My wife and I purchasing a victorian detached house in Fenton. The intention is to convert the garage to an office at the house.Will the conveyancing process include investigations to see if these works are prohibited?

Your solicitor will review the registered title as conveyancing in Fenton can occasionally identify restrictions in the title deeds which prohibit categories of alterations or require the permission of a 3rd party. Certain extensions need local authority planning consent and approval in compliance with building regulations. Certain areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.

We have a mortgage agreed in principle with TSB. Fenton conveyancing lawyers are chosen. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from TSB?

Some lenders take longer than others. Have TSB conducted the survey? Have you informed TSB as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the TSB conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.

It is not clear whether my mortgage offer requires a lease extension. I have called into my local Fenton building society branch on a couple of occasions and was told it does not affect the mortgage offer and they would lend. My Fenton conveyancing solicitor - who is on the bank conveyancing panel- called to say that they refuse to lend based on their specific requirements. Who do I believe?

Your lawyer must comply with the CML Handbook Part 2 provisions for your lender. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the lender will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the lender to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years left on the lease.

About to purchase a new build apartment in Fenton. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

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

Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Please supply a car parking plan.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Fenton is the location of the property. Is there any guidance you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Fenton are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Fenton you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Fenton may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.

Am I better off to instruct a Fenton conveyancing solicitor in close proximity to the house I am purchasing? We have a good friend who can carry out the conveyancing however they are based 400kilometers drive away.

The primary upside of using a high street Fenton conveyancing practice is that you can pop in to sign documents, hand in your identification documents and apply pressure on them where appropriate. They will also have local insight which is a benefit. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If other friends have used your friend and on the whole were impressed that must outweigh using an unfamiliar Fenton conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being based in the area.

I have today placed an offer on an apartment in Fenton and the estate agent that we are dealing with suggested his solicitor. He quoted nine hundred pounds including VAT and disbursements. Does this sound steep?

Don't just go on a single quote. One should seek like-for-like quotes for your conveyancing in Fenton. Then select one that you are comfortable with and crucially, is on the approved list of the mortgage company that you are sourcing your mortgage from.