Grouped by what each firm publishes about its own work. Most firms on this list handle all common property law matters.
The Top 9 Property Solicitors in Birmingham
Nine property law firms in Birmingham, with their experience and what each one suits.
Davisons
Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston, plus Colmore Row, Cotteridge, Weoley Castle and Four OaksFull service firm with a large residential conveyancing practice
Best for Buyers and sellers who want a local office and a wide conveyancing menu
Davisons holds the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme mark and Lexcel, its website shows.
Samantha Ingram, Director and National Head of Conveyancing, is based at Edgbaston and chairs the Birmingham Law Society Property and Development Committee, the firm says.
The firm has five offices in Birmingham, at Edgbaston, Colmore Row, Cotteridge, Weoley Castle and Four Oaks.
Edgbaston office 0121 685 1234 (the number above is for central line)
Full profile: lawyers, services and sources
About the firm
Davisons is a Birmingham firm that calls itself a market leader in residential conveyancing, with five offices in the city and around 20 in all. Samantha Ingram, Director and National Head of Conveyancing, runs residential property from Edgbaston and, the firm says, chairs the Birmingham Law Society property committee. The menu covers leasehold, lease extensions, shared ownership, right to buy, transfers of equity and new builds. It suits most buyers and sellers who want a local office and Saturday opening. First contact is a free initial assessment.
Established for 40 years, according to the firm
Also worth knowing
Its conveyancing menu includes lease extensions, shared ownership, right to buy and transfers of equity.
Lawyers
Samantha Ingram also heads the firm wide residential property department, so your file may be handled by a team member at another office.
Samantha Ingram, Director Solicitor, National Head of Conveyancing (Edgbaston)
Birmingham: 75-77 Colmore Row; 1886-1888 Pershore Road, Cotteridge; 63-65 Beckbury Road, Weoley Castle; Milford House, Lichfield Road, Four Oaks. Around 20 offices in all, including Lichfield and Malvern
Published pricing pages for freehold and leasehold purchases, sales and remortgages. Call the freephone line or use the online enquiry form and choose your preferred office. The firm also offers paid one hour advice sessions.
Office
Seymour House, 15a Frederick Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 1JD
Other numbers
Edgbaston office also listed on 0121 824 1668
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About the firm
Talbots began as a conveyancing office in Stourbridge in 1991 and is now an employee owned Midlands firm with an office in Edgbaston. Residential property is still a core team: Yvonne Masters heads national conveyancing, and Associate Solicitor Shabina Khatoon works from Edgbaston on new builds, sales and remortgages. The team also covers auction purchases, buy to let, transfers and boundary or property disputes. It suits buyers of new build homes and people who like an office with parking. Pricing is published online.
Founded in 1991
Also worth knowing
Talbots Law is owned by an Employee Ownership Trust, the firm says.
Lawyers
The conveyancing team works across many Midlands offices, so the lawyer on your file may sit outside Edgbaston.
Yvonne Masters, Director, Head of National Conveyancing
Aneesah Sheikh, Director, Assistant Head of National Conveyancing
Seymour House, 15a Frederick Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 1JD
Other details
Other offices
Brierley Hill (registered office), Dudley, Halesowen, Stourbridge, Wolverhampton, Coventry, plus Staffordshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire and Cheshire. Benussi & Co, part of Talbots, is at 103 Colmore Row
Instant online conveyancing quote, available 24 hours a day, according to the firm, with published pricing information. Call, email or use the online form.
Sydney Mitchell is a mid sized Birmingham and Solihull firm that says it traces its roots to 1763, with offices in the city centre, Shirley and Sheldon. Partner Adam Oleskow leads a residential property team of conveyancers and paralegals. The work covers sales and purchases, freehold purchases from landlords, lease extensions, shared ownership staircasing, right to buy, new homes and transfers of equity, and the dispute team takes on property ownership and boundary disputes. It suits buyers in south and east Birmingham and Solihull. Instant online quote, any time.
