Completed the sale of my flat in Crewe last April yet the purchaser is whats apping daily complaining that his solicitor needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities following completion?

Following your house sale your lawyer should forward the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. Where relevant, your solicitor must also send confirmation that the mortgage has been paid off to the purchasers conveyancers. There are no post completion tasks peculiar conveyancing in Crewe.

I know that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I need chancel insurance when buying a property in Crewe? or Apparently there is historic law that means some homeowners residing in a parish church boundary will be compelled to contribute towards repairs to the chancel within the church. Is this appropriate for conveyancing in Crewe?

Unless a previous acquisition of the house completed post 12 October 2013 you may expect solicitors carrying out conveyancing in Crewe to continue to recommend a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.

I'm purchasing my first flat in Crewe with a loan from Coventry Building Society. The sellers refused to move on the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent advised me not to tell my lawyer about the side-deal as it would jeopardize my mortgage with the lender. Is this normal?.

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.

Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Crewe before instructing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor has said that some mortgage companies tend refuse to give a loan on such a home.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different requirements from Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Crewe. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

How easy is it to use your search app to locate a conveyancing solicitor in Crewe on the approved list for my mortgage?

First select a lender such as Yorkshire Building Society, Bank of Scotland or TSB then type in your location for example Crewe. Conveyancing organisations in Crewe and further afield should be identified.