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Reasons to use our Washington conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Washington conveyancers have a crucial advantage when it comes to Washington conveyancing as they have important local knowledge of local authority requirements, planning policies and other issues that can impact your conveyancing
  • 2 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might be tempting. However, these organisations are often based hundreds of kilometers away with limited understanding of the factors that impact property transactions in Washington
  • 3 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor usually results in a more personalised service. Online forums often suggest that in using a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by reading from their computer screens.
  • 4 The mark of a good conveyancing solicitor in Washington is quality not quantity. The level of service offered by conveyancing "factories" (sometimes 'recommended' by national chain estate agents) often falls short of the high standards of professionalism you would hope for.
  • 5 Personal touch together with pure property local knowledge are key benefits that you should look for when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Washington conveyancing can be made a lot more complicated as a result of lack of transparency between all the parties. The lawyers listed strive to make sure that communication channels are open and act on arising issues and developments expeditiously.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Washington since April 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Washington

I am obtaining a mortgage offer from Santander. I intend to enlist the help of a Licensed Conveyancer in Washington. Does the Santander Solicitor panel allow for conveyancers regulated by the CLC?

The Santander conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, represented by the Council or Mortgage Lenders or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

We are selling our apartment in Washington. Does the conveyancing practitioner need to be on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel in order to deal with paying off my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Coventry BS 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 used Arc property Solicitors several years past for my conveyancing in Washington. I now require my papers but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Washington of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Washington. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Washington

    Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. 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. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company?

I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £305k and found one near me in Washington I like with amenity areas and station nearby, however it's only got 49 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Washington for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?

If you require a home loan that many years will likely be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you could request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.

Given that I will soon spend 450k on 3 bedroom house in Washington I would like to talk to a lawyer concerning thetransaction before appointing the firm. Can this be arranged?

Absolutely - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the lawyer due to be conducting your property ownership legalities in Washington.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important person, not a file number. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for your conveyancing in Washington should be the figure that you are charged.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Washington regulated by the SRA

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

  • K Boswell & Co, 15/16 Arndale House, Concord, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE37 2SW
  • John Bayles & Co, 26 Harraton Terrace, Durham Road, Birtley, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH3 2QG
  • Richmond Anderson Goudie Part Of The Richmond Partnership, Flake Cottages, Cone Terrace, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH3 3TA
  • Nigel J Humes & Co, 3-5 High Chare, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH3 3PX
  • Gordon Brown Law Firm Llp, Mains House, 143 Front Street, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH3 3AU

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Washington regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Please note that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Washington but also conveyancing across England and Wales.
  • Robert Woods Conveyancing Services , 576a Durham Road, NE9 6HX
  • Hastie Conveyancing, 33 Frederick Street, SR1 1LN

Planning law solicitors in Washington regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The practices listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Washington with expertise in planning law. This could include advice on tree preservation orders
  • Longden Walker And Renney (solicitors) Limited, 14 John Street, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR1 1HZ
  • Ward Hadaway, Sandgate House, 102 Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 3DX

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

© Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of Land Registry under delegated authority from the Controller of HMSO.