Do the conveyancing lawyers to be found on your site conduct auction conveyancing in Greater Manchester?
There are a number of auction lawyers we can connect you with those who can conduct auction conveyancing. Greater Manchester is just one of our locations where our lawyers have a presence.
A relative pointed out to me me that in buying a property in Greater Manchester there may be a number of restrictions preventing external alterations to the property. Is this right?
We are aware of a number of properties in Greater Manchester which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Greater Manchester should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
is it true that all Greater Manchester solicitors on the Skipton conveyancing panel are governed by the SRA?
As solicitors, in order to be on the Skipton approved list of solicitors they would need to be governed by the SRA. The majority of lenders do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such practice would be governed by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
I am due to exchange contracts on my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in December 2006, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s lender, HSBC are being problematic. The Greater Manchester solicitor who is on the HSBC conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but HSBC are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do HSBC have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that HSBC have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why HSBC may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £235,500 and identified one close by in Greater Manchester I like with open areas and station nearby, however it only has 52 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Greater Manchester for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a lease with such few years left?
Should you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease will 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 premises for a minimum of twenty four months you may ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor regarding this matter.
As co-executor for the estate of my grandmother I am selling a property in Swansea but live in Greater Manchester. My conveyancer (who is 235 kilometers awayhas requested that I sign a stat dec before the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Greater Manchester who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you should not need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are based in Greater Manchester
What do I do if I am dissatisfied with the conveyancer who carried out our conveyancing in Greater Manchester?
Occasionally the level of service you receive is not as you expect, and is is a fact of life that every so often matters do not go as planned. However there is recourse if you were unhappy with your conveyancing in Greater Manchester. This varies from trying to resolve matters directly with them, through to reporting a conveyancing practitioner to their regulator. If you remain unhappy you may consider getting in touch with the Legal Ombudsman.