We are a couple about to exchange contracts for a leasehold flat in Waolstenholme. We have hit a stumbling block. The loan offer with Barnsley Building Society expires on 26/3/2025 but the vendors are insisting on a completion date of 28/3/2025. Can one prolong the mortgage offer?

The person best placed to address this issue is your conveyancer who will calculate if they corresponding with the bank, vendor’s representatives, property agents or possibly all three given the history of your conveyancing as of today.

I am the single beneficiary of my late grandmother’s estate and I have everything in my name alone, including the house in Waolstenholme. The Waolstenholme property was put into my name in December. I now wish to sell up. I do know about the CML six month 'rule', meaning my proprietorship may be treated the same way as if I'd bought the property in December. Will no one buy the property for half a year?

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook mandates conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you might be impacted by that. Most lenders would take a pragmatic view as this clause chiefly exists to pick up on subsales or the wholesaling and assigning of properties.

Is there a list of Nationwide panel solicitors in Waolstenholme on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?

No. There is no such tool on the CML or Building Society Association sites. Very few lending institutions make their panel listings viewable on the web. Where you are in need of a Waolstenholme conveyancer on the Nationwide please use our tool.

I had a mortgage agreed in principle with Skipton. Waolstenholme conveyancing lawyers were chosen. How long does it take for Skipton to forward the offer to the conveyancing practitioner?

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

What tools are available to search for a Waolstenholme law firm on the Barclays Direct conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am happy to travel upto 20kilometers to meet the solicitor.

You can use the search on this website. Please pick a mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Waolstenholme conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have detailed some Waolstenholme conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can call them to check whether they are on the Barclays Direct member panel

My brother has urged me to instruct his conveyancers in Waolstenholme. Should I use them?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Waolstenholme conveyancing lawyer the best way to select a conveyancing solicitor is to get recommendations from friends or family who have actually previously instructed the firm you're considering.

All being well we will complete the disposal of our £425,000 garden flat in Waolstenholme on Thursday in a week. The management company has quoted £360 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and 3 years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge such fees for a leasehold conveyance in Waolstenholme?

Waolstenholme conveyancing on leasehold apartments usually necessitates the buyer’s conveyancer submitting questions for the landlord to answer. Although the landlord is under no legal obligation to address these enquiries most will be content to assist. They are entitled to levy a reasonable administration fee for responding to enquiries or supplying documentation. There is no upper cap for such fees. The average costs for the paperwork that you are referring to is £350, in some transactions it is above £800. The administration charge demanded by the landlord must be sent together with a synopsis of entitlements and obligations in relation to administration fees, without which the invoice is not strictly payable. In reality you have little choice but to pay whatever is requested of you should you wish to sell the property.

I purchased a studio flat in Waolstenholme, conveyancing formalities finalised 5 years ago. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Corresponding flats in Waolstenholme with a long lease are worth £202,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £55 charged once a year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2081

With only 56 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £29,500 and £34,000 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more comprehensive due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.