Is it necessary during the course of the conveyancing process to attend the offices of the solicitor to sign the legal charge? If so, I will choose one who does conveyancing in Longton so that I can attend their offices if required.

Whereas this was necessary twenty years ago, most lenders no longer need their conveyancing panel lawyer to witness the borrowers signature. You will still be obliged to supply ID documents and there are still manifest benefits to instructing a locally based ayer, in your situation a conveyancing solicitor in Longton.

What does a local search reveal concerning the house we're purchasing in Longton?

Longton conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search organisations for example Searches UK The local search is essential in every Longton conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any unpleasant surprises after you move into your property. The search should supply data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject headings.

I purchased my flat on 1 May and my personal details are still not registered. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Longton said it should be formalised in a couple of weeks. Are properties in Longton particularly slow to register?

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Longton registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can vary according to the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry have to notify any interested persons or bodies. At present in the region of three quarters of submission are completed within 12 days but occasionally there can be extensive hold-ups. Historically registration is effected once the purchaser has moved in to the property thus 'speed' is not always primary concern but where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.

I decided to have a survey done on a house in Longton prior to appointing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the house. My surveyor advised that some mortgage companies may refuse to issue a loan on this type of property.

It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different instructions from Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can check with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Longton. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Longton especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Longton.

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Longton. I I would like to check if they are listed on the bank's approved list of lawyers. Can you or the lender confirm if they are on the panel?

It’s a good idea contact your solicitor to enquire if they are on the bank's panel. If that does not help get in touch with us and we can investigate and revert. Should the firm not be on the lender panel we we can help find a reputable conveyancing solicitor in Longton on the approved list for your lender.