I am obtaining a offer of a home loan from Halifax. I intend to instruct a Licensed Conveyancer in Leven. Does the Halifax Solicitor panel include conveyancers regulated by the CLC?

The Halifax conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, represented by the Council or Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.

Please could you suggest a Skipton Building Society approved Leven conveyancing solicitor that can complete within a very limited time frame? Am I best advised to choose a local Leven practice or a web based firm?

We would be happy to suggest some excellent Leven conveyancing firms. Another option is to visit the main road in Leven. Go in to some well established law practices and request to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a fee estimate. Explain your requirements together with your reasons and get an assurance on speed. Choose the one that genuine.

As someone not used to conveyancing in Leven what is the number one tip you can give me for the legal transfer of property in Leven

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Leven and elsewhere in East Yorkshire is an adversarial process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is an abundance of room for friction between you and other parties involved in the home moving process. For example, the vendor, estate agent and even potentially a mortgage company. Selecting a solicitor for your conveyancing in Leven is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the process whose responsibility is to protect your best interests and to keep you safe.

There is a worrying ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone has to be blamed for the process taking so long. You must always trust your conveyancer above all other parties in the home moving process.

I have been told that property searches are the primary cause of stalling in Leven conveyancing transactions. Is that correct?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the common causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are unlikely to feature in any holding up conveyancing in Leven.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Leven is where the house is located. Can you offer any advice?

Flying freeholds in Leven are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Leven you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Leven may determine 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 property.