It is 10 years ago since I purchased my property in Blakenhall. Conveyancing solicitors have now been appointed on the sale but I can't track down my deeds. Will this cause complications?

You need not be too concerned. Firstly there is a chance that the deeds will be retained by the lender or they may be in the possession of the lawyers who handled your purchase. Secondly the chances are that the property will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors procuring up to date copy of the land registers. Most conveyancing in Blakenhall involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is unregistered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.

Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Blakenhall. My lender is Tesco Bank

Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 27/12/2025, the requirements read as follows :

What can a local search reveal concerning the house my wife and I purchasing in Blakenhall?

Blakenhall conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search organisations for example Xpress Legal The local search plays a central role in many a Blakenhall conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any unpleasant once you have moved into your new home. The search should reveal information 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 13 topic headings.

What tools are available to locate a Blakenhall law firm on the TSB conveyancing panel? I have a car and am happy to travel upto 25kilometers to meet the conveyancer.

Feel free to make use of the facility on this page. Please pick a lender and your location and you will see a number of Blakenhall conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have detailed some Blakenhall conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can call them to check whether they are on the TSB panel

Our lawyer in Blakenhall has uncovered a defect with the lease for the property we are buying in Blakenhall. The seller’s lawyers have put forward title insurance as a solution. We are content with insurance and will cover the costs. Our solicitor has advised that as he is on the bank conveyancing panel he must check that the lender is happy with this solution. Are we the client or is the mortgage company?

Just because you have a mortgage offer from the bank does not mean to say that the property will be meet their requirements for the purposes of a mortgage. Your Blakenhall conveyancing lawyer has to ensure that the lease has to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Requirements. You and the mortgage company are the client. These conveyancing instructions must be adhered to by the bank conveyancing panel who has to balance acting for you and the bank