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Selling property in Birmingham
Your expert conveyancing solicitor's role when selling a property in Birmingham, will include:
- Draft contracts – Your conveyancing solicitor drafts the initial legal contract to be sent to the buyer's solicitor.
- Responding to enquiries – your solicitor responds to any questions the buyer's solicitor may have (this is where you'll find out if you are missing documents, which can cause delays to your sale).
- Investigating issues – your solicitor may need to complete further investigation to try and satisfy them.
- Exchange contracts – once the buyer's solicitor has satisfied their enquiries, contracts are finalised and exchanged
- On the day of completion – your solicitor receives the money for the sale, discharges the mortgage (if required), pays the estate agent, deducts their fee and then sends the net sale proceeds to you.
- Post completion – your solicitor receives the DS1 discharge documents and, when leasehold, settles your liabilities for ground rent and service charges.
Our Birmingham conveyancing solicitors' cost for selling a property starts from £723 INC VAT.
For Birmingham buying
- Draft contracts – Your solicitor reviews the draft contract sent by the seller's solicitor.
- Raising enquiries – your solicitor will ask the seller's solicitor questions based on the contract, title, and property documents to protect you from any nasty surprises.
- Exchange contracts – once your solicitor is satisfied with their enquiries, they agree with the seller to finalise and exchange contracts
- Day of completion – on the day of completion, your solicitor transfers the money for the sale.
- Post completion – following completion, your solicitor makes an application to HM Land Registry to register you as the new owner.
Our Birmingham conveyancing solicitors' cost for buying a property starts from £723 INC VAT.
Add or remove someone from a property title in Birmingham
With a Transfer of Equity, you can buy someone out of a shared property and remove them from the title, or add someone to the title to transfer ownership of a share of the property, making them a joint owner. This service includes:
- Property solicitors fees including ID checks, office copies
- HM Land Registration fees
- (if party being removed) ID1 Form verification fee
- (if mortgage) Change of mortgage fee
- (if leasehold) Notice fee to freeholder
Our Birmingham conveyancing solicitors' cost for a Transfer of Equity in Birmingham starts at £399 INC VAT.
If someone is giving up their share of the property for less than market value, they may be required to get independent legal advice, which will be an additional expense.
Switch your mortgage deal in Birmingham
Your remortgage solicitor will perform all the necessary checks, review your new mortgage offer, and update HM Land Registry post-completion. The process is similar to when you purchase but should take less time, as the solicitor doesn't need to raise any legal enquiries.
If you own a leasehold property, your solicitor must carry out extra work to investigate the lease terms. Our conveyancing solicitors' cost for a remortgage in Birmingham starts at £363 INC VAT INC VAT.
Purchase the next chunk of your equity
When you're ready to buy the next chunk of the equity in your shared ownership property, a conveyancer will be required to handle:
- The bank transfer;
- obtaining a mortgage redemption statement from your existing lender;
- receiving your new mortgage offer and confirming the lender terms;
- receiving the memorandum of staircasing;
- handling completion;
- filing SDLT form (if required); and
- registration at the Land Registry.
Our conveyancing solicitors' cost for shared ownership staircasing in Birmingham starts at £569 INC VAT.
If you need to add someone to the legal title, you will need to pay an additional fee for a transfer of equity.
Paying off your Help to Buy equity loan
You'll need a solicitor to:
- Receive redemption letter;
- review title for ownership and restrictions;
- obtain Authority to Complete;
- draft a deed of postponement for your current lender;
- handling completion;
- bank transfer; and
- if repaid in full, removal of the loan restriction at the Land Registry.
Our conveyancing solicitors' cost for Help to Buy loan redemption in Birmingham starts at £333 INC VAT.
Price based on a freehold with the loan being repaid in full using savings.
Why buy a home in Birmingham?
Birmingham, located in the West Midlands, is the UK's second largest city. It hosts the famous Bullring Centre, complete with the statue of a bull. The city, where the first industrial steam machine was invented, hosts many museums, such as The Birmingham Art School and The Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra.
The city hosts Spaghetti Junction, the interchange of the M6 and A38(M) and has two famous football teams: Birmingham City and Aston Villa. It has three universities: the University of Birmingham, Aston University and Birmingham City University.
Birmingham has a specialist online estate agent covering the conurbation called Love Your Postcode
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, B15 2TH
Birmingham City Hospital, Dudley Rd, Birmingham, B18 7QH
Moseley Hall Hospital, Alcester Rd, Birmingham, B13 8JL
By road, Birmingham is served by the M5, M6, M40 and M42 motorways and numerous trunk roads. Birmingham Airport allows international travel and Birmingham New Street is the busiest railway station in the UK, outside London.
