We are looking to buy a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Salford who is on the solicitor panel. Can you recommend a local firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Salford.

is it true that all Salford conveyancing solicitors on the conveyancing panel are governed by the SRA?

As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the approved list of solicitors they would need to be overseen by the SRA. The majority of lenders do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the practice would be governed by the CLC.

After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Salford. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their . I paid an upfront payment of £175. Shortly after, the called me to say that they were not on the conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

My offer was accepted on a house in Salford on , valuation was booked five days later, received a clean bill of health. Solicitor retained, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the conveyancing panel. Are entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?

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

Me and my brother purchased a terraced Victorian house in Salford. Conveyancing solicitor represented me and . I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the exact same property. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Salford and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also enquire as to the position with the conveyancing lawyer who carried out the work.

I'm buying my first flat in Salford with a loan from . The developers would not move on the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The estate agent told me not inform my solicitor about this deal as it could impact my loan with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Salford - Examples of Questions you should ask Prior to buying

Is anyone aware of any major works in the near future that will likely add a premium to the service costs? This question is important as a) areas may result in problems in the building as the common areas may start to deteriorate where repairs are not paid for b) if the tenants have an issue with the managing agents you will wish to know about it What prohibitions exist in the Salford Lease?