Can I use your services to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Horsforth even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for instance where I want to buy a shop in Horsforth with a mortgage from Chelsea Building Society?

The service is predominantly there to select domestic conveyancing solicitors in Horsforth but we have set out towards the bottom of this page a selection of Horsforth commercial conveyancing firms. You should make contact with the solicitors directly to see if they can also act for Chelsea Building Society

I am about to put an offer on a leasehold property in Horsforth. The selling agents say that it is standard for flats in Horsforth to have less than 75 years remaining. I am getting a mortgage with Virgin. Will the property be mortgageable given that the lease has 69 years left.

Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are securing a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 29/11/2025 the requirements read as follows :

How does conveyancing in Horsforth differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Horsforth come to us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is constructed. This is because new home sellers in Horsforth typically purchase the site, 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 conveyancing solicitors 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 accustomed to new build conveyancing in Horsforth or who has acted in the same development.

I am looking for a ground for flat up to £235,500 and identified one close by in Horsforth I like with amenity areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it only has 51 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Horsforth suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?

If you need a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will likely be an issue. Reduce the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you can ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor about this.

We are in the process of purchasing a property in Horsforth. Conveyancing is not yet done but we wish to keep the amount we are are buying for confidential from sites such as Rightmove. Is this possible and how?

HM Land Registry are legally required to note price paid information on the official title for residential properties countrywide including properties in Horsforth. The register of ownership is an open document, so HM Land Registry would be breaking the law if they did not permit access to the register.

In essence you can ask HM Land Registry to hide the amount paid data yet the answer would be a No.