Distance to Airports from Birmingham
| Airport | Miles by car |
| Birmingham | 10.2 miles |
| East Midlands | 39.9 miles |
| Manchester | 78.7 miles |
St Paul's School for Girls, Vernon Rd, Birmingham, B16 9SL
Bournville School and Sixth Form Centre, Griffins Brook Lane, Birmingham, B30 1QJ
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, Vicarage Rd, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7QJ
Residential Conveyancing Solicitors in and around Birmingham
Our Birmingham conveyancing solicitors can help you with your conveyance locally or in any of the surrounding areas, including Wolverhampton, Walsall, Sutton Coldfield, Shirley, Dudley, Solihull and Aldridge.
We have many offices throughout England and Wales, so you can find a solicitor near you.
- Whitehall Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B9 5EN
- 297 Brandwood Park Road, Birmingham, B14 6QR
- Apartment 15, 36 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8DB
- 4 Hartledon Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 0AD
- 21 Barton Lodge Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B28 0RW
- Timber Yard scheme (apartments) – Birmingham City Centre.
Developed by Gilliard.
Birmingham Property Prices
| Average property price in Birmingham | £270,928 |
| Population of Birmingham | 1,101,000 (2014) |
Local conveyancing solicitor
Should I use a Licensed Conveyancer or Conveyancing Solicitor near me?
Solicitors are usually more expensive than a conveyancer, which is fine as long as they specialise in property transactions. It can be beneficial to choose a property lawyer in case of any specialist legal complications with your property transaction, but the best-of-both approach is to instruct a licensed conveyancing solicitor who employs some other conveyancing professionals to complete the simpler parts of the work under their supervision, at a lower rate.
Why choose SAM Conveyancing Solicitors in Birmingham?
Whether you're buying, selling, remortgaging, dealing with a lease, staircasing shared ownership, or paying offyour help to buy loan, you'll need a conveyancing specialist to handle the legal side of things. With SAM you get the benefit of dedicated conveyancing executive who'll guide you through the process, from start to finish, at no extra cost. Available Monday to Saturday to answer all your questions, we'll bridge the gap between you and your solicitor, with regular updates in plain English.
We have hand selected some of the best conveyancing solicitors Birmingham has to offer, which are backed by a no sale no fee guarantee and the Birmingham conveyancing fee we quote is broken down so you can see exactly what your quote includes. What we quote you is the fixed price you will pay for the agreed work. No unpleasant surprises.
You'll also benefit form our state of the art Online Conveyancing Process to track your progress and next steps along the way.
Affordable Housing Schemes
Several affordable housing schemes in Birmingham help make buying a property more achievable. The work is more complex, and we have specialist conveyancing solicitors to handle the following:
- Shared Ownership Solicitors
- Right to Buy Solicitors Birmingham - speak to Birmingham City Council to find out if you are eligible
- Discount Market Sale Birmingham - check with Birmingham City Council if they are running a DMS scheme
Birmingham conveyancing solicitors
You can rest assured that you're in good hands with our Birmingham Conveyancing Solicitors. They are skilled and experienced with complex property transactions from a simple purchase for a property in Birmingham to a Sale and Purchase of a shared ownership property, executing a Deed of Trust simultaneously.
Are you buying or selling a short lease in Birmingham?
If there are 80 years or less on the Birmingham leasehold, it will be harder to mortgage. Whether you're buying or selling, you should consider extending the lease, which may be done before, during, or in some cases after the transaction.
Our specialist leasehold conveyancing solicitors have vast experience handling the extension of a short lease for the buyer or the seller in Birmingham; speak to a SAM advisor for inclusive, fixed fee, conveyancing quotes for leasehold conveyancing or share of freehold conveyancing today. Property Challenges Solved.
Conveyancing FAQs: Property Lawyers Birmingham
The average conveyancing cost in London can be slightly higher than in the rest of the country. Depending on the property's price and the transaction's complexity, you could pay several hundred to a couple of thousand pounds. Our conveyancing fees in Birmingham are based on the purchase price, and start at £723 INC VAT.
Fill in our easy online form for a fixed quote tailored to your requirements.
Birmingham conveyancing solicitor fees vary between online conveyancing solicitors, high street licensed conveyancers or housing solicitors introduced by your estate agent.
It's unnecessary to have a local property solicitor as the conveyancing process is the same throughout England and Wales. You should prioritise service and efficiency over proximity to Birmingham, when choosing a good conveyancing solicitor for any property transaction.
Many factors can delay conveyancing in Birmingham. A simple property transaction can be completed in less than two months, but the average is closer to 12-16 weeks.
