We are buying a house and the solicitor has raised the issue of Chancel Repair to which the property may be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has suggested insurance. Is this strictly required for conveyancing in Congleton

Unless a prior acquisition of the property took place after 12 October 2013 you could take it that conveyancing practitioners conducting conveyancing in Congleton to continue to advocate a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Congleton. I now require my file but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 Congleton 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.

Are there any apps to assist me to locate a Congleton 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 conveyancer.

You can use the facility on this page. Please pick a mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Congleton conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have listed some Congleton conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can ring them to verify whether they are on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society member panel

My brother has recommend that I instruct his conveyancing solicitors in Congleton. Should I choose my own solicitor?

There are no two ways about it the ideal way to choose a conveyancing lawyer is to seek guidance from friends or family who have used the conveyancer that you are contemplating using.

Can you provide any top tips for leasehold conveyancing in Congleton with the purpose of speeding up the sale process?

• A significant proportion of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Congleton can be bypassed if you appoint lawyers as soon as your agents start advertising the property and ask them to put together the leasehold information needed by the purchasers’ conveyancers.
Many freeholders or managing agents in Congleton charge for providing management packs for a leasehold home. You or your lawyers should find out the fee that they propose to charge. The management information can be applied for on or before finding a buyer, thus accelerating the process. The average time it takes to obtain the necessary information is three weeks. It is the most common reason for delay in leasehold conveyancing in Congleton. If you have the benefit of shareholding in the freehold, you should make sure that you have the original share certificate. Organising a re-issued share certificate is often a time consuming process and slows down many a Congleton conveyancing deal. If a new share certificate is needed, do contact the company officers or managing agents (where applicable) for this as soon as possible. A minority of Congleton leases require Landlord’s consent to the sale and approval of the buyers. If this is the case, you should place the estate agents on notice to make sure that the purchasers obtain financial (bank) and professional references. Any bank reference should make it clear that the buyer is financially capable of paying the annual service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the service charge figures so that they can pass this information on to the purchasers or their lawyers. In the event that you altered the property did you need the Landlord’s approval? In particular have you installed wooden flooring? Most leases in Congleton state that internal structural alterations or addition of wooden flooring necessitate a licence issued by the Landlord acquiescing to such works. Where you dont have the consents in place do not communicate with the landlord without checking with your conveyancer first.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Congleton - A selection of Queries Prior to buying

Generally speaking the outlay for major works are not wrapped into the service charges, albeit that some managing agents in Congleton ask leasehold owners to contribute towards a sinking fund and this is used to offset against larger repairs or maintenance. How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their service charge payments? This question is important as a) areas may result in problems for the block as the communal areas may start to deteriorate if repairs are not paid for b) if the leasehold owners have an issue with the running of the building you will need to have full disclosure