Founded in 1763, according to the firm
Also worth knowing
Its residential work includes lease extensions, freehold purchases and shared ownership staircasing.
Lawyers
The residential team works across the Birmingham, Shirley and Sheldon offices.
Adam Oleskow, Partner, Residential Property
Danny McCorry, Senior Conveyancer, Residential Property
Springfield Road, Kings Heath, and Hagley Road West, Quinton, plus Stourbridge and StaffordshireFull service high street firm with a large conveyancing team
Best for First time buyers and families in Kings Heath, Quinton and nearby
GloverPriest holds the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme mark, its website shows.
The firm has two Birmingham offices, in Kings Heath and Quinton.
Its conveyancing team lists more than 25 conveyancers, licensed conveyancers and solicitors.
Online conveyancing quote, according to the firm, with a published fees page. You can also call, use the contact form or meet at a local office.
Office
56 Springfield Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7DY
Other numbers
Kings Heath office 0121 444 0030 (the number above is for conveyancing)
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About the firm
GloverPriest is a high street firm with two Birmingham offices, in Kings Heath and Quinton, and a conveyancing team of more than 25 people across the Midlands. Director Lesley Russell works from Quinton. The firm handles sales and purchases, leasehold, new builds, shared ownership, transfers of equity, buy to let and auction purchases, and gives clients an online portal to track the file. It suits first time buyers and families in south and west Birmingham who want a local office. You can get an online quote first.
Founded in 1990 as Thomas & Co Solicitors
Also worth knowing
The site says the firm is rated 4.9 out of 5 on ReviewSolicitors from more than 4,000 reviews.
Lawyers
The conveyancing team works across several Midlands offices, so your conveyancer may be based outside Birmingham.
Lesley Russell, Director, Conveyancing (Quinton)
Chloe Trueman, Conveyancer (Kings Heath)
Areas of property law handled
Sale and purchase
Leasehold
New build conveyancing
Shared ownership
Transfer of equity
Remortgage
Buy to let
Auction conveyancing
Joint ownership advice
Online client portal
Office
56 Springfield Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7DY
Published cost guides for freehold and leasehold sales and purchases and remortgages, with an initial estimate at the start. Call or email either office.
Office
47 Yardley Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham B27 6HQ
Other numbers
0121 449 5050 (Moseley) (the number above is for Acocks Green)
Full profile: lawyers, services and sources
About the firm
Hadgkiss Hughes & Beale calls itself one of the oldest high street practices in Birmingham, with offices in Acocks Green and Moseley. Partner Sohale Sharif, admitted in 2000 and a former trainee accountant, heads residential conveyancing and leasehold enfranchisement from Acocks Green. Alongside sales, purchases and remortgages, the firm takes on lease extensions, freehold purchases, collective enfranchisement and right to manage, including tribunal cases. It suits leaseholders who want a lease extended or a freehold bought by a small local firm. Cost guides are published.
Also worth knowing
Senior partner Gordon Keir, admitted in 1985, also handles residential property from Moseley.
Lawyers
Sohale Sharif, Partner, Head of Residential Conveyancing (Acocks Green)
Gordon Keir, Senior Partner, residential property (Moseley)
James Norton, Consultant Solicitor, property and wills
Published pricing for purchases, sales and remortgages. You get a named property lawyer with a direct email and phone number, the firm says. Call or use the online form.
Office
Grays Court, 11 High Street, Harborne, Birmingham B17 9NT
Other numbers
Moving home line 0333 016 1100 (the number above is for Harborne)
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About the firm
NBB Waldrons formed when Harborne firm Nicholls Brimble Bhol joined Black Country practice Waldrons, and residential conveyancing is one of the services run from the Harborne office. Partner Belinda Hill, who qualified as a solicitor in 2006, heads residential property, and founder Nicholas Brimble stays on as a consultant. The team handles sales, purchases, remortgages, right to buy, shared ownership, new builds and unregistered land. It suits clients in Harborne and south west Birmingham. Each client gets a named property lawyer with a direct line.
