If you are moving house, having the right conveyancer is crucial. From making sure your investment is sound to ironing out problems without delays, using our experienced solicitors will ensure you have the service you need. As a premium conveyancing law firm, we have a reputation for excellence and a sound track record of success in meeting client expectations, including in complex and time-sensitive transactions.

Lockings has been representing clients in buying and selling property in East Yorkshire and beyond for many years. We will keep you updated throughout so that you know exactly where we are in the transaction and we will make sure you have clear, jargon -free advice.

We offer a FREE initial chat so that you can ask us any questions you may have about selling or buying a property. 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 East Yorkshire and York area.

Why choose our premium conveyancing law firm for your sale or purchase?

Our experienced conveyancing solicitors work proactively to move transactions forward effectively, avoiding hold-ups wherever possible. Some of the advantages of choosing us for your house move include:

• We move you faster
• Local offices and strong connections to other local property professionals, including surveyors, estate agents and management companies
• Excellent Google ratings based on 700+ reviews
• A smooth onboarding process, with the option to use our online conveyancing portal
• Clear communication
• Easy to contact and responsive
• The expertise to deal efficiently with difficulties
• Excellent value for money with a clear costs quote provided at the outset
• Sustainability and diversity

We hold the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation, acknowledging the high standards of our legal advice and our excellent customer service.

Our conveyancing services

We offer a full range of conveyancing services, including:

• House sales, including probate sales
• House purchases
• Leasehold sales and purchases
• Buy-to-let properties and investment properties
• Remortgages

Selling a house

When you sell a house or flat, it is often important to move the transaction forward quickly. Our team always aim to reach readiness for exchange of contracts promptly and to meet deadlines wherever possible.

If you are thinking of selling a property, you can contact us now and we can let you have the initial paperwork for completion. This will ensure that once you have a buyer in place, we can send the contract package to their solicitor straightaway.

We keep in close contact with the conveyancers acting for buyers to ensure that they have the information they need and to respond to enquiries quickly. Once they are ready to exchange contacts, we will liaise with you as to dates and, where necessary, tie in your related purchase.

Once we have a redemption statement from your lender, we will be able to let you have a breakdown of the amount that will be available to you on completion of your sale.

Buying a house

If you are buying a house, our experienced house purchase solicitors can make sure that the transaction proceeds as smoothly as possible. As well as checking the legal title, we will arrange for searches to be carried out and raise all relevant enquiries with the seller’s solicitor.

We are on the panel of all major high street lenders, meaning that if you are obtaining a mortgage, we can act for both you and your lender in the transaction.

We will make sure that you have the information that you need about your new home and that it is presented clearly. We are always happy to discuss any concerns you may have, to answer your questions and to explain anything, as needed.

Our conveyancers always aim to reach readiness for exchange without delay and will endeavour to meet deadlines, for example, if you are buying a newbuild home and have been given a date by which you must exchange contracts.

Leasehold sales and purchases

Leasehold sales and purchases involve more paperwork than freehold transactions because it is necessary to look at the way in which the management of the property is dealt with by the freeholder, their managing agent or a management company.

If you are selling a flat, we will obtain all of the information that the buyer will need, working to provide this for the buyer’s solicitor swiftly.

For clients buying a flat, we will go through the extensive information in detail, looking at issues including:

• The legal title to both the leasehold and freehold property
• Plans of the property and flat
• A copy of the lease
• Planning consents and building regulations approval
• Buildings insurance
• Copy management accounts
• Confirmation that all service charges are up to date
• Confirmation that the ground rent is paid up to date
• Details of how much is held in a sinking fund for large items of future expenditure
• Confirmation that none of the flat owners are in breach of their lease

We know that the amount of information can seem substantial and we will make sure that it is explained as necessary. We are always happy to talk through matters and answer questions throughout.

Remortgaging

We know that if you are remortgaging, you probably want to complete quickly, whether you are moving to a better deal or releasing funds. We always aim to move the remortgage process forwards effectively, completing as soon as possible after receipt of your mortgage offer.

Request a conveyancing quote

Our conveyancing services offer outstanding value for money. We are always happy to provide a conveyancing quote, so please feel free to call us to speak to one of the team.

We will provide you with a comprehensive figure, including any extra costs such as Stamp Duty and the Land Registry’s fee for registering a property purchase so that there are no surprises later on.

Contact our East Yorkshire and York area premium conveyancing law firm

If you are selling or buying a property in East Yorkshire, the York area or beyond and you would like assistance from a premium conveyancing law firm, contact us today we will be delighted to hear from you.

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.