Can the conveyancing practitioners identified through your search tool handle auction conveyancing in Custom House?

We know of a number of auction practitioners we can connect you with those conducting auction conveyancing. Custom House is one of hundreds of locations in which our lawyers cover.

Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Custom House before retaining lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. Our surveyor advised that some banks tend not grant a loan on such a property.

It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to telephone us we can check via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Custom House. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

Taking into account that I am about to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on a house in Custom House I would like to have a conversation with the conveyancer concerning theconveyancing ahead of appointing the firm. Can this be arranged?

This is something that we encourage - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the lawyer due to be doing your conveyancing in Custom House.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important person, not a matter number. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are quoted for residential conveyancing in Custom House should be the figure that you end up paying.

Am I best advised to appoint a Custom House conveyancing practitioner in close proximity to the house I am purchasing? We have a good friend who can execute the conveyancing but her office is 400kilometers away.

The primary upside of using a high street Custom House conveyancing firm is that you can pop in to sign paperwork, present your identification documents and apply pressure on them if necessary. Having local Custom House know how is a plus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have instructed your friend and they were impressed that must surpass using an unknown Custom House conveyancing solicitor just because they are local.

I happen to be an executor of my recently deceased parent's Will, with a bungalow in Custom House which will be marketed. The house has never been registered at the Land Registry and I'm advised that some purchasers will insist that it is completed before they'll move forward. What's the mechanism for this?

In the circumstances you refer to it seems prudent to apply 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 certified copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.