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Conveyancing Solicitors in Newcastle

If you are looking to buy, sell or remortgage in or around Newcastle and the Tyne and Wear area, our friendly and highly experienced conveyancing solicitors are here to provide all the advice and support you need.

Buying or selling your home is an exciting but often stressful time. Finding a conveyancing solicitor you can trust to get the job done swiftly and cost-effectively can make the experience much easier to cope with, allowing you to focus on getting ready to move. We can provide specialist conveyancing advice to individuals, couples and families looking to take their next step on the property ladder.

Whether you’re a first time buyer, sizing up to start a family, sizing down for retirement, a buy to let investor, or you’re in the market for a holiday home, we can help.

We offer a fast, efficient online conveyancing service with a personal touch. Our conveyancing solicitors assist clients from all across Newcastle upon Tyne and the general Tyne and Wear area, including Newcastle city centre, Jesmond, Gosforth, Heaton, Sandyford, Fenham, Denton, and Wallsend.

Get in touch with our conveyancing solicitors in Newcastle by giving us a call and a member of our team will be in touch with you very shortly, or get an online conveyancing quote

How our conveyancing solicitors in Newcastle upon Tyne can help you

We are fully qualified, specialist conveyancing solicitors with years of experience helping people up and down the country with all types of property transaction. Our expertise includes:

We are on the panel for most major lenders, and many smaller ones too. Whether you want to use your local Building Society in Tyne and Wear or one of the larger corporates, chances are we have you covered.

Why choose Bird & Co’s property solicitors in Newcastle?

We particularly specialise in online conveyancing which means that we can conduct your property transaction completely online and there is no need to ever come to our offices to see us (unless you want to, of course).

We offer a friendly, modern and efficient service. If you want to deal with fully qualified lawyers who are friendly and approachable, our team can help you.

You will have a direct line straight through to your legal team, and a direct email address for the lawyer handling your conveyancing. You can guarantee that your query will reach the right people, whether you want to ask about property searches in Newcastle, fixtures and fittings in your dream home, or anything else related to your property deal.

"The team always provided me with clear, pragmatic and commercially viable advice with efficient and focused communication."

We are a Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme accredited firm which means that you can trust us to:

  • Provide a high quality of legal advice not found at other firms
  • Get your conveyancing transaction completed as quickly and as smoothly as possible
  • Provide top quality customer service and respond quickly to calls and emails
  • Provide regular updates along the way and never leaving you in the dark
  • Be 100% upfront and honest about our fees – we’ll provide an accurate quote before you officially instruct us so that you can decide whether we are right for you

We are also Lexcel accredited which means that we are dedicated to customer service and ensuring your needs are taken care of at all times. Lexcel is only awarded to firms which provide the best standards of client care, compliance and legal practice management.

Why instruct our online conveyancers instead of a conveyancer in Newcastle?

There are many benefits to instructing a firm that specialises in online conveyancing:

  • Our property lawyers are nationally recognised experts. We have experience in the local market in Newcastle but we also have wider in-depth knowledge of the national property market – this gives us the edge over firms which only deal with local transactions.
  • Our online systems have been developed with sensitive communications in mind – We’re able to send and receive all types of confidential legal documentation online with no risk to you. This means encrypting emails, securely configuring our devices and systems, putting in place malware protection and more. Your data is safe with us.
  • We can get your conveyancing done faster and more efficiently – we don’t have to wait for documents to be hand delivered or posted; the entirety of your conveyancing transaction can be completed from the comfort of your own home.
  • Online conveyancing can be more cost-effective – taking the time to visit a conveyancer in person and printing and posting documentation all comes at a price, one which most conveyancers will pass onto their clients. Because the vast majority of our services can be conducted online, you can save money while still receiving the high quality service you expect.
  • We have successfully dealt with thousands of conveyancing transactions all over the country, even with clients from the other side of the world. It is not unknown for us to talk to clients outside the UK using Skype – we once even had clients in Thailand talking to us through an interpreter in New Zealand!
  • We have exactly the same legal obligations to you as we would if we were meeting you in person. The conveyancing process is exactly the same and we are fully insured just in case.

