I am obtaining a offer of a home loan from Nat West. I hope to retain the legal services of a Licensed Conveyancer in Burslem. Does the Nat West Solicitor panel include conveyancers regulated by the CLC?

The Nat West approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, associated to the CML or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.

We are planning to move home in March. Should my conveyancing solicitor liaise with the removal company on the day of completion. On a separate note, can you put forward a removal company in Burslem. Conveyancing lawyer was organised prior to coming across this site.

On the afternoon of completion you can pick up the keys from the selling agent but this can only take place after the vendors lawyers confirm to the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be released. You should advise the removal men that they can start moving you in. As a matter of policy we do not suggest a particular removal organisation but can help you find a conveyancing in Burslem or a legal practice with expertise in conveyancing in Burslem.

Please help - my lawyer advises that lack of building regulations insurance is required on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Burslem?

The appropriate level of lack of building regulations indemnity insurance depends on your lender. It would differ for example between Accord Mortgages Ltd and Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. Conveyancing solicitors as opposed to borrowers take out such policies.

I had an offer accepted on an apartment in Burslem on 11/12/2025, valuation was booked 4 days later, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Nottingham and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. Are Nottingham entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?

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

I'm purchasing a new build house in Burslem with a mortgage from Accord Mortgages Ltd. The developers would not budge the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The property agent advised me not inform my conveyancer about this side-deal as it would put at risk my loan with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.

Hoping to buy a property located in Burslem and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Burslem. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Burslem area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Burslem. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

My wife and I purchased a leasehold flat in Burslem. Conveyancing and The Royal Bank of Scotland mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1993. The conveyancing practitioner in Burslem who previously acted has now retired. Do I pay?

First make enquiries of HMLR to be sure that this person is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to incur the fees of a Burslem conveyancing solicitor to do this as it can be done on-line for £3. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Burslem - Sample of Queries Prior to buying

Does the lease include onerous restrictions? Are any of leasehold owners in arrears of their service charge liability? Most Burslem leasehold properties will incur a service charge for maintenance of the building invoiced on behalf of the freeholder. If you buy the property you will have to meet this amount, usually in instalments during the year. This may differ from several hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for bigger purpose-built blocks. There will also be a rentcharge for you to pay annual, this is usually not a large figure, say about £50-£100 but you should to check it because on occasion it could be prohibitively expensive.