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Wigan Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average time frame of 45 days for registration of title in Wigan
  • 2 879 is the median number of years remaining on leases in Wigan
  • 3 Average Stamp Duty Payable for last year was £1,338
  • 4 Average Land Registry Fee for last year was £190
  • 5 Percentage of cases in Wigan that are buy to let is 29%

Examples of recent conveyancing in Wigan since June 2024*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Wigan

Would the conveyancing solicitors identified through your search tool carry out auction conveyancing in Wigan?

We know of a few niche practitioners we can connect you with those conducting auction conveyancing. Wigan is just one of hundreds of areas of where our lawyers have a presence.

We are buying a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Wigan who is on the Clydesdale solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Clydesdale . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Wigan.

If you had a top tip for selecting a conveyancing solicitor in Wigan what would it be?

Do not opt for the lowest Wigan conveyancing quote. You really do get what you pay 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.

Can you help - my lawyer advises that flying freehold insurance is necessary on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Wigan?

The appropriate level of flying freehold indemnity insurance should be dictated by who your lender. It would differ for example between Nationwide Building Society and Chelsea Building Society. Conveyancing lawyers as opposed to borrowers take out such policies.

I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Bank of Ireland. I assume I don't need a Wigan conveyancer on the Bank of Ireland panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your Bank of Ireland mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Bank of Ireland mortgage from the register. Bank of Ireland, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where Bank of Ireland has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Bank of Ireland has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Bank of Ireland mortgage has been paid off.

Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Wigan ahead of instructing solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. The surveyor has said that some banks will refuse to grant a loan on a flying freehold home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements from Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can look into this further via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Wigan. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Wigan especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Wigan.

In my capacity as executor for the estate of my uncle I am disposing of a house in Monmouth but I am based in Wigan. My solicitor (who is 300 miles awayneeds me to sign a statutory declaration ahead of the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Wigan to attest and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Wigan based

Is it true that a Wigan conveyancing firm got sued by clients for not carrying out the right conveyancing investigations?

We are not aware of such a Wigan conveyancing matter but according to a recent report, a couple buying a home elsewhere in England successfully won a case against their conveyancing practitioner due to development permission to build a wind farm failing to be identified in conveyancing searches.

If you are contemplating buying a home in Wigan It is important that your conveyancing practitioner conduct all Wigan conveyancing searches necessary making sure that you have relevant and up to date information before purchasing a property.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Wigan regulated by the SRA

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

  • Alker Ball Healds, 29-33 King Street, Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 1EG
  • Simpson Heald Pearson, Suite 4, Bank Chambers, 1 Library Street, Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 1NN
  • Platt & Fishwick, 47 King Street, Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 1DB
  • Hilton Norbury, 6-8 Upper Dicconson Street, Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 2AD
  • Vincent & Co, 13 Bridgeman Terrace, Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 1SX

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Wigan

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Wigan with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This should include advice on service charge disputes and the right to manage

  • Alker Ball Healds, 29-33 King Street, Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 1EG
  • Vincent & Co, 13 Bridgeman Terrace, Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 1SX
  • Houghton Pigot & Co, 25 Bridgeman Terrace, Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 1TD
  • Mccarthy Bennett Holland Solicitors, 26 Bridgeman Terrace, Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 1TD
  • Greenhalgh Kerr Solicitors Ltd, Olympic House, 8 Beecham Court, Smithy Brook Road, Wigan, Lancashire, WN3 6PR

Planning law solicitors in Wigan regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Wigan with expertise in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including tree preservation orders
  • Hcb Widdows Mason Limited, 3 - 5 King Street, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 4LP

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

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