AssumingI was to buy a freehold homein Woodley mortgage fee and dispense with a survey and no local authority searches how much would I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Woodley?

Any savings you would make would be isolated to the costs for searches. The conveyancer is obliged to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, communicating with your vendors lawyer, SDLT return, register the property etc. You might save a bit for them not having to register a mortgage however it won't be meaningful.

Having sold my house in Woodley last September yet the purchaser is calling every few hours complaining that his conveyancer needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities following completion?

Following your disposal your solicitor should send the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Depending on the transaction, your lawyer must also send confirmation that the home loan has been paid off to the buyers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion requirements just for conveyancing in Woodley.

How does conveyancing in Woodley differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Woodley approach us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is built. This is because new home sellers in Woodley tend to acquire the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Woodley or who has acted in the same development.

I am looking for a flat up to £195,000 and identified one round the corner in Woodley I like with a park and station in the vicinity, however it's only got 51 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Woodley for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a short lease?

If you need a mortgage the shortness of the lease may be problematic. Discount the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the premises for at least 2 years you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor about this matter.

Is it possible to swap solicitor as I have to choose one who is on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel. I hired a local conveyancing solicitor in Woodley round the corner but he is not accepted by Barnsley Building Society

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Woodley on the Barnsley Building Society panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we on the directory do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are registered with the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Woodley. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Woodley.