Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Greater Manchester even if I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for example if I intend to buy a shop in Greater Manchester with a mortgage from Chelsea Building Society?

The service is predominantly utilised to find domestic conveyancing solicitors in Greater Manchester but we have recorded at the bottom of this page some Greater Manchester commercial conveyancing firms. You should make contact with the solicitors directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Chelsea Building Society

A friend suggested that where I am purchasing in Greater Manchester I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

This is a search is occasionally included in the estimate for your Greater Manchester conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out significant information about Greater Manchester around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Greater Manchester Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Greater Manchester.

I'm purchasing a new build house in Greater Manchester with a loan from Coventry Building Society. The developers refused to move on the amount so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent suggested that I not to tell my conveyancer about the side-deal as it would affect my loan with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

What does commercial conveyancing in Greater Manchester cover?

Commercial conveyancing in Greater Manchester covers a broad array of advice, offered by qualified solicitors, relating to business property. By way of example, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the transfer of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of leases.

I want to let out my leasehold flat in Greater Manchester. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask her. Do I need to ask my freeholder for their consent?

Some leases for properties in Greater Manchester do contain a provision to say that subletting is only allowed with permission. The landlord is not entitled to unreasonably withhold but, in such cases, they would need to review references. Experience dictates that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting consent.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Greater Manchester - Examples of Questions you should consider Prior to Purchasing

Are there any major works in the near future that could increase the service fees? Is the freehold owned collectively by the leaseholders? Are any of leasehold owners in dispute over their service charge payments?