Also worth knowing
The firm is a member of the Equity Release Council, its site says.
Lawyers
Ask which office your property lawyer will work from.
Belinda Hill, Partner, Head of Residential Property
Paul Kettle, Solicitor, Residential Conveyancing Office Lead
Published conveyancing cost guide. Request a callback or use the enquiry form.
Office
3 Waterfront Business Park, Brierley Hill, West Midlands DY5 1LX
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About the firm
Higgs is a Black Country firm based at Brierley Hill, in the Dudley borough west of Birmingham, and was one of the first West Midlands practices to win the Law Society's conveyancing quality mark, it says. Senior Associate Gurvinder Kehel is the most senior named lawyer in a residential team of conveyancing executives. The menu is broad: leasehold and freehold sales, lease extensions, freehold purchases including collective enfranchisement, shared ownership staircasing and transfers of equity after separation. It suits leaseholders and separating couples. Callback forms and a published cost guide.
Also worth knowing
Lease extension disputes go to the firm's own property disputes team.
Lawyers
The residential team works from Brierley Hill, so meetings are outside Birmingham city.
Gurvinder Kehel, Senior Associate, Residential Real Estate (Brierley Hill)
Dan Gaffey, Conveyancing Executive (Brierley Hill)
Make an enquiry by phone, email or the online form, and ask the firm about first appointment terms.
Office
4 Whittall Street, Birmingham B4 6DH
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About the firm
Green & Olive is a Birmingham city centre firm on Whittall Street, run by partners Arif Awan, Asim Awan and Teyub Nasrullah, with a team of about 17. Property is one of several areas alongside family, immigration and disputes. On the residential side it handles purchases and sales, remortgages, new builds, Help to Buy, auction buys and transfers, and a separate team acts for residential landlords and tenants on possession, rent arrears and eviction. It suits clients who want one city centre firm for a purchase and a tenancy problem.
Also worth knowing
Its office is at 4 Whittall Street in Birmingham city centre.
Fixed fee conveyancing and a free conveyancing quote, according to the firm, with direct access to your lawyer. Call, email or use the instant quote button.
Office
506 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 3HX
Other numbers
Also 0121 245 2522
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About the firm
Blackfriars Law is a small east Birmingham practice on Alum Rock Road, run by solicitor directors Anwar Zeb Khattak and Mohammed Aslam Zeb Khattak. The firm says all its conveyancing is handled by qualified solicitors, and that you get direct access to your lawyer. It handles freehold and leasehold sales and purchases, shared ownership flats, Help to Buy, remortgages, gifts and transfers of equity, and lease extensions. It suits buyers in east Birmingham who want a small local firm. Fixed fee conveyancing with a free quote.
Also worth knowing
Its services include lease extensions, shared ownership and transfers of equity.
Firm details come from each firm's own website. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
How we compiled this list
We include firms with an office in Birmingham, or nearby in the West Midlands, that do residential property work as a main part of their work. We read each firm's own website in October 2026, checked it says it is regulated by the SRA, and wrote the descriptions ourselves. Accreditations and first consultation terms are as the firm describes them, so confirm them when you call. Google ratings are shown with the date we checked them where we have them. You can check any solicitor or firm on the SRA Solicitors Register.
No firm pays for its place on this list, and the order is our own.
This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. Laws, tax rates and fees are as published on legislation.gov.uk, GOV.UK, HM Land Registry, the SRA and HM Courts and Tribunals Service in October 2026. Stamp duty figures are as at 26 October 2026 and apply in England.
The steps in a typical purchase
A conveyancer is the solicitor or licensed conveyancer who checks the legal side of the property and moves ownership from the seller to you. Firms often work on several of these stages at once, so the order isn't fixed.
