Pick the mortgage company and type ‘Stockport’ or your location and you will see a number of lawyer located in Stockport or nearest you.

There is lots of information on this site concerning conveyancing in Stockport but can you isolate your top tip for appointing the right conveyancer in Stockport

It would be unwise to be tempted by the lowest Stockport conveyancing fees. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.

We are due to move home in May. Will my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the day of completion. Incidentally, can you put forward a removal company in Stockport. Conveyancing solicitor was chosen before I stumbled across this site.

On the day of completion you will need to collect the house keys from your selling agent but this should only be done when the sellers solicitors advise the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be passed over. You can advise the removal company that they can start moving you in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a particular removal organisation but can help you find a conveyancing in Stockport or a firm that specialises in conveyancing in Stockport.

I can not work out if my lender obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date. I have called my Stockport building society branch on numerous occasions and was told it wasn't an issue and they would lend. My Stockport conveyancing solicitor - who is on the bank conveyancing panel- called and was told they will not lend in accordance with their specific requirements. Who do I believe?

The solicitor must follow the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook section two provisions for your lender. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the bank will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the lender to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years remaining.

I am downsizing from our house in Stockport and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. Any local lawyer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers instructed a nationwide conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Stockport. Having lived in Stockport for many years we know that this is a non issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to seek clarification need.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You need to check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same sickness)

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Stockport?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Stockport. 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…’

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Stockport is where the house is located. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Stockport are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Stockport you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Stockport may determine 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 premises.

As co-executor for the estate of my grandmother I am disposing of a property in Swansea but reside in Stockport. My conveyancer (based 300 kilometers awayrequires that I execute a statutory declaration before the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Stockport to attest and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you should not be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are based in Stockport

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Stockport regulated by the SRA

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

  • Alfred Newton Solicitors, 49-51 Wellington Road South, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 3RX
  • Ayres Waters, 5 St. Petersgate, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 1EB
  • Higgins Miller Solicitors Ltd, 49 Middle Hillgate, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 3DL
  • Sas Daniels Llp, 30 Greek Street, Stockport, Cheshire, SK3 8AD
  • The Howe Practice Limited, 2 Waterloo Court, Waterloo Road, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 3DU

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Stockport

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Stockport specialising in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This will likely include advice on Claims for damages for illegal

  • Alfred Newton Solicitors, 49-51 Wellington Road South, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 3RX
  • Henry's Solicitors Limited, 72-74 Wellington Road South, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 3SU
  • 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

Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Stockport regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Stockport with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Stockport. This could include advice on taking a commercial lease as a tenant
  • 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

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

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