We see that you have a search directory listing law firms on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I instruct them for our own conveyancing in Lymm?

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

Will commercial conveyancing searches disclose proposed roadworks that could affect a commercial property in Lymm?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Lymm will perform a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers expend in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Lymm. The report sets out 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 Lymm.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Lymm it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately can result in delays to Lymm commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Lymm.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our home are lost. The conveyancers who conducted the conveyancing in Lymm 5 years ago are no longer around. What are my next steps?

Assuming you have a registered title the details of your ownership will be retained by HMLR with a Title Number. It is possible to carry out a search at the Land Registry, locate your property and order current copies of the Registered Entries for less than a fiver. If the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases hold a certified copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for £20 inclusive of VAT.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on last month in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Lymm is the location of the property. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Lymm are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Lymm you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Lymm 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 premises.

Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Lymm. Before I set the wheels in motion I want to be sure as to the unexpired term of the lease.

Assuming the lease is registered - and almost all are in Lymm - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

Lymm Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Queries before Purchasing

It would be sensible to find out as much as you can concerning the managing agents as they will affect your use and enjoyment of the property. Being a leasehold owner you are frequently at the mercy of the managing agents both financially and when it comes to practical issues such as the upkeep of the common parts. Enquire of other tenants what they think of them. On a final note, investigate as to the dates that the maintenance fees are due to the managing agents and specifically how they are spending that money. Generally speaking the outlay for major works tend not to be wrapped into the maintenance charges, although some managing agents in Lymm ask leasehold owners to contribute towards a sinking fund and this is used to offset against major repairs or maintenance. How is the lease structured?