Is it necessary during the course of the conveyancing process to have a meeting at the offices of the solicitor to sign the mortgage deed? If so, I will choose one who does conveyancing in Kirkheaton so that I can pop in to their offices when needed.

Whereas this was necessary twenty years ago, almost all lenders no longer oblige their conveyancing panel solicitor to witness the borrowers signature. You will still be obliged to supply identification documents and there are still manifest advantages to choosing a locally based ayer, in your case a conveyancing solicitor in Kirkheaton.

We are buying a house and the solicitor has identified Chancel Repair to which the property may be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. He has recommended insurance. Is this strictly necessary for conveyancing in Kirkheaton

Unless a prior purchase of the premises took place after 12 October 2013 you can expect solicitors carrying out conveyancing in Kirkheaton to remain encouraging a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £245,000 and identified one near me in Kirkheaton I like with a park and station nearby, the downside is that it only has 51 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Kirkheaton in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?

If you require a mortgage that many years will likely be an issue. Reduce the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the premises for at least 2 years you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.

My husband and I are new on the property ladder - had an offer accepted, but the property agent informed us that the seller will only go ahead if we use their preferred solicitors as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a local conveyancer accustomed to conveyancing in Kirkheaton

It is improbable the owners are driving this. Should the seller require ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious buyer is likely to cause more damage than good. Speak to the vendors direct and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances in place © you are unencumbered (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you will continue to use your own,trusted Kirkheaton conveyancing firm - not the ones that will earn the negotiator at the agency a referral fee or hit his conveyancing thresholds set by head office.

I see that you have a post code search directory listing solicitors on the lender conveyancing panel. Do Kirkheaton conveyancing companies pay you a commission if I retain them for my house purchase?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the mortgage company conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Kirkheaton.