If you’re buying or selling a home, it’s probably one of the most stressful things you’ll do all year.
Choosing a Manchester based conveyancing firm to handle the legal side of things could cut your stress levels in half.
Asking these eight questions will help you choose a conveyancing solicitor that spot potential problems, fight your corner and help get everything completed on time.
1. Are they accredited?
Accreditations show that a conveyancing solicitor meets certain minimum standards of excellence.
If a conveyancing solicitor isn’t accredited by The Law Society’s Conveyancing Scheme or the Conveyancing Association, you should think very carefully before using them.
Every good conveyancing solicitor will have an accreditations page on their website. Look out for these logos.
2. Do they have a Manchester office you can visit?
If you’re buying or selling a home in Greater Manchester – and you need to drop into your solicitors for an appointment – you want to be able to get there easily.
If you want to speak face to face then our Manchester office is easy to get to by car or on public transport.
For your ease and convenience, we can carry out most of our business online via the LPL-Cloud conveyancing portal. Our portal lets you sign in, complete and sign forms from the comfort of your own home, and helps us speed your case along.
This means that we can provide a conveyancing service to clients throughout England and Wales and not just if you are Manchester based.
3. What do their clients say about them?
When you’re choosing a Manchester conveyancing solicitor, it can be difficult to know what they’ll be like to work with.
The five-star rating system used by most review sites can help you make a quick evaluation of a solicitor’s firm.
4. What’s their social media like?
Social media can be another powerful research tool when it comes to choosing a conveyancing solicitor. Browsing social media profiles can give you a better sense of who you will be working with and what they value.
You may also find testimonials from previous clients, helpful articles, information about the team and more. Visit LPL’s Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.
Visit LPL’s website and you’ll find guides from the general conveyancing service process, commonly asked questions, moving tips and video guides.
5. Are their prices transparent
No one likes to pay more than they thought they would, especially when it comes to such a large asset.
We know our customers don’t like hourly fees and hidden rates, that’s why we offer fixed fee conveyancing.
And – best of all – if there’s no completion there’s no fee!
Get an instant online quote on our website.
6. Are they safe and secure?
Because conveyancing solicitors handle transactions worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, they have been targeted by sophisticated fraudsters.
Manchester-based conveyancing firm LPL takes cyber security very seriously and we are committed to tackling cybercrime in any way we can to protect our clients. Find out more about how LPL do this.
7. Have they won any awards?
Decided by an impartial panel of experts, an industry award can usually recognise a solicitor’s outstanding achievements in a particular area.
In the property sector, the ESTAS Awards recognise outstanding conveyancers, estate agents and more from all over the UK. LPL has won a number of ESTAS Awards in the last few years.
8. Do they have a client support team?
Customer service is crucial when it comes conveyancing solicitors. When you’re putting the sale or purchase of a house in someone else’s hands you want to be able to get in touch to make sure everything is running smoothly.
If a conveyancing firm has a dedicated client support team this means they will be able to answer your questions without distracting your conveyancer from progressing the legal side of your case
LPL have a dedicated Client Services team who mostly handle queries through LPL’s online conveyancing portal. The team is led by our experienced Client Services Manager Vicky Boden.
Vicky said: “Our friendly, front-line team are committed to providing exceptional service. They are tasked with getting your case onboard smoothly and answering any queries you may have, freeing up your conveyancer to focus on getting your legal matter completed as quickly as possible.”
LPL Managing Partner Fiaz Khalid said: “At LPL, our success is down to our employees, so we make it a priority to treat our people well.
Time and care have been taken to put together a team made up of some of the very best people in the conveyancing arena. We are confident that each of them will go above and beyond to deliver on our service level agreements.
Our workplace culture is built on core values our employees believe in: Supportive, respectful, responsible, honest, accountable, and kind.”
Looking for a conveyancing solicitor in Manchester? Get in touch with our team to get started: 0333 3055 189
