My partner and I are refinancing our apartment in Burnley with . We have a son approaching twenty who lives with us. Our solicitor requested us to identify any adults other than ourselves who reside at the property. The solicitor has now sent a form for our son to sign, giving up any rights in the event that the apartment is repossessed. I have two concerns (1) Is this form unique to the conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we remortgaged 3 years ago (2) In signing this form is our son in any way compromising his right to inherit the property?

First, rest assured that your conveyancing panel solicitor is doing the right thing as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to . This is solely used to protect if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.

How do I investigate if the solicitor conducting my conveyancing in Burnley is on the mortgage lender’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for thus spending £187.00 plus VAT in supplemental conveyancing charges.

You should make the most of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this site. Pick the lender and type ‘Burnley’ or your preferred area and you will see a number of lawyer located in Burnley or near you.

I have justdiscovered that Wolstenholmes have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Burnley for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 12 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest way to see if the premises is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Burnley conveyancing specialists.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Burnley. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Burnley

Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Please supply a car parking plan. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry.

I am looking to sell my house. My past lawyers has retired. I am in need of a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Burnley if that affects matters.

Please use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Burnley. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move runs smoothly.