Does a directory service exist listing Clydesdale panel solicitors in Blackley on the Building Society Association’s Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such tool on the CML or Building Society Association websites. Very few lenders make their panel listings open the public online. If you are looking for a Blackley conveyancing practitioner on the Clydesdale please make the most of our tool.

After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Blackley. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their lawyer. I paid an on account payment of £200. Shortly after, the lawyer called me to say that they were not on the Aldermore 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 Aldermore 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.

Intending to buy a maisonette in Blackley. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Principality conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Blackley property lawyer is on the Principality conveyancing panel.

I am buying a house and the conveyancer has referenced Chancel Repair to which the house may be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. He has suggested insurance. Is this really required for conveyancing in Blackley

Unless a prior purchase of the house took place after 12 October 2013 you can assume that conveyancing practitioners conducting conveyancing in Blackley to continue to suggest a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

My wife and I own a renovated Edwardian property in Blackley. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Leeds Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the matching property. Is it worth asking Leeds Building Society to clarify?

You should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Blackley and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also check the situation with the conveyancing practitioner who completed the work.

I'm refinancing my primary house to a BTL mortgage with HSBC Bank and intend to use the remaining equity as a deposit on another house. The area we are talking about is Blackley. Will your conveyancers be able to act for both sets of lenders and tie in the two deals?

Make use of our search tool on this site to ensure that the conveyancers are approved by both lenders. Assuming that they are the lawyer will be able to tie up the two transactions but you should talk with you lawyer and make apparent your expectations and needs.

Are Blackley conveyancing solicitors under an obligation to the Law Society to supply clear conveyancing figures?

Inbuilt into the Solicitors Code of Conduct are prescriptive rules and regulations as to how the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) allow solicitors to publicise their charges to clients.The Law Society have a practice note giving advice on how to publicise transparent charges to avoid breaching any such rule. Practice notes are not legal advice issued by the Law Society and is not intended as the only standard of good practice a conveyancing solicitor should adhere to. The Practice Note does, however, represent the Law Society’s view of acceptable practice for publicising conveyancing charges, and accordingly it’s a recommended read for any solicitor or conveyancer in Blackley or across England and Wales.