We are looking to buy a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in The Borough who is on the Leeds Building Society approved panel. Can you recommend a local solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Leeds Building Society . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in The Borough.

I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in The Borough. My lender is The Mortgage Works

The Mortgage Works have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 24/12/2025, the requirements read as follows :

What can a local search tell me concerning the property my wife and I buying in The Borough?

The Borough conveyancing often starts with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company for example Onsearch The local search plays an important part in many a The Borough conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any unpleasant once you have moved into your new home. The search should reveal information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 subject areas.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in last month in what was supposed to be a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. The Borough is the location of the property. Is there any guidance you can impart?

Flying freeholds in The Borough are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in The Borough you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in The Borough may decide 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.

I am on look out for some leasehold conveyancing in The Borough. Before diving in I would like to find out the unexpired term of the lease.

Assuming the lease is registered - and 99.9% are in The Borough - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

Leasehold Conveyancing in The Borough - A selection of Queries Prior to buying

For many The Borough leaseholds the outlay for major works are not incorporated into the maintenance charges, albeit that there some managing agents in The Borough obliged leasehold owners to pay into a sinking fund and this is used to offset against larger repairs or maintenance. You should be aware that where the lease has no more than eighty years it will have adverse implications on the value of the property. It is worth checking with your lender that they are willing to go ahead with the loan given the lease term. A short lease means that you will most likely have to extend the lease at some point and it is worth discovering how much this will be. For most The Boroughlease extensions you will be be obliged to have owned the property for 24 months in order to be legally able to extend the lease. Be sure to investigate if the the lease includes any adverse restrictions in the lease. By way of example it is very common in The Borough leases that pets are not allowed in certain buildings in The Borough. If you love the apartmentin The Borough however your dog is not allowed to live with you then you will be faced hard decision.