Quick conveyancing solicitors

When you find the property that you want to buy, we know that you will want to move promptly. Sadly, delays are all too common in the conveyancing process, and hold-ups can even result in a transaction falling through. At Lockings Solicitors, we take steps to avoid this, working proactively from the start to ensure a prompt transaction. If you are looking for quick conveyancing solicitors, call us today, and we will do all we can to ensure your purchase or sale completes without delay.

The techniques we use to ensure a swift exchange of contracts mean that we are regularly able to complete conveyancing transactions up to three weeks faster than the national average.

We are highly rated by our clients, with 98% of those questioned stating that they would recommend us to their friends and families. In addition, we are accredited by the Law Society, and hold their Conveyancing Quality Scheme award, which recognises the high standards of legal advice, client care and risk management that we routinely provide.

We offer a FREE initial chat so that you can ask us any questions you may have and discuss the timescale for your transaction.

If you are looking for quick conveyancing solicitors, call us on 01482 300 200, email us at welcome@lockings.co.uk or fill in our Free Online Enquiry and we will call you back promptly. We have offices in Beverley, Hull and York and represent clients across the country in freehold sales and purchases. We also deal with leasehold sales and purchases and newbuild purchases for local properties.

How do Lockings Solicitors move you faster?

We stay in close contact with other parties throughout the transaction

Even if your solicitor is working to progress matters, it is important that the other parties in the chain are also moving forwards. We make sure that we stay in touch with your seller’s solicitors and, where applicable, your buyer’s solicitors. We ensure that they are also focused on progressing matters and check whether they need anything from us.

We keep in contact with the estate agents, who are able to check the progress of the chain in general. This can avoid the situation where a party discovers late in the transaction that something hasn’t been dealt with, resulting in a last-minute delay.

We follow up regularly when information is requested

If you are selling a property and your buyer’s solicitor requests information from you or from us, we will deal with this promptly. Where documents need to be obtained from elsewhere, we will request them immediately and chase regularly until they are provided.

If you are buying a property and we have asked for information and replies to enquiries from the seller’s solicitor, we will diarise this to follow up regularly. This prevents issues from being left until the last minute.

We ensure you are kept in the loop

We will keep you advised of progress throughout, ensuring that you know what stage of the transaction has been reached. If we need anything from you, we will let you know straightaway and assist you in providing it where necessary.

We will give you as much notice as possible of the exchange of contracts so that you can let us have cleared funds for the deposit in plenty of time.

If anything needs chasing by you, for example, we do not receive your mortgage offer early on, we will let you know.

We have the expertise to handle complications

Complex legal issues can delay a conveyancing transaction, particularly if less experienced conveyancers are handling matters and are not certain how to proceed. At Lockings, our solicitors have many years of experience and have dealt with a full range of matters.

Should complications arise, we will have handled similar issues before, and we will know exactly how to proceed. We always move quickly to deal with matters as soon as they are discovered, avoiding delays and the related risk that someone in the chain could pull out because of a hold-up.

We are approved by all major high street lenders

If you are obtaining a mortgage, it is important to choose a conveyancer who is authorised to represent your lender. At Lockings Solicitors, we are approved by all main mortgage lenders. This means we will represent them in the transaction at the same time as representing you.

Should someone use a conveyancer who is not on their lender’s panel of approved conveyancing solicitors, they would generally need to either move to a different law firm partway through the transaction or pay for the lender to use their own legal team. Both of these options cause delays, and lenders’ own legal teams tend to be busy and will not usually prioritise a transaction for any reason. It will also cause extra expense, as the borrower would be liable for their legal costs as well as their own.

We onboard you early on

Wherever possible, we encourage clients to contact us early on. If you are considering moving house, you can contact us now, and we can discuss the likely timescale and start work on the initial onboarding process.

We have a secure online conveyancing portal that you can use, if you wish, to let us have the initial information we will need from you. By dealing with issues such as verifying your identity at the outset, we will be ready to start work as soon as the chain is in place. This preparation can often reduce the time taken to reach the exchange of contracts.

It can be particularly helpful to speak to us early on if you have a sale, as there are property information and fixtures and fittings forms that you will need to fill in. These are fairly lengthy, and you may also need to find paperwork to go with them, such as guarantees and planning consents.

Why choose Lockings Solicitors for your conveyancing?

• We move you quickly, working efficiently and with great attention to detail
• We are rated as Excellent by our clients and have 900+ Google reviews
• 98% of clients questioned would recommend us
• We have the experience to handle complications promptly and effectively
• Our legal advice is clear and jargon-free
• We are easy to contact and will call you back immediately
• We provide regular updates
• We take the time to discuss any concerns you may have and give you clear explanations of legal issues as needed
• Our services represent great value for money
• We offer a free initial chat and a no-obligation conveyancing quote

Contact our quick conveyancing solicitors

If you are looking for quick conveyancing solicitors, we will be happy to assist. We offer a prompt and efficient service, and always aim to reach the exchange of contracts without delay.

You can ring us for a FREE initial chat on 01482 300 200, email us at welcome@lockings.co.uk or fill in our Free Online Enquiry and we will call you back promptly. We have offices in Beverley, Hull and York and represent clients across the East Yorkshire and York area and beyond.