What is the first thing I need to know about purchase conveyancing in Killingworth?

Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Killingworth or throughout England and Wales is an adversarial experience. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there is lots of room for friction between you and other parties involved in the legal transfer of property. E.g., the vendor, estate agent and even potentially your lender. Selecting a lawyer for your conveyancing in Killingworth is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE person in the process whose role it is to protect your legal interests and to keep you safe.

There is a distinct ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone must be blamed for the process being so protracted. We recommend that you must always trust your solicitor ahead of all other players in the conveyancing process.

I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Killingworth. My lender is Platform

Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 12/7/2025, the requirements read as follows :

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Killingworth?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Killingworth. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

How do I search for a Killingworth solicitor on the The Mortgage Works conveyancing panel? I have a car and am willing to travel upto 20miles to meet the lawyer.

Feel free to make use of the facility on this page. Please select a bank and your location and you will see a number of Killingworth conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have detailed some Killingworth conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can ring them to see whether they are on the The Mortgage Works member panel

The solicitors carrying out our conveyancing in Killingworth has forwarded papers to review that reveal that the land is unregistered with epitome documents. Why is the property not currently recorded at HM Land Regsitry?

It is rare for premises in Killingworth to be unregistered. An 'epitome' is basically a dossier of photocopies of documents affecting an unregistered title. Plenty of Killingworth conveyancing solicitors will be familiar with this type of conveyancing but in the event that uncertainty prevails the prevailing guidance presently is for the vendor’s solicitor to undertake the registration formalities first and then deal with the transfer to the buyer - this will have a domino effect to result in a significant delay.