I am assisting my step-mother sell her flat in Stretford. Will the conveyancing solicitor commission an energy performance certificate or it is for me to see to?

Following the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates was left as a required part of selling a house. An energy assessment needs to be commissioned before the property is put on the market. It is not as aspect of the sale process that law firms ordinarily organise. Where you are using a Stretford conveyancing practitioner they might help arrange energy assessments due to their relationships with reputable Stretford providers

This question may be naive but I am unseasoned as a first time buyer of a two bedroom flat in Stretford. Do I collect the keys to the property on completion from my solicitor? If this is the case, I will appoint a local conveyancing solicitor in Stretford?

On the day of completion you will not be required to go to the conveyancers office in Stretford. Conveyancing lawyers for you will electronically transfer the completion advance to the seller's conveyancers, and once they have received this, you should be called to pick up the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. Usually this happens early afternoon.

The formalities of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Stretford. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. How does one go about formally complaining?

Almost all lenders have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Department at head office. We understand that complaints to a lender are sorted out very quickly. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service who will take matters further.

Various web forums that I have visited warn that are a common reason for stalling in Stretford house deals. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the most frequent causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Stretford.

I used Action Conveyancing several years past for my conveyancing in Stretford. I now require my file but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Stretford of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I need to find a conveyancing solicitor for freehold conveyancing in Stretford. I happened to discover a site which seems to have the ideal solution If there is a chance to get all this stuff completed via web that would be ideal. Do I need to be concerned? 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?

Is it true that a Stretford conveyancing company taken to court by a client for failing to conduct comprehensive conveyancing investigations?

We are not aware of such a Stretford conveyancing claim but according to a recent report, a couple buying a home elsewhere in England successfully sued their conveyancing practitioner as a consequence of development permission to construct a wind farm not being identified in conveyancing searches.

If you are purchasing in Stretford It is essential that your lawyer conduct all Stretford conveyancing searches necessary making sure that you have relevant and up to date information before purchasing a home in Stretford.