We note that you have a search directory identifying law firms on the conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I instruct them for our conveyancing in Atherton?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Atherton.

My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Atherton. Conveyancing is needed. What are my next steps?

Given that you are now to all intents and purposes signed on the dotted line you must appoint a conveyancing practitioner quickly as you are faced with a pending a fixed date to complete the purchase. All auction property will have a bespoke legal pack. This will include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. Where you are dealing with leasehold premises the auction papers should provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation pertinent to a leasehold property. You must pass this on to your appointed conveyancing solicitor as soon as possible. You also need to ensure that you have funds in order to complete on the date specified in the contract.

I'm the sole recipient of my late father’s will and I have everything in my name alone, including the house in Atherton. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in . I now wish to sell up. I understand that there is a Mortgage Lenders six month 'rule', meaning my property ownership could be treated the same way as if I'd bought the house in . Is the property unsalable for six months?

The CML handbook obliges conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you may be affected by that. many lenders would take a sensible view as this obligation is primarily there to capture subsales or the flipping of properties.

Completion of my purchase has taken place for my property in Atherton. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I would like to complain about the lender. How do I make a complaint?

Almost all lenders have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Department at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are sorted out very quickly. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR with full details of your complaint.

Will commercial conveyancing searches disclose planned roadworks that could affect a commercial property in Atherton?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Atherton will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers invest in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Atherton. The report provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Atherton.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Atherton it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could cause delays to Atherton commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not carried out for residential conveyancing in Atherton.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Atherton is where the house is located. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Atherton are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Atherton you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Atherton may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

I have been pointed in your direction by two or three local property agents in Atherton to get a quote from a solicitor on your site. What’s the financial inducement for Estate Agents to market your site over and above alternative conveyancing organisations?

We don’t make any referral fee for directing people in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission as a client could think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.