Can I use your services to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Stalybridge even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for instance where I wish to buy an office in Stalybridge with a loan from Chelsea Building Society?

Our comparison service is primarily there to select residential conveyancing solicitors in Stalybridge but we have set out towards the end of this page some Stalybridge commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to speak with the firm directly to check if they can also act for Chelsea Building Society

What is your number one tip for finding a conveyancing solicitor in Stalybridge

We would encourage you not to go for the cheapest Stalybridge conveyancing quote. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.

My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Stalybridge. Conveyancing is required. What is next?

Having exchanged you should retain a conveyancing solicitor quickly as you are faced with a fast approaching a drop dead date to complete the conveyancing. An auction property should have an associated legal pack. This will include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. If you have purchased leasehold premises the auction pack should contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing paperwork specific to leasehold premises. You need to give this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor as soon as possible. Do make sure that that you have the requisite funding organised to complete on the on the contractual date .

A colleague advised me that in buying a property in Stalybridge there could be various restrictions limiting what one can do in terms of external alterations to the property. Is this right?

There are a number of properties in Stalybridge which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Stalybridge should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

Will my lawyer be raising enquiries concerning flooding as part of the conveyancing in Stalybridge.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for solicitors dealing with homes in Stalybridge. Some people will acquire a house in Stalybridge, completely aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical damage, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, adequate insurance cover, or sell the premises. There are steps that can be taken as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.

Lawyers are not best placed to give advice on flood risk, but there are a number of checks that can be carried out by the purchaser or on a buyer’s behalf which will figure out the risks in Stalybridge. The conventional set of completed inquiry forms sent to a buyer’s lawyer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) contains a standard question of the vendor to determine if the property has suffered from flooding. If flooding has previously occurred and is not revealed by the vendor, then a purchaser may commence a legal claim for losses stemming from an incorrect response. A buyer’s lawyers may also carry out an enviro report. This will indicate whether there is any known flood risk. If so, additional inquiries should be initiated.

I am buying my first flat in Stalybridge with a mortgage from Santander. The sellers refused to move on the price so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The sale representative suggested that I not inform my solicitor about the extras as it could put at risk my loan with the lender. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

As co-executor for the estate of my uncle I am selling a property in Newport but I am based in Stalybridge. My solicitor (who is 250 kilometers from meneeds me to execute a stat dec before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Stalybridge who can attest this legal document for me?

strictly speaking you should not be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are located in Stalybridge