I am selling my house in Ashton. Does the solicitor have to be on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel in order to deal with the discharge of my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently currently.

I purchased my apartment on 1 April and the transaction details is not yet on the land registry website. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in Ashton said it will be dealt with in a couple of weeks. Are titles in Ashton particularly slow to register?

As far as conveyancing in Ashton registration is no faster or slower than anywhere else in England and Wales. Rather than based on location, timeframes can adjust subject to who lodges the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry communicate with any interested persons or bodies. As of today roughly three quarters of such applications are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but some can be subject to extensive delays. Historically registration takes place after the purchaser is living at the premises so post completion formalities is not always primary concern yet where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer must contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

I opted to have a survey done on a house in Ashton prior to instructing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the house. My surveyor advised that some mortgage companies tend not issue a loan on this type of property.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to call us we can investigate further with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Ashton. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Ashton to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

I am four weeks into a leasehold purchase having been directed to a firm by the high street agent to carry out the conveyancing in Ashton. I am am extremely frustrated with the quality of service. Could you help me find new conveyancers?

A solicitor would have to be very poor in order to consider replacing them. Has the loan offer been issued? If so you will need to make them aware of the new contact details and get the loan are re-sent. Your solicitor ideally should be on the lenders approved list to avoid escalating costs and complications. That should be your first question of the new solicitors. Our find a solicitor tool can help you find a bank approved solicitor for your home move in Ashton

I am purchasing a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Ashton who is on the mortgage company solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a Ashton solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for the lender who carry out conveyancing in Ashton. We dont recommend any particular solicitor.