My family solicitor has sent a quote for £1200 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Great Sankey. I’m looking to sell a purpose built detached home for £200,000. Are these conveyancing fees excessive? Is it above the average fee for conveyancing in Great Sankey?

The charges are a tad high. If you are willing to expend time contrasting charges you might trim some of the cost by perhaps a hundred pounds. On the other hand, you couldcome to regret opting for an a cheaper solicitor. Don't forget to check the solicitor can also act for your bank. You can make use of our search tool to choose a Great Sankey conveyancing firm on the lender’s conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Great Sankey.

My wife and I purchasing a 4 bedroom semi-detached house in Great Sankey. The intention is to carry out a loft conversion at the house.Will legal conveyancing on the property include enquiries to see if these alterations are prohibited?

Your solicitor will review the registered title as conveyancing in Great Sankey will on occasion identify restrictions in the title deeds which prevent categories of works or need the permission of a 3rd party. Some extensions call for local authority planning permissions and approval in compliance with building regulations. Some locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

I am the single recipient of my late mum's will and I have everything in my name now, including the my former home in Great Sankey. The Great Sankey property was put into my name in June. I want to move. I do know about the Mortgage Lenders six month 'rule', which means that my property ownership may be treated the same way as if I'd bought the property in June. Will no one buy the property for half a year?

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook requires conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you could be affected by that. many banks would take a sensible view as this provision chiefly exists to identify the purchase and immediately sell or the quick reselling of property.

is it true that all Great Sankey solicitor firms on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel are governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?

As solicitors, in order to be on the Yorkshire BS approved list of solicitors they would need to be overseen by the SRA. The majority of lenders do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel and in that case the practice would be regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

About to purchase a new build flat in Great Sankey. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Great Sankey

Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose?

Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Great Sankey ahead of retaining conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. The surveyor has said that some lenders will not issue a mortgage on a flying freehold home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different instructions for example to Nationwide. If you e-mail us we can investigate further with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Great Sankey. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

Is it possible to swap firm as I have to instruct one who is on the Barclays Direct conveyancing panel. I hired a family conveyancing solicitor in Great Sankey five minutes from me but the firm is not accepted by Barclays Direct

It would be our pleasure to help you select a conveyancing solicitor in Great Sankey on the Barclays Direct panel. Please note that the solicitors that we work with do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Great Sankey. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Great Sankey.