Our god-son is about to exchange on a house that has just been built in Ashton under Lyne with a mortgage from HSBC. His lawyer has said that there is a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. Who needs to receive the form?
The form is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the HSBC conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when requested. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the HSBC conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.
We note that you have a search directory identifying law firms on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I retain them for our conveyancing in Ashton under Lyne?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Nationwide conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Ashton under Lyne.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Ashton under Lyne. My lender is Accord Mortgages
Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 10/10/2025, the requirements read as follows :
Just acquired a terraced house in Ashton under Lyne , What is the estimated time for the Land Registry to record the transfer to my name? My Ashton under Lyne conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to be sure that my ownership is registered.
As far as conveyancing in Ashton under Lyne is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than the rest of the country. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can adjust depending on who lodges the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry must send notices to any 3rd persons or bodies. At present in the region of 80% of such applications are completed within two weeks but some can be subject to extensive hold-ups. Historically registration is effected once the buyer is living at the property thus registration formalities is not usually primary concern yet if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your lawyers should communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.
I need to instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Ashton under Lyne for my house move. Is there any facility to check a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?
You can find published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations stemming from inquisitions started on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may recorded call for training purposes.
My mortgage broker has recommended their property lawyer for my conveyancing in Ashton under Lyne - won’t it be better to just instruct them?
You need to establish if the selling agent is recommending a lawyer or introducing to a conveyancing practitioner. There are plenty of Ashton under Lyne estate agents who recommend two or three Ashton under Lyne conveyancing firms purely based on those lawyers offering a great service.