Stage
What it involves
Instructing a firm
Pick a conveyancer and sign its terms once your offer is accepted. The sooner you do, the sooner searches can go in
Searches
The firm orders local authority searches and tells you whether others are worth doing, such as flood risk or a mining report. You normally pay for searches at the start, and they only last a limited number of months
Enquiries
Your conveyancer sends the seller's side questions about the property and its paperwork, and the seller normally needs to answer them
Mortgage
The lender has to confirm your mortgage before you exchange. Its valuation is for the lender, not a survey, and gives you no protection if the property turns out to have problems
Exchange
Both sides sign matching contracts, they're swapped, and you pay your deposit. You're now legally committed
Completion
The rest of the purchase money goes to the seller's conveyancer and the property becomes yours. Keys are usually released around lunchtime
Afterwards
Your conveyancer sends the stamp duty return, pays the tax and applies to HM Land Registry to put you on the register
Why exchange matters. Until contracts are exchanged, you or the seller can back out. Once they are, a buyer who backs out may lose the deposit and owe the seller compensation, and a seller who backs out may have to cover the buyer's costs and pay compensation. The property is also your responsibility from exchange, which is why your buildings insurance needs to start that day.
Getting registered. In law, a transfer of registered land isn't fully effective until HM Land Registry registers it. Where the land has never been registered, the sale triggers first registration and the application has to go in within 2 months.
Land Registry fees. The fee is set by the price. If your conveyancer applies online to register a transfer of a whole title, it's £20 up to £80,000, £40 up to £100,000, £100 up to £200,000, £150 up to £500,000, £295 up to £1 million and £500 above £1 million. A transfer of part of a title or a new lease, which is how many new build homes are sold, pays the higher scale even online, from £45 to £1,105, and so do paper applications. These fees have applied since 9 December 2024.
How long registration takes. For applications as of July 2026, HM Land Registry says about 4 in 10 updates to an existing title were done within a day, but about a third took more than 3 months. New leases and transfers of part take much longer: half take about 9 months and almost all about 11 to 13 months. Half of first registrations take about 8 months and almost all about 12 months.
Stamp duty in England, as at 26 October 2026
Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) applies when you buy a freehold or leasehold in England, including a share bought through a shared ownership scheme. Wales has Land Transaction Tax and Scotland has Land and Buildings Transaction Tax instead. You pay each rate only on the slice of the price inside that band.
These are the rates as at 26 October 2026. The Budget on 28 October 2026 could change them, and we'll update this page if it does.
Slice of the price
Normal rate
Higher rate for an additional home
Up to £125,000
0%
5%
£125,001 to £250,000
2%
7%
£250,001 to £925,000
5%
10%
£925,001 to £1.5 million
10%
15%
Over £1.5 million
12%
17%
First time buyers: nothing to pay up to £300,000, then 5% on the slice from £300,001 to £500,000. Above £500,000 the relief is lost altogether and the normal rates apply to the whole price
Buying before you've sold: the higher rates usually apply if you'll own more than one home. They don't apply if the new home replaces your main residence and you sold the old one in the 3 years before completing. If it hasn't sold by completion day, you pay the higher rates. If you then sell the old home within 36 months of completing the new purchase, you can claim the extra back within 12 months of that sale, or within 12 months of the filing date of the original return if that's later
Buyers based abroad: if you weren't in the UK for at least 183 days in the 12 months before the purchase, a further 2% usually applies, with some exceptions
Deadline: HMRC must receive the return, and the tax must be paid, within 14 days of completion. Most conveyancers file and pay on the day you complete and add the tax to their bill. Late returns or payments can bring penalties and interest
Price
First time buyer
Moving home
Additional home
£220,000
£0
£1,900
£12,900
£320,000
£1,000
£6,000
£22,000
£550,000
£17,500 (no relief above £500,000)
£17,500
£45,000
Worked examples use the rates as at 26 October 2026 and assume a buyer who is UK resident.
