The South Yorkshire conveyancing firm handling our South Yorkshire conveyancing has discovered a difference between the assumptions in the home valuation survey and what is revealed within the title deeds. My solicitor has advised that he needs to check that the bank is happy with this discrepancy and is content to go ahead. Is my lawyer’s stance legitimate?

Your conveyancer must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.

My grandmother passed away last year and as sole heir and executor I was left the house in South Yorkshire. The house had a relatively small loan remaining of approximately £5k. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to TSB, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?

Given you plan to re-mortgage then TSB will insist on your using a conveyancer on the TSB conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your TSB conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the TSB mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

I am buying a new build apartment in South Yorkshire. 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 legal work.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in South Yorkshire

Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.

What tools are available to search for a South Yorkshire solicitor on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel? I drive a motor bike and am happy to travel upto 20kilometers to meet the lawyer.

Feel free to make use of the facility on this website. Please select a bank and your location and you will see a number of South Yorkshire conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have detailed some South Yorkshire conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can ring them to see whether they are on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society approved list

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for leasehold conveyancing in South Yorkshire. I have chance upon a web site which appears to be the ideal offering If it is possible to get all formalities completed via email that would be ideal. Should I be wary? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?