I am obtaining a mortgage offer from Lloyds. I hope to retain the legal services of a Licensed Conveyancer in Pocklington. Does the Lloyds Solicitor panel allow for conveyancers regulated by the CLC?

The Lloyds approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, associated to the Council or Mortgage Lenders or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.

Is it simple use the search facility to select a conveyancing lawyer in Pocklington on the authorised to act for my mortgage?

1st select a mortgage company such as Barclays , The Royal Bank of Scotland or Godiva Mortgages Ltd then specify your preferred area for instance Pocklington. Conveyancing firms in Pocklington and across England and Wales should be shown.

We are 17 days into a freehold purchase having been directed to solicitors by the local agent to carry out the conveyancing in Pocklington. I am not happy. Can you help me find new conveyancers?

A solicitor would have to be very bad to suggest changing them. Has your mortgage offer been issued? If so you will need to make them aware of the new contact details and get the offer are re-sent. Your solicitor ideally needs to be on the mortgage company panel to avoid added costs and delays. So that should be your first question of the new lawyers. Our find a solicitor tool should assist you in finding a lender approved lawyer for your conveyancing in Pocklington

I work for a reputable estate agency in Pocklington where we have experienced a few flat sales jeopardised as a result of leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have been given contradictory information from local Pocklington conveyancing solicitors. Please can you shed some light as to whether the owner of a flat can commence the lease extension formalities for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

Provided that the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to commence the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the proposed purchaser need not have to wait 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed prior to, or at the same time as completion of the sale.

An alternative approach is to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.

Pocklington Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Queries Prior to Purchasing

Best to be warned whether changing the roof or some other significant cost is pending that will be shared between the leasehold owners and could well materially increase the the service fees or require a one time payment. This question is useful as a) areas may result in problems in the building as the common areas may begin to deteriorate if repairs remain unpaid b) if the leasehold owners have a dispute with the running of the building you will need to have all the details Is there a share of the freehold?

I have just found out that one of the partners of the conveyancing practice handling the purchase conveyancing in Pocklington is a relative of the owners that we are purchasing from. Is this permitted?

Provided no conflict arises this should be fine. Where you are needing a home loan then the bank may have a say as many banks have specific requirements on this. For example for Virgin as of 22/11/2020, the requirements read as follows :