My fiance and I are intent on purchasing residence in Colne. My Conveyancer is not listed on the lender conveyancing list. Can I still retain my Colne conveyancing solicitor even though they are not on the mortgage company list of approved lawyers?

Your options include

• Proceed with your existing Colne conveyancer but your mortgage company will need to use a lawyer on their conveyancing panel. The net result is additional cost and potential interruption.
• Appoint a fresh lawyer to act in the purchase, making sure they are on the bank conveyancing panel.
• Convince your conveyancing practitioner to do everything possible to get listed on the lender’s panel of solicitors

Would the conveyancing practitioners that you recommend carry out auction conveyancing in Colne?

There are a number of niche solicitors we can connect you with those conducting auction conveyancing. Colne is one of hundreds of locations in which our lawyers cover.

I am buying a garden flat in Colne. Can I do my own conveyancing?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Colne you will have to appoint a solicitor on your lender's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Colne.

I moved into my flat on 14 November and the transaction details is not yet registered. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Colne said it would be concluded in less than a month. Are titles in Colne particularly slow to register?

As far as conveyancing in Colne is concerned, registration is no quicker or slower than the rest of the country. Rather than based on location, timeframes can differ subject to who lodges the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry must send notices to any third persons or bodies. As of today in the region of three quarters of such applications are completed within 12 days but some can be subject to protracted delays. Registration occurs after the purchaser has moved in to the property so 'speed' is not always top priority yet where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your solicitor should communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.

Due to exchange soon on a basement flat in Colne. Conveyancing lawyers assured me that they will have a report out to me tomorrow. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Colne should include some of the following:

Does the lease prevent you from subletting the property, or working from home if lease provides for a reserve fund for major works? What remedies are open the freeholder should you breach a clause of your lease? Does the lease prohibit wood flooring? Where does the liability rest for repairing the window frames

Leasehold Conveyancing in Colne - Examples of Queries Prior to Purchasing

Does the lease contain onerous restrictions? Be sure to find out if there is anything that is prohibited in the lease. For example plenty of leases prohibit pets being allowed in certain buildings in Colne. If you like the flatin Colne however your dog can’t make the move with you then you have a very hard decision. Is anyone aware of any major works anticipated that could add a premium to the maintenance costs?