Having sold my house in Rawdon and Yeadon last November yet the purchaser is calling me to say her lawyer is waiting to hear from mine. What should have happened now that I have sold?

Following your house sale your solicitor is committed to forward the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Where appropriate, your solicitor must also confirm that the home loan has been paid off to the purchasers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion tasks unique to conveyancing in Rawdon and Yeadon.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Rawdon and Yeadon?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Rawdon and Yeadon. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

Taking into account that I am about to spend £400,000 on a house in Rawdon and Yeadon I wish to talk to a conveyancer about myhouse move ahead of giving the go ahead to the firm. Can this be arranged?

This is something that we encourage - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the conveyancer due to be doing your property ownership legalities in Rawdon and Yeadon.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is unique individual, not a matter reference. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are calculated and presented to you for residential conveyancing in Rawdon and Yeadon should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.

We're novice buyers - had an offer accepted, yet the selling agent advised that the seller will only go ahead if we instruct the agent's chosen conveyancers as they need a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a high street conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Rawdon and Yeadon

It is highly unlikely the owners are driving this. If they require ‘a quick sale', alienating a motivated purchaser is likely to cause more damage than good. Speak to the owners direct and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are unencumbered (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you intend to appoint your own,trusted Rawdon and Yeadon conveyancing firm - rather thanthose that will give the negotiator at the agency a commission or meet his conveyancing thresholds demanded by head office.

Are all Rawdon and Yeadon law firms on every lender conveyancing panel?

You can use our search tool or you can drop into your high street bank branch in Rawdon and Yeadon. Chances are that they can recommend conveyancing solicitors in Rawdon and Yeadon