My husband and I are refinancing our maisonette in Repton with Skipton. We have a son 19 who lives at home. Our solicitor requested us to identify any adults other than ourselves who reside at the property. The solicitor has now sent a form for our son to sign, waiving any legal rights in the event that the property is repossessed. I have two concerns (1) Is this document specific to the Skipton conveyancing panel as he did not need to sign this form when we remortgaged 3 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this extinguish his rights to inherit the property?

First, rest assured that your Skipton conveyancing panel solicitor is doing the right thing as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Skipton. This is solely used to protect Skipton if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Skipton had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.

My wife and I have arranged a further advance on our home loan from Leeds Building Society as we intend to carry out alterations to our house in Repton. Do we need to choose a high street Repton solicitor on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel to handle the legals?

Leeds Building Society do not ordinarily appoint a member of their conveyancing panel to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Leeds Building Society list.

I am expecting a AIP from TSB this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do TSB recommend any Repton solicitors on the TSB conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Repton solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the TSB conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and TSB through the process.

My offer was accepted on a house in Repton on 21/10/2025, valuation was booked five days after, all came back fine. Solicitor appointed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Santander and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Santander conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?

A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Santander to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Santander conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

My company is planning to lease a unit on a shopping parade. Can you recommend lawyers offering competitive fees for non-domestic conveyancing in Repton for below 1500k?

We are happy to recommend firms who host a wealth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Repton, including the sale and purchase of businesses as well as simply premises. Whether you are intending to purchase or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a whole business we will find you the right lawyer. Regarding the fees this will depend on the structure and nuances of the proposed transaction. Please provide us with your contact information or telephone so as to enable us to provide you with comprehensive commercial conveyancing quote.

Our conveyancer has advised that he intends to complete and exchange simultaneously on the sale of our £225,000 apartment in Repton next Monday. The landlords agents has quoted £300 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and previous years statements of service charge. Is the landlord entitled to charge an administration fee for a flat conveyance in Repton?

Repton conveyancing on leasehold flats usually results in administration charges raised by landlords agents :

Completing pre-contract enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Repton Copies of the building insurance and schedule Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your solicitor will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Repton leasehold premises is £350. For Repton conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are required to provide the information.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Repton - Examples of Questions you should ask before Purchasing

Are there any major works in the near future that could increase the maintenance costs? How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their maintenance charge payments?

What type of premises does your Repton conveyancing estimates relate to?

The quotes provided are only applicable to standard residential premises in England & Wales. Where you have any different requirements for instance industrial or agricultural property or commercial conveyancing in Repton you should telephone us to address this further .