We have a mortgage agreed in principle with Barclays. Mossley conveyancing practitioners were selected. How long does it take for Barclays to send the offer to the property lawyer?

There is no definitive answer here. Have Barclays conducted the survey? Have you advised Barclays as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Barclays conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.

I'm at the point of viewing flats in Mossley and I am about to put in an offer. Is it premature to have a solicitor in place? I will be getting a mortgage with Leeds Building Society.

It would be prudent to instigate your search sooner rather than later. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on to the EA. As you are taking out a mortgage with Leeds Building Society, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel.

I was told two weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Bank of Ireland. Is it usual for Bank of Ireland to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Mossley is approved on their conveyancing panel? Bank of Ireland have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their PI Insurance.

A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Bank of Ireland to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

Should commercial conveyancing searches disclose proposed roadworks that could impact a commercial land in Mossley?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Mossley will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Mossley. The search result sets out definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Mossley.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Mossley it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately may result in delays to Mossley commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for residential conveyancing in Mossley.

I used Wolstenholmes a few years past for my conveyancing in Mossley. I now require my papers however the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do contact 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 Mossley of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

How do I locate a Mossley solicitor on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel? I have a car and am happy to travel upto 10kilometers to meet the solicitor.

Feel free to make use of the tool on this website. Please select a mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Mossley conveyancing lawyers locally. We have listed some Mossley conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can telephone them to check whether they are on the National Westminster Bank member panel

I am a negotiator for a long established estate agent office in Mossley where we have witnessed a number of leasehold sales derailed as a result of leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have received inconsistent advice from local Mossley conveyancing firms. Could you confirm whether the seller of a flat can initiate the lease extension formalities for the buyer?

As long as the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to kick-start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the buyer can avoid having to wait 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed before, or at the same time as completion of the sale.

Alternatively, it may be possible to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.

Mossley Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Queries before Purchasing

The answer will be helpful as a) areas can cause problems in the building as the common areas may begin to deteriorate if maintenance remain unpaid b) if the leasehold owners have a dispute with the managing agents you will want to know about it How much is the yearly maintenance fee and ground rent?