I am buying a new build flat in Stretford. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Stretford you will have to appoint a solicitor on your bank's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Stretford.

I have todayfound out that Stirling Law have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Stretford for a purchase of a leasehold flat 12 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is in my name in the name of the former proprietor?

The easiest way to check if the property is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Stretford conveyancing specialists.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £195,000 and identified one near me in Stretford I like with amenity areas and station nearby, however it's only got 61 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Stretford suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a lease with such few years left?

Should you need a home loan the shortness of the lease will likely be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for residential conveyancing in Stretford. I have discover a site which seems to have the ideal solution If it is possible to get all the legals completed via email that would be ideal. Should I be concerned? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

I am searching for Stretford competitive conveyancing fees. Can I be confident that all the Stretford law firms that are listed on your website are on the bank conveyancing panel?

The solicitor and licensed conveyancing practices on our directory have assured us via an online form that they are on the mortgage company panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the bank panel. To date we have not been informed by either a mortgage company or a member of the public that the data about a specific Stretford firm being on the bank conveyancing panel is not accurate.