Solicitors for First-Time Buyers
Solicitors Who Specialise in Helping Liverpool First-Time Buyers
Buying a property is a major investment for first-time buyers, whatever their age, and experienced local legal advice can help the buyer complete the conveyancing process as quickly and professionally as possible - and with the minimum of fuss.
Conveyancing refers to the process of transferring the legal ownership of a property from the seller to the buyer. Various legal and administrative matters need to be addressed during the process, and the best path that a first-time buyer can take is to engage a reliable and experienced law firm to handle these often complicated steps and procedures early on, allowing the buyer freedom to focus on other important and stressful matters related to first-home ownership.
- How Can a Solicitor Help a First-Time Buyer?
- First-Time Buyers - Arranging a Mortgage and Ownership Models
- Advice on Help to Buy Schemes for First-Time Buyers in Liverpool and Merseyside
- Every Property is Individual – Contact Our Team for an Accurate, Individual Quotation
First-time buyers benefit from an exemption from stamp duty land tax (SDLT) if the purchase price is under £300,000 and it will be their main residential property. A first-time buyer may also be interested in and eligible for one of the Government’s Help to Buy schemes (see below), and this is another area that a specialist conveyancing solicitor will be able to advise on.
New: Since 1st October 2021, the stamp duty holiday has ended and the thresholds have reverted to what they were prior to 8th July 2020. Stamp duty is now once again payable at the normal rates on the value of residential properties over £125,000.
First-time buyers looking to save up money for a mortgage deposit can also benefit from the government’s Help to Buy ISA scheme. The Help to Buy ISA is a savings account into which a prospective first-time buyer can deposit funds that the government will then top up by 25%. The maximum that the government will contribute to the account is £3,000, for which the buyer will need to save £12,000. Help to Buy ISAs are available to each individual first-time buyer, meaning that a couple buying their first home together could save up to £6,000 on the purchase price. Get in touch with our solicitors advising Liverpool first-time buyers to find out more about the various government Help to Buy schemes that first-time buyers can benefit from to help them take their first step on the property ladder.
Why Choose Bartletts Solicitors?
Solid Traditional Values Delivered
in a Modern Convenient Manner
Our firm has years of experience helping first-time buyers in Liverpool and across Merseyside.
Law Society Accredited for Conveyancing Quality. Competitive fixed fees, no obligation free quotations and no hidden costs.
Your conveyance will be handled by Louise Nelson, a solicitor with 39 years experience of helping first-time buyers purchase property in Liverpool.
Louise heads a friendly team of experienced conveyancers. Jenny Thomas, Louise Drewry and Lucy Baines have detailed knowledge of the files they work on, meaning when you call you will get prompt answers and updates.
Customer service is very important to us. John Bartlett has been managing the firm for over 40 years and takes customer satisfaction very seriously.
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Further Information:
- Right to Buy Your Home
- First-Time Buyers
- Residential Stamp Duty Rules on Second Homes
- Fixed Prices for Our Residential Conveyancing Services

All conveyancing and property-related work is supervised by Louise, who has worked as a solicitor for 39 years. Louise has spent her entire career at our firm. Bartletts has earned the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality accreditation, which is a difficult stamp of approval to obtain. Every property lawyer at the firm is examined and checked by the Law Society every year. Many firms fail to achieve this mark of quality.
Bartletts is proud to support a number of public bodies and charities, including Liverpool Cathedral, National Museums Liverpool, the Walker Art Gallery and Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice. You can find out more on our blog or on social media.
“I was delighted Bartletts Solicitors continued their tradition of philanthropy with Liverpool Cathedral this year. Thank you so much for your generous gift.” - The Dean of Liverpool, The Very Revd Dr. Sue Jones (Dec 2020)