Buying a Home
Whether you’re buying your first house, moving home, or purchasing a second home or holiday home, you’re probably feeling both excited and stressed about the process. Purchasing a property, for whatever reason, is a large financial commitment. It’s therefore essential to consult an experienced conveyancing solicitor to guide you through the process and handle any issues competently on your behalf.
We’re accredited with the Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme, which signifies our position as one of the leading residential conveyancing teams in the country.
At Fishers Solicitors, our skilled conveyancing team of Solicitors, Legal Executives and Licenced Conveyancers are on hand to make your home buying experience as smooth and straightforward as possible. Your transaction will always be dealt with by an expert with considerable experience successfully completing purchases on behalf of clients.
We offer the vast majority of our clients fixed fee conveyancing services so you can proceed with your property transaction in total confidence of how much it will cost and what you’ll receive for that price. For an idea of how much your property transaction may cost, please feel free to generate an online conveyancing quote. However, as every transaction is unique, our solicitors will provide a more tailored quote upon your initial contact with us.
Get in touch with our conveyancing solicitors in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Derby and Tamworth today for further information or to obtain a quote. Alternatively, please complete our online enquiry form and someone will be in touch in due course.
Get a Mortgage in Principle
See what a lender will lend you so you know your budget.
Find a House & Offer
Search for a home and make an offer through an estate agent.
Get in touch with us!
Hire a solicitor to handle the legal side of the purchase.
Arrange Survey & Finalise Mortgage
Get the property checked and secure your full mortgage.
Exchange Contracts
Sign the final contracts, making the sale legally binding.
Complete & Get the Keys
Pay for the house and collect your keys on completion day.
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Meet our conveyancing team
How our conveyancing solicitors can help you buy your home
Our expertise includes all types of residential purchase, including:
- Buying freehold and leasehold property Buying your first home
- Buying a second home
- Buying a holiday home
- Buy to let conveyancing
- Government schemes, including Help to Buy and Shared Ownership
- Lease extension and enfranchisement
Our conveyancing team will handle every aspect of your property conveyance on your behalf, including:
- Liaising with interested parties, such as the seller, their estate agents, their solicitors, surveyors, mortgage lenders, freehold landlords, and leasehold managing agents
- Undertaking searches and reviewing the Register of Title or title deeds
- Advising in relation to any rights and obligations, including rights of way, other easements, boundaries, and drainage and water supply
- Drafting and/or reviewing the sale and purchase agreement and providing advice on the terms
- Ensuring monies are paid to the right people at the right times to ensure any mortgages are redeemed and the purchase completes on time
- Liaising with HM Land Registry including registering the transfer and dealing with first registration if the property was unregistered
Why choose Fishers Solicitors conveyancing solicitors to buy your home?
Our conveyancing solicitors are proud to have served our local communities in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Derby and Tamworth for many years. We believe in local knowledge for local people, and our understanding of the property market across Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire is unparalleled.
Our goal is to exceed expectations, no matter how challenging the case, and we’ve been awarded the Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme Accreditation for our expertise in all types of residential property transactions.
We understand that buying a home can be a financially burdensome time, so we offer fixed fee conveyancing to the vast majority of our clients. We’ll also keep you aware of any third party costs (such as Land Registry fees) you are likely to encounter in advance so you can always stay on top of your legal fees.
Fishers Solicitors is independently regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
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