Conveyancing Solicitors in Bridlington

Brewer Wallace acts for clients buying, selling and remortgaging residential property in Bridlington and the surrounding area, including Flamborough, Sewerby, Bempton, Carnaby and Rudston. Our residential conveyancing is accredited under the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme, and we act for most major mortgage lenders.

Matters we look at closely in Bridlington

Every purchase involves the same core work on the title, the searches and the contract. Some issues arise more often on this stretch of coast, and we deal with them as a matter of course.

• Coastal and flood risk. For properties near the cliffs or the seafront, we review the environmental and flood search results and, where relevant, the Environment Agency's coastal erosion mapping, and raise any concern with you and your lender before you commit.
• Holiday lets and second homes. Many flats and cottages in the area have been let to holidaymakers. We check whether the lease, the title and your mortgage permit that use. Since the furnished holiday lettings tax regime ended in April 2025, buyers planning to let should also take tax advice.
• Leasehold flats. We review the unexpired term, ground rent, service charges and management arrangements. A short lease can affect both your mortgage and the resale value, and is much easier to address before exchange than after.
• Older and altered properties. Period properties, and those in a conservation area, can involve historic alterations or additional consents. We check that the necessary planning permission and building regulation approval are in place, or that any gap is properly protected.

Buying a home: the process

1. Instruction. Once your offer is accepted, we confirm our fees in writing, verify your identity and ask about the source of your deposit, as the law requires.
2. Searches and the contract. We order the local authority, water and drainage and environmental searches, and review the draft contract and title documents sent by the seller's solicitor.
3. Enquiries and your mortgage. We raise enquiries on anything that needs clarifying and, once your mortgage offer is issued, deal with your lender's requirements.
4. Report and signing. We report to you in writing on the property and the contract, then arrange for you to sign the contract and mortgage deed.
5. Exchange of contracts. Your deposit is paid and the completion date becomes legally binding.
6. Completion. We send the purchase money, you collect the keys, and we pay any Stamp Duty Land Tax due and register you as the owner at HM Land Registry.

Most purchases complete within eight to twelve weeks of an offer being accepted. Chains, new build properties and leasehold flats can take longer, and we keep you informed of progress throughout.

Selling a home: the process

When you sell, we prepare the contract package for the buyer's solicitor: the title, the property information form (TA6), the fittings and contents form (TA10) and, for a flat, the leasehold information form (TA7). We reply to the buyer's enquiries, obtain a redemption figure from your lender and, on completion, repay your mortgage and settle the estate agent's account before sending the balance to you.

Gathering a few documents at the outset can save weeks later: planning permissions and building regulation certificates for any alterations, guarantees for windows, damp proofing or a replacement boiler, and, for leasehold property, your lease and recent service charge accounts.

If you are buying and selling at the same time, we act on both transactions and coordinate them so that exchange and completion take place on the same day.

Our fees

We charge fixed fees for residential conveyancing, quoted in advance and confirmed in writing before any work begins. Our legal fee for a purchase starts from £900 plus VAT, and for a sale from £895 plus VAT. Leasehold and new build transactions involve additional work and carry a supplement. Searches, Land Registry fees and any Stamp Duty Land Tax are payable in addition, and are itemised in full in your quote.

For an instant, itemised figure, use our conveyancing fees calculator, or see our published fees and pricing.

Our Bridlington office

Our Bridlington office is at Unit 22, Bridlington Business Centre, Enterprise Way, YO16 4SF. Please call 01262 672321 to arrange an appointment. Much of the work can be dealt with by telephone and email if that suits you better. We also have offices in Hull and Hornsea.