About to place a bid on a leasehold property in Winslow. The estate agents assure me that it is normal for flats in Winslow to have less than 75 years remaining. I am expecting a mortgage with Platform. Is this going to be a problem if the lease has 72 years left.

Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are getting a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 28/11/2025 the requirements read as follows :

I am assisting my aunt sell her flat in Winslow. Will the solicitor commission the EPC or do I organise this?

Following the abolition of HIPs, energy performance certificates was left as a required component of selling a property. An energy assessment needs to be to hand prior to the property being advertised. This is not a task that lawyers normally arrange. If you are using a Winslow conveyancing practitioner they may be willing to arrange energy performance certificates given their contacts with long established Winslow accredited person

My wife and I have arranged a further advance on our home loan from Kent Reliance as we wish to conduct alterations to our home in Winslow. Do we need to choose a nearby Winslow solicitor on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel to handle the legals?

Kent Reliance do not ordinarily instruct a member of their approved list of lawyers to handle the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel.

I had an offer accepted on a property in Winslow on 8/10/2025, valuation was booked 3 days after, all came back fine. Conveyancer retained, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Nottingham and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Nottingham to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

I need some quick conveyancing in Winslow as I am faced with an ultimatum to complete inside 4 weeks. Fortunately I do not require a mortgage. Is it possible to escape the need for conveyancing searches to save money and time?

As you are are a mortgage free buyer you have the choice not to do searches although no solicitor would recommend that you don't. With lots of history conveyancing in Winslow the following are instances of what can arise and therefore impact the marketability of the property: Enforcement Notices, Overdue Charges, Overdue Grants, Railway Schemes,...

I am a sole trader hoping to take over a lease of an office on the high street. Can you recommend conveyancers offering competitive charges for non-domestic conveyancing in Winslow for below 2k?

We can recommend firms who have an in-depth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Winslow, including the disposal and purchase of businesses as well as simply premises. Whether you are hoping to purchase or lease a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a whole business we will find you the right firm. As for the charges this will depend on the structure and heads of terms of the proposed transaction. Let us have your contact information or email so as to enable us to furnish you with a fixed commercial conveyancing calculation.

My lender have just issued us with a mortgage offer. We instructed a local conveyancer in Winslow two days ago. This morning, our mortgage adviser called to say that the lender said that we cannot use our solicitor as they aren't on their 'approved list'. As novices, we did not have a clue that the bank had some control over our choice Is this permitted?

You can actually select any conveyencer you prefer to choose including the said conveyancer in Winslow nevertheless if they are not on the your lender's approved list you must pay an extra fee so the mortgage company can appoint their own solicitors as well to protect their interest. On occasion it is possible your preferred conveyancing firm to get added to the bank panel. Do make the most of online tools including lenderpanel.com to find a conveyancing solcitor in Winslow on the lender panel. You can go into your high street bank branch in Winslow. They can recommend conveyancing solicitors in Winslow on the approved list.