We were just about to exchange contracts for a property in Pontefract. We encountered a stumbling block. Our loan offer with expires on but the owners are putting forward a completion date of . Is it possible to prolong the loan expiry date?

The person best placed to address this concern is your solicitors who will hopefully calculate whether they better off negotiating with the mortgage company, vendor’s lawyers, estate agents or indeed all three based on the history of your transaction to date.

We note that you have a post code search directory identifying firms on the conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our own conveyancing in Pontefract?

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 Pontefract.

Have just purchased a probate house at auction in Pontefract. Conveyancing is necessary. What is next?

Having legally bound yourself to purchase you should retain a conveyancing practitioner soon as you are facing a pending deadline in which to complete the conveyancing. Every auction property should have a bespoke auction pack. This will likely include evidence of title and search results. Where you are dealing with leasehold property the legal papers may include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork pertinent to a leasehold property. You need to hand this to the conveyancer instructed by you ASAP. You also need to ensure that that you have the requisite funding in order to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

I'm the sole recipient of my late mum's will with all property in now in my sole name, including the house in Pontefract. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in . I want to move. I understand that there is a Mortgage Lenders 6 month 'rule', which means that my property ownership may be regarded the same way as though I had purchased the property in . Is the property unsalable for six months?

The CML handbook mandates solicitors 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 impacted by that. How sensible a view mortgage companies take of it, depend on the bank as this provision is chiefly there to capture the purchase and immediately sell or the wholesaling and assigning of property.

I have decided to exercise my right to buy my property in Pontefract off the council. I have a mortgage agreed with . Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?

It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with , you will need to appoint a solicitor on the conveyancing panel.

I am buying a new build flat in Pontefract. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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 conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Pontefract

There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. 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. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision.

My uncle has urged me to instruct his lawyers for conveyancing in Pontefract. Should I find my own solicitor?

No doubt the best way to find a conveyancing solicitor is to seek guidance from friends or relatives who have actually previously instructed the firm that you are contemplating using.