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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Greater Manchester

I just acquired a flat at auction in Greater Manchester. Conveyancing is necessary. What happens now?

Given that you have now legally committed yourself to purchase you will need to hire the services of a conveyancing practitioner quickly as you are faced with a pending deadline in which to complete the conveyancing. An auction property should have a corresponding auction set of papers. This should include most,if not all of the paperwork that your solicitor will need. Where you are dealing with leasehold property the conveyancing papers may contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork specific to leasehold premises. You should give this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor ASAP. Do make sure that your finances are organised to complete on the on the contractual date .

I am due to move home in December. Will my conveyancing solicitor communicate with the removal company on the completion day. Incidentally, can you recommend a removal company in Greater Manchester. Conveyancing firm was chosen prior to coming across your site.

On the afternoon of completion you will need to collect the house keys from the property agent but this should only be done once the vendors solicitors advise the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be handed over. You should inform the removal men that you are ready to move in. As a matter of policy we do not suggest a particular removal company but can assist you in locating a conveyancing in Greater Manchester or a legal practice that specialises in conveyancing in Greater Manchester.

I've read lots of house buying guides, I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Greater Manchester solicitor - who is on the RBS conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. Is that normal?

RBS will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually RBS will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your conveyancer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Greater Manchester postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with RBS, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Greater Manchester.

How does conveyancing in Greater Manchester differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Greater Manchester come to us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is constructed. This is because developers in Greater Manchester typically buy the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Greater Manchester or who has acted in the same development.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £305k and found one round the corner in Greater Manchester I like with a park and railway links nearby, however it only has 49 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Greater Manchester in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a lease with such few years left?

Should you require a home loan that many years may be an issue. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the property for at least twenty four months you may ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor concerning this matter.

Taking into account that I will soon spend £400,000 on a terraced house in Greater Manchester I wish to talk to a solicitor regarding theconveyancing before instructing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

We could not agree more - we would be delighted to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the solicitor due to be doing your conveyancing in Greater Manchester.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is unique person, not a file reference. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are calculated and presented to you for residential conveyancing in Greater Manchester should be the figure that you end up paying.

I need to retain a conveyancing solicitor for freehold conveyancing in Greater Manchester. I've chance upon a site which looks to be the ideal answer If there is a chance to get all formalities completed via web that would be preferable. Should I be concerned? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

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