Leasehold flats, lease extensions and building safety
With a flat, and with some houses, you buy a lease rather than the freehold. Before you exchange, your conveyancer should look at how many years are left on the lease, the ground rent, the service charges and who runs the building. Leasehold law is being reformed in stages, so what's in force matters.
In force now:
No two year rule: since 31 January 2025 a leaseholder doesn't have to wait two years after buying before claiming a lease extension or the freehold
Right to manage: since 3 March 2025, buildings with more commercial space can qualify for the right to manage, and the rules on the costs of a claim have changed
Peppercorn ground rent: the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 stops most new long leases of a home, granted for a premium, from charging more than a peppercorn. It applies to leases granted from 30 June 2022, and to retirement home leases from 1 April 2023. Business leases and statutory lease extensions are among the exceptions. Ground rent on older leases is unchanged
Passed but not yet started. The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 became law on 24 May 2024, but most of it needs commencement regulations before it takes effect. As at 26 October 2026, these parts still hadn't started: 990 year lease extensions, the new valuation method that does away with marriage value, the right to buy out ground rent, the ban on selling new houses as leasehold, and the service charge reforms. For now a lease extension or freehold purchase is valued under the old rules. If you're deciding when to extend, ask a solicitor what waiting could mean for you.
Cladding and other safety defects. The Building Safety Act 2022 protects leaseholders with a qualifying lease in a building that has at least two homes and is at least 11 metres high or has at least 5 storeys. Since 28 June 2022:
nothing can be charged through the service charge for cladding remediation
outside London, your share of other safety defect costs is capped at £10,000, or more if the lease was worth over £1 million, and no more than a tenth of the cap can be charged in a year
you pay nothing towards those other defects if the landlord was responsible for them, if the landlord's group passes a net worth test, or if the lease was worth under £175,000
These protections don't cover buildings the leaseholders own themselves, for example after a collective freehold purchase. Remediation orders come from the Building Safety Act 2022: on an application from a leaseholder or another interested person, the property tribunal can order the landlord to fix relevant defects by a set date. Since 31 October 2024, changes made by sections 114 to 116 of the 2024 Act let an order require the landlord to take specified steps about a defect instead of, or as well as, fixing it. Whether your lease qualifies for the protections turns on detailed conditions, so ask your conveyancer to check before exchange.
Choosing a conveyancer and protecting your money
Published costs. The SRA Transparency Rules mean a regulated firm that advertises residential conveyancing has to put on its website its total cost, or an average or range, how it charges, likely disbursements such as searches, VAT, what's included, the key stages and timescales, and the experience and qualifications of the people who do and supervise the work. Use it to compare like with like, and ask for a written estimate for your own property.
The Conveyancing Quality Scheme. CQS is the Law Society's quality mark for SRA regulated firms that do residential conveyancing. It covers competence, risk management and client service, and it's awarded to firms, not to individual lawyers. Accredited firms have to follow the Law Society's Conveyancing Protocol, with limited exceptions. Each firm profile above says whether the firm states it holds CQS.
Emails about new bank details. A common fraud is an email that seems to come from your conveyancer saying the firm's account has changed. Firms almost never change bank accounts. Don't send money on the strength of an email. Ring the firm on a number you already know, not one in the message, and confirm the details before you pay a deposit or the balance. If you think you've been targeted, tell your bank and report it to Action Fraud.
Check who you're instructing. Any solicitor or firm regulated by the SRA can be looked up on the SRA Solicitors Register.
Complaints. Raise it with the firm first. The firm has up to eight weeks to sort it out. If it doesn't, or you're unhappy with its final response, you can take it to the Legal Ombudsman on 0300 555 0333.
You normally need to contact the Ombudsman within one year of the problem, or within one year of when you should reasonably have known about it
If the firm's final response told you about the six month limit and gave the Ombudsman's details, you must also contact the Ombudsman within six months of that response
The Ombudsman can extend these limits where that's fair, for example after serious illness
Buying or selling a let property
The Renters' Rights Act 2025 became law on 27 October 2025. From 1 May 2026 it ended assured shorthold tenancies for private lets in England, and section 21 "no fault" evictions with them, subject to transitional rules. A landlord now needs a ground for possession, and the grounds themselves were changed. Social housing tenancies weren't part of that 1 May 2026 change.
