Can your site be used to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Tyne And Wear even if I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for instance where I wish to acquire a shop in Tyne And Wear with a mortgage from Bank of Scotland?

Our comparison service is mainly used to select residential conveyancing solicitors in Tyne And Wear but we have listed towards the end of this page a few Tyne And Wear commercial conveyancing firms. You should enquire with the company directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Bank of Scotland

My aunt passed away 10 months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the house in Tyne And Wear. The house had a small mortgage left on it of around £4500. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Coventry BS, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?

Where you plan to refinance then Coventry BS will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Coventry BS conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Coventry BS mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

I am being told by my solicitor that flying freehold insurance is needed on my purchase. What is the level of cover for Tyne And Wear conveyancing?

The appropriate level of flying freehold indemnity insurance depends on who your lender is. It would differ for example between National Westminster Bank and Skipton Building Society. Conveyancing solicitors as opposed to members of the public take out such insurances.

I am due to exchange contracts on my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in July 2007, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, Barclays are being difficult. The Tyne And Wear solicitor who is on the Barclays conveyancing panel is happy to accept ‘lack of building regulation’ insurance but Barclays are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do Barclays have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that Barclays have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Barclays may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

Planning on purchasing a flat in Tyne And Wear. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Tyne And Wear solicitor is on the Aldermore conveyancing panel.

I am buying a new build flat in Tyne And Wear. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Tyne And Wear

Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.

As co-executor for the estate of my uncle I am selling a residence in Newport but I am based in Tyne And Wear. My conveyancer (approximately 200 miles awayhas requested that I execute a statutory declaration before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Tyne And Wear who can attest and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are located in Tyne And Wear