Conveyancing that keeps your sale moving.

Yes. Use the quote form on this page and our conveyancing partners will send a free, itemised conveyancing quote for your Northumberland sale or purchase.

Yes. Much of conveyancing is done online and by post, so your property lawyer does not need to be based in Northumberland. What matters is that they reply quickly and keep you updated.

A typical purchase takes around 8 to 16 weeks from offer to completion. Chains, mortgage offers, leasehold information and slow searches are the usual reasons conveyancing takes longer.

The usual searches are the local authority search from Northumberland County Council, a water and drainage search and an environmental search. A coal mining search is added where the property is in a former mining area.

Yes. Our conveyancing partners handle house purchase and house sale conveyancing, first-time buyers, remortgages, freehold and leasehold, new-build, shared ownership, buy-to-let and transfer of equity, including adding or removing someone from the house deeds.

The most common reasons are a slow link in the chain, searches that have not come back, missing leasehold or management information, or a mortgage offer that is not yet issued. Ask your conveyancer what they are waiting for and who it is with.

You need someone to do the legal work. That can be a conveyancing solicitor, a property solicitor or a licensed conveyancer. A solicitor for buying a house in Northumberland and a solicitor for selling a house in Northumberland do the same job from opposite sides of the deal, so many people use one firm as their house buying solicitor and house selling solicitor when they move.

A conveyancing solicitor checks the title, raises enquiries, orders searches, reviews the mortgage offer, handles the money and registers the new owner. Residential property solicitors and residential property lawyers do this work every day.

Choose a firm that quotes a clear fixed fee, answers emails within a day or two and handles plenty of Northumberland and Northumberland property. Ask for a property solicitor quote in writing before you accept an offer.

Solicitor fees for buying a house are usually a little higher than solicitor fees for selling a house, because buyers need searches and mortgage work. A fixed-fee conveyancing solicitor sets the legal fee in advance; fixed-fee property solicitors and fixed-fee property lawyers itemise searches and Land Registry fees separately.

The cheapest conveyancing solicitor is not always the best value: cheap conveyancing can mean slow replies and extra charges later. Affordable conveyancing or low-cost conveyancing from a firm that quotes everything in writing usually works out better.

Yes: fixed-fee house purchase conveyancing, fixed-fee house sale conveyancing, buying and selling conveyancing together, fixed-fee first-time buyer conveyancing, fixed-fee remortgage conveyancing, fixed-fee leasehold conveyancing and a fixed-fee transfer of equity.

Yes. Leasehold conveyancing needs a leasehold solicitor to check the lease and management pack; freehold conveyancing is usually simpler. A new-build solicitor checks the developer’s contract, and a remortgage solicitor handles remortgage conveyancing when you switch lender.

Yes. A first-time buyer solicitor guides you through first-time buyer conveyancing, and our partners also handle shared ownership conveyancing and buy-to-let conveyancing in Northumberland.

Adding someone to house deeds or removing someone from house deeds is a transfer of equity. A transfer of equity solicitor prepares the transfer, gets the lender’s consent if there is a mortgage, and registers the change.

From an accepted offer, it usually takes three to four months to buy a house, depending on the chain, the mortgage and how quickly searches come back. You can use a conveyancer outside your area without slowing it down.

Yes, you need a solicitor or licensed conveyancer to sell your house. How much solicitors fees for selling a house come to depends on the price and whether the home is leasehold; ask for a fixed fee in writing.

Offer to completion typically takes ten to fourteen weeks locally, though it varies with the length of the chain. Our Agents manages sales progression throughout to keep the sale on track and moving as quickly as possible.

Yes. We work with trusted conveyancing partners who understand the Northumberland property market and work at our pace. We can introduce you at any stage of the process — just call 07444 723020.

Conveyancing costs vary by property value and transaction complexity but typically range from £800–£1,500 for a standard sale or purchase. Our partners offer competitive rates to Our Agents clients — contact us for a quote.

Both can handle the legal work of buying or selling a home. A licensed conveyancer specialises in property and is regulated by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers; a conveyancing solicitor is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and can also advise on wider legal matters. For a standard sale or purchase either is suitable.

The usual searches are a local authority search, a drainage and water search and an environmental search. In parts of Northumberland on the old coalfield a coal mining search is also needed, and your lender will normally expect the searches to be done before you exchange.

There is no legal requirement, but almost every seller uses a solicitor or licensed conveyancer. They draft the contract, answer the buyer's enquiries, deal with the title and repay any mortgage on completion, which is hard to do yourself.

Yes. Conveyancing is largely done by post, phone and email, so your solicitor does not have to be local, although local knowledge helps with issues such as mining searches and rural property.