CQS Accreditation
All our panel solicitors are CQS accredited. You can trust the Conveyancing Quality Scheme for the highest standards of conveyancing.
Fixed Fee
Don't bother with an 'estimate' fee. You want to make sure that your total fee is fixed (they can't charge you more later) and it includes all the necessary components. We build your quote based on each of the costs involved in a standard transaction based on the information you give us, with no sneaky extra fees. If you have additional requirements, speak with a helpful team member to ensure everything you need is covered within your quote.
No Sale No Fee
Choose conveyancing solicitors in Birmingham who offer a No Sale No Fee Guarantee, like ours. If your first sale or purchase falls through, the money you've spent with us will go toward your next one. Terms apply.
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Communication
Not knowing what is going on is the most frustrating thing for a client. Many solicitors are too busy doing legal work to answer all their clients call for updates. With SAM Conveyancing, you'll have a dedicated conveyancing executive available Monday to Saturday. They'll keep you in the loop on progress, translate the legal jargon, chase your solicitor when required and email you about milestones.
Value
Get a fully comprehensive quote covering all your needs so you can accurately compare your options to ensure you're paying a good price.
Online conveyancing is just as safe as you protect your data on the internet as you would in any other transaction. Online conveyancing means speedier turnaround times on documents, more convenient meetings and lower running costs for the firm. We pass our savings on to you.
Yes, if you're buying and selling simultaneously, the same conveyancing solicitor can handle both transactions, saving you money, as you'll only have to do the 'new client' admin once.
1. Get a mortgage in principle
Know what you can afford to save wasting time on any false starts.
2. Instruct your conveyancing solicitor before you make your offer
Waiting until your offer is accepted can delay your transaction. As early as possible, inform them of any details, such as gifted deposits. An online service reduces snail mail delays and waiting for physical meetings, which can be conducted by video call.
3. Apply for your mortgage quickly
You can submit your application as soon as your offer is accepted. An independent broker can help speed this along.
4. Order your searches and surveys
Ordering these early can speed up your conveyancing process, especially if local authorities face delays. However, it is usually considered prudent to time this with the rest of your chain if a transaction falls through.
5. Get your building insurance ready
You'll need insurance from the exchange so research & compare insurance quotes, once your solicitor is instructed.
6. Paperwork (When selling)
Ensure you have your paperwork, including energy performance & FENSA certificates.
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county located in western central England and is the second most populous county, with an estimated population of over 2.9 million (2019). It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972 and it was formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The county consists of seven metropolitan boroughs: the City of Birmingham, the City of Coventry and the City of Wolverhampton, as well as Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, and Walsall.
The county is landlocked and one of the most heavily urbanised areas in the UK. It has a number of Sites of Special Scientific Interest, including Sutton Park, which has a number of different habitats, including wetlands, woodlands, marshes and heathlands, and has also been designated a National Nature Reserve.
There are five universities in the county; the University of Warwick, the University of Birmingham, Aston University, Keele University, and Harper Adams University. The county also hosts numerous notable football clubs, including Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Coventry City, West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Walsall. Warwickshire County Cricket Club's home ground is Edgbaston in Birmingham. Birmingham, incidentally, has more canals than Venice and more trees than Paris!
West Midlands Property Market Reports
**Our panel of solicitors are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and conveyancing work is accredited with the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme.
***No Sale No Fee applies to any sale or purchase quote except auction and right to buy. Read our No Sale No Fee Policy.
What are the conveyancing costs?
Birmingham Conveyancing Solicitor fees vary between online conveyancing solicitors, high street conveyancers or housing solicitors introduced by your estate agent.
The actual conveyancing costs, outside of the legal work, should be fixed, including:
For buyers: stamp duty, land registration, property searches, ID searches and leasehold charges (if buying a leasehold property).
For sellers: office copies, title plan and management information (if selling a leasehold property).
Make sure to budget for all of the above conveyancing costs and to get a fixed fee conveyancing quote from several firms, to compare value.
Making the right choice of solicitor is key to the whole process:
- Cheap Conveyancing
- Fast Conveyancing
- Best Conveyancing Service
Can you buy a property with a deposit under 10%?
You can buy a property with a deposit of less than 10% of the home's selling price. Beyond just getting the vendor's agreement, please see below various examples of conveyancing where this is normal.
- If you're buying a shared ownership property, you have to pay a 10% deposit – but this is a percentage of the percentage you're buying, so in effect, your deposit can be as little as 2.5% of the whole selling price.
- You don't have to present any deposit if you're buying using a No Deposit Mortgage (Offset): funds are provided by a helper instead.
- If you're buying a concessionary purchase, the discount from the full selling price counts as the deposit.
