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Wilmslow Conveyancing Statistics*

  • 1 Average Stamp Duty Payable for this year to date was £15,817
  • 2 December was the busiest month and January was the next busiest month while June was the least busiest month of the year for conveyancing in Wilmslow
  • 3 Average time from start to moving day was 31 days for conveyancing in Wilmslow
  • 4 56% freehold and 44% leasehold conveyancing in Wilmslow for this year to date
  • 5 Average time frame of 55 days for registration of title in Wilmslow

Examples of recent conveyancing in Wilmslow since January 2025*

Disposal

of semi-detached premises, Foxbench Close, SK7 1EZ completing on 28/01/2025 at a price of £530,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending the transfer to the vendor for signature in preparation for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, preparing statement detailing charges

Transfer

of house premises, Peel Hall Road, M22 5DG completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £185,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, agreeing completion date with parties

Sale

of house residence, Greenbank Road, SK8 4DW completing on 23/01/2025 at a price of £290,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client, obtaining official copies of the title, preparing statement detailing charges

Disposal

of terraced residence, Tithebarn Road, WA15 0HW completing on 24/01/2025 at a price of £670,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Wilmslow

The housing market in Wilmslow is heating up. What can be done to quicken up the buying process?

Where the seller is applying time constraints for your conveyancing we would recommend that your conveyancer is familiar with the area as they will have local connections and knowledge. It is even conceivable that they could have handled previousproperties in the same neighbourhood. Therefore consider using a Wilmslow conveyancing solicitor. In addition, be sure that the conveyancing firm is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is claimed that nearly one in five of Wilmslow conveyancing deals are suspended or derailed after discovering a buyer’s conveyancer was not on their mortgage lender’s panel. In many cases this discovery resulted in the transaction being frustrated by as much as 21 days. It is estimated that this issue affects approximately one hundred thousand home moves every year. Many Wilmslow conveyancing practices can not act for certain lenders so do check as early as possible.

At what point does exchange of contracts occur in purchase conveyancing in Wilmslow and do I need to be at the lawyers branch?

If you are in close proximity to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Wilmslow you are welcome to attend to sign contracts. However, the firms we work with offer countrywide coverage for conveyancing and give as equally detailed and professional a job for you when communicating with you electronically. The executing of the contract is not when everything is set in stone. Signing on the dotted line simply enables the firm to address the formalities when the time is right, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where an extended "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Wilmslow)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Wilmslow

There are many recorded licenced Conveyancers in Wilmslow and Solicitor practices in Wilmslow to choose from It is important to make clear that the two are regulated professionals specialising in the legal aspects of transferring property. They may both also deal with other property legal work such as remortgage conveyancing, lease extensions and transfer of equity conveyancing.

How can we tell if a Wilmslow conveyancing solicitor on the HSBC panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Wilmslow seeking 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 suggest that you speak with the lawyer carrying out your transaction.

I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Coventry BS. I assume I don't need a Wilmslow lawyer on the Coventry BS panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?

If you have finished paying off your Coventry BS 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 Coventry BS mortgage from the register. Coventry BS, 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 Coventry BS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Coventry BS has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Coventry BS mortgage has been paid off.

I moved into my flat on 12 February and the transaction details are still not registered. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Wilmslow said it would be registered in less than a month. Are transfers in Wilmslow uniquely lengthy to register?

As far as conveyancing in Wilmslow is concerned, registration is no quicker or slower than anywhere else in the country. Rather than based on location, timeframes can differ according to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry must send notices to any 3rd persons or bodies. At present approximately three quarters of such applications are fully addressed in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be extensive hold-ups. Registration occurs once the buyer has moved in to the property therefore 'speed' is not typically top priority but where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your conveyancer could contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

About to purchase a new build flat in Wilmslow. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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 conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Wilmslow

    Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.

My intention is to acquire a ground floor flat in Wilmslow. Conveyancing lawyer is waiting for, from the owner, building insurance documents. This afternoon I was informed that the vendor must send the insurance schedule for the flat above also. Why does my solicitor want to review the insurance for the other flat? Is it strictly necessary? We have been stalled for the previous month…

It is not impossible in leasehold conveyancing in Wilmslow to find Conveyancing in Wilmslow in a minority of cases reveals that the lease provides for the tenant's to insure their individual flats as opposed to the landlord insuring the whole block - which is definitely preferable. Do clarify with your property lawyer but it would seem that your conveyancer is looking to verify that the complete building is insured. Insuring your flat is no help when it comes to rebuilding after a fire if the 1st floor cannot be reconstructed due to lack of insurance cover.

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Sample of conveyancing solicitors in Wilmslow regulated by the SRA

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

  • Bott And Co Solicitors Limited, St Anns House, Parsonage Green, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 1HG
  • Jackson Barrett & Gass Ltd, Smithy Annexe, 112 Adlington Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 2LN
  • Richardson Law Limited, 84 Chapel Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5JH
  • Nova Private Client Llp, The Lodge, Alderley Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 1RA
  • Bramhall Solicitors, Errwood House, 212 Moss Lane, Bramhall, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 1BD

Residential Landlord and Tenant Conveyancing solicitors in Wilmslow

The firms listed below are a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Wilmslow with expertise in landlord and tenant law and on the regulations governing different types of tenancies. This could include advice on wrongful eviction

  • Jackson Barrett & Gass Ltd, Smithy Annexe, 112 Adlington Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 2LN
  • Flahive Law Limited, Suite C, 63a Alderley Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 1NZ
  • Richardson Law Limited, 84 Chapel Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5JH
  • Ask Legal Solicitors Limited, The Courtyard, 2 Finney Lane, Heald Green, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 3GZ
  • Bramhall Solicitors, Errwood House, 212 Moss Lane, Bramhall, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 1BD

Planning law solicitors in Wilmslow regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a small selection of solicitors in Wilmslow practicing in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including tree preservation orders
  • Priority Law Limited, Lake View, Lakeside, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 3GW
  • Chafes Solicitors Llp, 32 London Road, Alderley Edge, Cheshire, SK9 7DZ
  • Blue Sky Law Limited, 4 Broughville Drive, Didsbury, Manchester, Lancashire, M20 5WH

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

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