Finally the sale completed on my house in Newton Heath last September but our buyer keeps texting me to moan that her lawyer needs to hear from mysolicitor. What are the post completion sale formalities following completion?

Following your sale your lawyer should deliver the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Depending on the transaction, your solicitor must also send confirmation that the home loan has been discharged to the buyers solicitors. There are no post completion steps unique to conveyancing in Newton Heath.

My brother-in-law has suggested I instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Newton Heath. I I would like to check whether they are on the Bank of Scotland conveyancing panel. Could you advise?

The first thing to do is phone the conveyancer and enquire if they are on the lender panel. Otherwise you should get in touch with Bank of Scotland who may be able to assist.

Should commercial conveyancing searches disclose planned roadworks that could affect a commercial property in Newton Heath?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Newton Heath will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers invest in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Newton Heath. The search result provides 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 Newton Heath.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Newton Heath it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately may result in delays to Newton Heath commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Newton Heath.

I need to instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Newton Heath for my home move. Is there any facility to see a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?

Members of the public can search for published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from investigations commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could monitor call for training purposes.

I am an executor of my recently deceased aunt’s Will, with a property in Newton Heath which is to be marketed. The house is unregistered at HMLR and I'm told that some EAs will insist that it is in place before they will proceed. What's the procedure for this?

In the circumstances that you have set out it seems advisable to seek to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. HMLR’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and official copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.