In the event thatI were to acquire a simple residential housein Little Hulton for cash and dispense with a survey and no conveyancing searches how much would I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Little Hulton?

The sole saving you would make on is the Little Hulton conveyancing searches. The solicitor still be obliged to do everything else - money laundering, communicating with the sellers conveyancing practitioner, SDLT return, register the property etc. You might save a bit for them not needing to register a charge however it will not be meaningful.

Is there a reason why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Little Hulton is more expensive?

In short, leasehold conveyancing in Little Hulton and Greater Manchester usually involve more due diligence compared to freehold transactions. This includes lease investigation, corresponding with the landlord concerning the service of required notices, securing current service charge and management information, securing the landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts. The obligations on both the landlord and the tenant in the lease need to be studied by the buyer’s conveyancing team and read from beginning to end – regardless of the fact the lease has passed through many different property solicitors hands since it was first entered into.

I am helping my sister sell her house in Little Hulton. Will the solicitor commission an energy performance certificate or do I organise this?

After the demise of HIPs, EPC’s was kept a required element of moving property. An energy assessment needs to be to hand in advance of the property being marketed. It is not a task that lawyers ordinarily organise. Where you are instructing a Little Hulton conveyancing solicitor they may be able to arrange energy performance certificates given their relationships with reputable Little Hulton providers

I am being advised by my solicitor that chancel insurance is necessary on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Little Hulton?

The right level of chancel indemnity insurance depends on your lender. It would differ for example between Lloyds TSB Bank and Chelsea Building Society. Conveyancing lawyers as opposed to members of the public take out such insurances.

Is it the case that all Little Hulton solicitors on the Santander conveyancing panel are governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?

As solicitors, in order to be on the Santander conveyancing panel they would need to be governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Some lenders do list licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the firms would be regulated by the CLC.

Me and my brother purchased a renovated Georgian property in Little Hulton. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Leeds Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are two entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the matching address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??

You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Little Hulton and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also question the position with the conveyancing practitioner who conducted the work.

How easy is it to change firm as I need to instruct a firm on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd conveyancing list. I was using a local conveyancing solicitor in Little Hulton round the corner but the firm is not accepted by Godiva Mortgages Ltd

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Little Hulton on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we list do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Little Hulton. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Little Hulton.