Green Light…Move!
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Green Light…Move!

Leasa Foster Leasa Foster
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Since the lockdown restrictions were implemented in March, more than 450,000 people have been unable to progress their plans to move house. The Government has now announced that house moves and viewings can resume again in England from today! (13/05)

What has changed?

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions)(England) (Amendment)(No.2) Regulations 2020 come into force today. In regulation 6, a reasonable excuse to leave the place where you are living now includes the following:

  • To undertake any of the following activities in connection with the purchase, sale, letting or rental of a residential property:
  1. Visiting estate or letting agents, developer sales offices or show homes
  2. Viewing residential properties to look for a property to buy or rent
  3. Preparing a residential property to move in
  4. Moving home
  5. Visiting a residential property to undertake any activities required for thesale of that property

Who can start work again?

  • Property professionals
  • Removal companies
  • Estate agencies/rental agents
  • House surveyors
  • Home builders and show homes

This is all under the prerequisite that such work is carried out under social distancing and safety rules.

Get moving!

Now that the Government has freed its restrictions on the property market, allowing buyers and tenants to view properties and move home from today, let’s take full advantage.

As conveyancers we have been able to operate during this lockdown period but with obstacles in our way. This is the Green Light we have been waiting for!!

To speak to a member of the conveyancing team at Winston Solicitors, call 0113 320 5000 or email conveyancing@winstonsolicitors.co.uk

Client feedback

Excellent job by Michelle with my conveyancing. Clear communication. Rapid responses. Everything you could want.
Graham
Michelle was our conveyancer for our recent house purchase. Her professionalism, thoroughness and quick responses throughout the process made the purchase as easy as possible for us - we are very grateful to her and the rest of the team at Winston Solicitors for their work.
Anonymous
had a great experience with winston solicitor company. The team was professional, friendly, and helpful throughout the whole process. Joe Rawnsley was fantastic. He kept me informed, answered all my questions, and made everything straightforward and stress-free. I’m very happy with the service I received and would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a reliable and trustworthy solicitor.
Bijan
They are very quick in replying and clarifying your questions. Also very smooth transaction process overall.
David
I have now used Winston’s for a number of services and highly rate them all round. My most recent experience was of their conveyancing team who have again been helpful from start to finish with the sale of my previous property and new purchase. The new purchase was not straight forward but Winston’s managed this extremely well with even the estate agent noting how helpful they were. I’m very appreciative to Michelle for her all her help with this
Jo
I used this practice for the conveyancing services (Michelle Ayres specifically). I could not recommend this practice more. I was away working outside of England for much of the time my house sale went through and I could not fault the communication, professionalism and advice I was given. Emails were responded to in a timely manner, they were fantastic throughout all negotiation with my buyer, were brilliant in explaining anything “legal speak” offered appropriate advice and really pushed on this process to ensure it moved from offer to exchange and completion. Really couldn’t recommend more.
Miss B
We couldn’t recommend Leasa highly enough. She was absolutely brilliant throughout the entire process of buying our first home.The purchase ended up being a fairly long and complicated process, with a number of delays and issues along the way, but Leasa was incredibly patient, responsive and reassuring throughout. She always took the time to explain things clearly, answer our questions and make sure we understood what was happening, which made a huge difference as first-time buyers.We always felt that she genuinely had our best interests at heart and was working hard to keep everything moving, even when things were outside of her control. Her communication was excellent, and we always felt we could get in touch whenever we needed help or clarification.Buying a home can be stressful, but having someone as knowledgeable, helpful and kind as Leasa made the whole experience so much easier.We’re incredibly grateful for everything she did to help us finally get the keys to our new home. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Leasa to anyone looking for a conveyancing solicitor, and we would absolutely use her again in the future.Thank you so much, Leasa!
Hannah
We used Winston recently for conveyancing, we are a slightly unorthodox and there were changes along the way. They were accommodating and patient with excellent regular comms. Recommended
Lee
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