Our conveyancing fees – how much does conveyancing cost in Newcastle?

We offer a range of flexible, affordable fees for conveyancing in Newcastle. In many straightforward cases, we are happy to offer fixed fees and we will provide a quote at the beginning of your transaction. We will never exceed a quote without speaking to you and explaining what extra work needs to be done first.

As well as our legal fees, there will be costs (referred to as disbursements) for things like conveyancing searches or registering transactions at HM Land Registry. We will also break down these expected costs in your initial quote so you know exactly what you are paying for.

We don't add extra fees on for things like photocopying, postage, or the like. Those are our overheads and we don't pass them on to you.

Buying and selling property sometimes incurs tax, such as Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) or Capital Gains Tax. We can provide assistance with Stamp Duty, including helping you calculate how much is due and filing the tax return with HMRC. For all other types of tax, we recommend seeking independent financial advice.

Conveyancing FAQs

How does the conveyancing process work in Newcastle?

There are three main stages of buying or selling a home:

  • Offer and acceptance
  • Exchange of contracts
  • Completion

When an offer is accepted on a property it means that the buyer and seller intend to enter into a legal contract. This means that the conveyancing transaction is not yet legally binding and either side can pull out at any time – this is how gazumping happens, where a seller accepts a higher offer after having already accepted an offer.

After their offer is accepted, the buyer should seek all the information they need about the property, such as:

  • Reviewing property information and fixtures and fittings forms provided by the seller and making enquiries (handled by the conveyancing solicitor)
  • Conducting conveyancing property searches, such as local authority searches (done by the conveyancing solicitor)
  • Doing an independent survey (handled by the buyer)

The buyer also needs to obtain their mortgage (if they need one).

When the buyer is happy that there are no problems with the property, they can exchange contracts with the seller and pay the deposit. This means that the sale and purchase becomes legally binding and neither side can back out without penalties unless they have a very good reason.

Completion is when the sale and purchase becomes official. Sometimes this occurs on the same day as exchange or the buyer and seller can set a later completion date – it is completely up to them. Upon completion, a transfer deed will be submitted to HM Land Registry to register the buyer’s ownership and they must pay any Stamp Duty. The seller must vacate the property on the completion date.

How long does conveyancing take in Newcastle?

A straightforward sale and purchase will usually take around 12-14 weeks from the date an offer is accepted and conveyancing solicitors are instructed. However, if there are any issues, such as delays with other transactions in the chain or if a search reveals a problem, the transaction could take longer.

We can provide tailored advice about how long your transaction is likely to take after assessing your individual circumstances.

What searches are involved in conveyancing in Newcastle?

Conveyancing searches are enquiries undertaken by your conveyancer to check whether there are any problems with a property or the surrounding area. The three main searches your solicitor will do are:

  • Local authority searches – to check the surrounding area for planning, highway, pollution issues or other related issues
  • Environmental searches – to check for issues such as flooding or land contamination
  • Water and drainage searches – to check matter such as, water and drainage access, the location of pipes and public sewers and ownership rights of drains and pipes

Depending on where the property is, your conveyancing solicitor may also recommend other types of searches, such as coal mining searches or brine pumping searches.

How do you instruct our conveyancing solicitors in Newcastle?

All you need to do to get started is give us a call or you can request a conveyancing quote using our simple online form.

Our helpful conveyancing support team will then guide you through the initial stages and, once your conveyancing file is opened, your Newcastle conveyancing solicitor and their team will deal with the legal side of the conveyancing transaction. You'll be given direct contact details for your conveyancing lawyers and they'll keep in touch with you every step of the way.

Whether you're moving to Newcastle or away from Newcastle, our conveyancing team can help you do so with the minimum of fuss and inconvenience.

Get in touch with our conveyancing solicitors in Newcastle

Get in touch with our conveyancing solicitors in the Newcastle upon Tyne area by giving us a call and a member of our team will be in touch shortly, or get an online conveyancing quote