Is the fact that my conveyancer in Didsbury is not on my lender's solicitor panel that there is a problem with the quality of his conveyancing?

It would not be wise to jump to that conclusion. There are all sorts of perfectly plausible explanations. A recent report by the solicitors regulator revealed that over three quarters of law firms surveyed had been removed from at least one lender panel. The top 5 reasons are as follows: (1) low volume of transactions (2) the solicitor is a sole practitioner (3) as part of the HSBC panel reduction (4) regulatory contact by SRA (5) accidental removal. Where you are concerned you should simply call the Didsbury conveyancing practice and enquire why they are no longer on the approved list for your lender.

I have recentlybeen informed that Stirling Law have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Didsbury for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 9 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?

The quickest way to see if the property is in your name, 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 Didsbury conveyancing specialists.

About to purchase a new build apartment in Didsbury. Conveyancing is daunting 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 conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Didsbury

Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?

I decided to have a survey carried out on a house in Didsbury in advance of retaining solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. The surveyor has said that some lenders will not give a loan on this type of property.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can check with the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Didsbury. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Didsbury to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

We are four weeks into a residential purchase having been recommend to solicitors by the high street agent to do our conveyancing in Didsbury. We are not happy. Could you you assist me in finding new conveyancers?

They would need to be really poor to suggest diss instructing them. Has the loan offer been generated? In the event that it has you must advise them of the new contact details and have the offer are issued to the new lawyers. The solicitor ideally needs to be on the banks approved list to avoid supplemental charges and complications. So that should be your starting point. Our search tool should help you find a lender approved lawyer for your home move in Didsbury