Residential Conveyancing
At Harrison Drury, our large team of qualified and highly experienced residential conveyancing solicitors spans across our network of offices in Lancashire, Cumbria and Manchester. We provide you with access to the highest levels of legal expertise, conveniently accessible from where you are based.
Whether you are buying or selling your home, remortgaging, buying to let, making changes to ownership, transferring equity or undertaking any other transaction relating to your property, our team will deliver a comprehensive, professional and personal service delivered by friendly and approachable solicitors who will look after your interests and expertly guide you through the process.
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We can help you with:
Our conveyancing solicitors can advise you on:
- Buying and selling properties – freehold and leasehold
- Remortgages and further advances including buy-to-let mortgages
- Auction properties – sale and purchase
- New build properties
- Repossession work
- Building Safety Act sales and purchases
- Landlord and tenant law
- Dealing with Help-to-Buy
- Transfer of ownership of deeds
- Advising on compulsory purchase
Our team has extensive experience of both leasehold and freehold property as well as right to buy, help to buy and shared ownership schemes and can guide you through the requirements of such schemes where required.
We know that for most people, a property purchase will be the most significant purchase they make in their lifetime. Whether you are buying, selling or making changes to your property ownership, the stakes can be high and we take our duty of care to our clients seriously. We only employ fully qualified residential conveyancers to provide you with the expert legal guidance needed to complete your property transaction to your satisfaction and protect your interests both in the short and long term.
Why our clients choose us
There are no call centres at Harrison Drury. Our expert team are here to ensure you fully understand each stage of the process and provide responses to any of your queries from the outset and throughout your transaction. You will be provided with the direct contact details of your chosen solicitor and their assistants who will personally handle your transaction from the opening to the file until completion takes place.
Good communication is at the heart of what we do and our service is tailored to your individual needs. At the outset, we will take the time to get to know you and to understand how you prefer to work with us, whether through face to face meetings, via telephone, email, or by video call or a combination. Our job is to protect your interests and minimise your stress. We will always communicate in plain English and keep you up to date with progress so that you understand exactly what is happening with your property matter at all times and can sleep well at night knowing you are in safe hands.
We also pride ourselves on effective and efficient communication with the other parties involved in residential conveyancing matters to facilitate smooth progression of your transaction and we will proactively advise on any potential issues before they arise, avoiding last minute issues which have the potential to delay or even derail your transaction. We also use the very best in software and conveyancing technology to drive efficiency.
We provide comprehensive, transparent pricing up front and are able to agree fixed fees for the vast majority of transactions putting you in complete control and giving you choices about how you pay for the legal advice you need. We charge clients on the basis of a scale according to the property price and other factors.
Frequently Asked Questions
Conveyancing is the term used to describe the transfer of property ownership, including both the buying and selling of a home. This involves many complex legal and administrative steps requiring expert understand of residential property law.
The average process of conveyancing usually takes 6-8 weeks. However, this varies depending on factors such as whether you are the buyer or the seller. The purchase of a house typically takes longer for the buyer, due to factors like arranging a mortgage and undertaking surveys of the property you intend to buy.
Appointing experienced and qualified conveyancers will help you to avoid costly mistakes and have the best chances of a smooth and successful transaction. Our team offers a full range of legal services and can offer expert advice on all matters.