Do I have to pop into the offices of the solicitor to execute the mortgage deed? If so, I will choose one who does conveyancing in Trafford so that I can attend their offices if required.

These days approved lawyers for banks undertake all of the work through the post, e-mail or over the phone. This enables them to undertake the conveyancing transaction no matter where you live in England or Wales. That being said you can check if you have the option of going to the offices of your conveyancing lawyer if needed.

Just bought a semi-detached house in Trafford , What is the estimated time for the Land Registry to register my ownership? My Trafford conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to be sure the registration is addressed.

As far as conveyancing in Trafford is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than the rest of England and Wales. Rather than based on location, timeframes can adjust subject to who lodges the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry must send notices to any third persons or bodies. Currently in the region of 80% of submission are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be extensive delays. Historically registration is effected after the purchaser is living at the premises so an expedited registration is not usually top priority but where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your lawyers must contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in last month in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Trafford is the location of the property. Can you offer any advice?

Flying freeholds in Trafford are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Trafford 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 Trafford 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.

Hoping to buy a property located in Trafford and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Trafford. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Trafford area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Trafford. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

I own a leasehold flat in Trafford. Conveyancing was finalised in 2009. I have been told that I should not let the lease length get too short. What is the reasoning?

Trafford leasehold properties are for a prescribed period - normally 99 years when they are first granted. However a significant appartments in Trafford were built or converted 25 or more years ago and so such leases now have fewer than eighty years remaining. This may seem like plenty of time but Banks, Building Societies and other mortgage institutions tend to require leases to have a minimum of seventy five years unexpired to adequate security. Accordingly when you come to sell the property you will need a lease extension if you are getting close to seventy five years. To enhance the saleability of your property you should be thinking about whether or not to extend your lease long before you come to sell it. You should note that there are strong financial reasons to doing so before the lease reaches even eighty years as when the lease falls below eighty years the premium you have to pay to extend starts to get a lot more expensive.