If you're buying a house or flat with a tenant in place, or selling one, ask your solicitor what kind of tenancy it is now and what the buyer takes on with it.
Courts, the property tribunal and free advice in Birmingham
Most purchases never involve a court. When something does turn into a dispute, these are the places it's likely to go.
Court or tribunal
Address
What it deals with
Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre
Priory Courts, 33 Bull Street, Birmingham, B4 6DS
Housing, business and property, money claims, bankruptcy and High Court cases. The counter is by prior appointment only
First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber), Residential Property, Midlands region
Centre City Tower, 5 to 7 Hill Street, Birmingham, B5 4UU. Phone 0121 600 7888
Leasehold disputes and enfranchisement, some rent increases and Building Safety Act applications
The Midlands tribunal office covers Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton, along with much of the wider Midlands.
Citizens Advice Birmingham: advice is by phone only on 0808 278 7990, Monday to Friday 9:30am to 4:30pm. The office at Wellington House, 31 to 34 Waterloo Street, B2 5TJ, doesn't take personal callers, and its page also lists support locations at several city libraries
Central England Law Centre: free housing advice and representation at court for individuals, though not for landlords or mortgage lenders. Birmingham line 0121 227 6540
Civil Legal Advice: if you qualify for legal aid, it can help with housing if you're homeless or at risk of eviction, and with debt if your home is at risk. Call 0345 345 4345, Monday to Friday 9am to 8pm and Saturday 9am to 12:30pm
Birmingham property law: common questions
How much stamp duty will I pay on a Birmingham home?
As at 26 October 2026, someone moving home pays nothing on the first £125,000, 2% on the slice up to £250,000 and 5% on the slice up to £925,000, so £6,000 on a £320,000 house. A first time buyer pays nothing up to £300,000 and 5% on the slice up to £500,000, so £1,000 on the same house. The Budget on 28 October 2026 could change these rates, and we'll update this page if it does.
I'm buying before my old home has sold. Do I pay the higher rates?
As at 26 October 2026, yes, if you still own the old home on the day you complete. If you then sell it within 36 months of completing the new purchase, you can claim back the extra stamp duty within 12 months of that sale, or within 12 months of the filing date of the original return if that's later. The Budget on 28 October 2026 could change this, and we'll update this page if it does.
When can I pull out of buying a house?
Up to exchange of contracts, either side can walk away. After exchange you're bound: a buyer who pulls out may lose the deposit and have to compensate the seller, and a seller who pulls out may have to pay the buyer's costs and compensation. Make sure buildings insurance starts at exchange.
Why is my new build flat taking so long to register?
A new lease or a transfer of part of a title takes longer at HM Land Registry than an update to an existing title. For applications as of July 2026, half took about 9 months and almost all about 11 to 13 months.
Can I extend my lease straight after buying the flat?
Yes. Since 31 January 2025 there's no need to have owned the flat for two years first. The 2024 changes to how a lease extension is valued, including removing marriage value, weren't in force as at 26 October 2026, so ask a solicitor whether timing matters in your case.
Where do leasehold disputes in Birmingham go?
To the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber). Its Midlands office is at Centre City Tower, 5 to 7 Hill Street, Birmingham, B5 4UU, phone 0121 600 7888. It deals with leasehold disputes, enfranchisement, some rent increases and Building Safety Act applications, including remediation orders.
How do I complain about my conveyancer?
Complain to the firm first. It has up to eight weeks to put things right. If it doesn't, or you're unhappy with its final response, contact the Legal Ombudsman on 0300 555 0333. You normally need to do so within one year of the problem, or of when you should reasonably have known about it. If the firm's final response told you about the six month limit, you also need to contact the Ombudsman within six months of that response.
