How Your Local Property Solicitor Can Keep Your Move Moving

According to Statista, no less than 858,000 homes changed hands during 2023. And as the market continues to recover, thanks to falling interest rates and lower inflation, that figure is expected to be even higher in 2025.

Unfortunately, for every two successful home sales, there is one sale that falls through. Figures show that 35% of home sales fall through before completion in England and Wales every year. In 47% of these cases, the buyers simply changed their mind. More worryingly, in 17% of cases, buyers pulled out of the sale out of frustration at the slow progress of the transaction.

Don’t lose your sale

Losing your home sale is more than just frustrating; it can be very expensive too. If your sale falls through late on in the process, chances are you will have already paid out a significant sum. This includes surveys and searches on your next home, moving costs, such as deposits for removal companies, and countless other incidental costs involved in planning your move. These costs cannot be recovered if your sale falls through, and this can make a big dent in the funds you have set aside for moving costs, making your next move so much harder.

What’s more, if your sale fails, and you can’t find another buyer fast, then you could lose the home you’ve set your heart on altogether. You’ll be right back to square one, facing weeks more of intrusive viewers and stressful surveys, as well as having the hassle of finding a new home to move to.

That’s why it’s essential that you choose an experienced local property solicitor to act on your behalf, to make sure your home sale goes through as swiftly and smoothly as possible. After all, the faster your sale completes, the less time there is for your buyers to change their mind, like the 47% of buyers described above.

How Holdens Law can help

As your local property solicitors in Lancaster and Kendal, Holdens Law understand how important it is to keep your move moving throughout the home sale process. Our expert team can act on your behalf to facilitate the sale of any kind of property, locally or nationally.

We’ll take care of all the paperwork and legal steps, working closely with your buyers’ legal team at every stage. With a local property solicitor, you can call in to sign this paperwork as soon as it’s needed, avoiding the delays of posting documents back and forth. 

Our team will work hard to ensure that there are no hold-ups along the way and resolve any issues that arise as promptly as possible, to stop you from becoming part of that 17% of sales that fail due to slow progress.

Communication is key

Communication is the key to any successful house sale, keeping all parties up to date at every stage, so everyone knows exactly where they stand. As a local property solicitor, we are much better placed to do this than any online conveyancing company.

Engaging a local property solicitor means you can call in, any time, to check on progress, chat face to face with the team who are dealing with your sale. We’re a friendly team, and we’ll always explain things in plain English, rather than baffle you with legal jargon.

We also maintain exceptional communications with our colleagues at other local firms too. Since the vast majority of homebuyers buy a home in their local area, chances are we’ll have a good working relationship with their local property solicitors, making everything that little bit easier for all concerned. 

Selling a home is probably the largest transaction you’ll ever be involved with, so make sure you have the professional support you need by choosing your local property solicitors, Holdens Law. To find out more, contact Holdens Law in Lancaster on 01524 32484 or in Kendal on 01539 720629.