My wife and I are getting closer to an exchange on a flat in Menai Bridge and my parents have transferred the exchange deposit to my lawyer. I am now told that as the deposit has not arrived from me my property lawyer needs to make a notification to my lender. Apparently, in also acting for the bank he must inform them that the balance of the purchase price is not just from me. I informed the mortgage company regarding my parents' contribution when I applied for the home loan, so is it really appropriate for this now to hold matters up?
Your lawyer is legally required to clarify with mortgage company to ensure that they understand that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own resources. The solicitor can only notify this to your mortgage company if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.
My Conveyancer in Menai Bridge is not on the Barnsley Building Society Conveyancing Panel. Can I still retain my family solicitor even though they are not on the Barnsley Building Society approved list?
The limited options available to you here include:
- Carry on with your preferred Menai Bridge solicitors but Barnsley Building Society will need to use a conveyancer on their panel. This will inevitably rack up the overall conveyancing fees as well as result in frustration.
- Find an alternative practitioner to act in the conveyancing, obviously checking they are on the Barnsley Building Society panel
Just acquired a terraced house in Menai Bridge , how long should it take for the Land Registry to register the transfer to my name? My Menai Bridge conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to check that my name is registered.
As far as conveyancing in Menai Bridge registration is no faster or slower than anywhere else in the country. Rather than based on location, timescales can vary according to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry must send notices to any other persons or bodies. As of today roughly three quarters of such applications are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be protracted hold-ups. Historically registration takes place once the new owner has moved in to the premises so post completion formalities is not always primary concern but where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor must communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.
In my capacity as executor for the will of my aunt I am selling a residence in Cardiff but live in Menai Bridge. My conveyancer (approximately 250 kilometers from mehas requested that I execute a stat dec ahead of completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Menai Bridge who can attest this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Menai Bridge based
We today discovered that one of the directors of the solicitors acting on the purchase conveyancing in Menai Bridge is a relative of the owners that we are purchasing from. Is this allowed?
On the basis that there is no conflict of interest this is allowable. Where you are requiring a home loan then the mortgage company may have a say as many lenders have specific requirements on this. For example for Skipton Building Society as of 16/9/2025, the requirements read as follows :