I require conveyancing for a flat in a fairly new development (6 years old) in Blaydon On Tyne. The vast majority the flats have already been disposed of. Do I need carry out the conveyancing searches for my conveyancing in Blaydon On Tyne?
You would be opening yourself up to an unnecessary risk in refusing to carrying out Blaydon On Tyne conveyancing searches. Without searches you have no clarity over flooding, environmental etc which may mean you walk away due to potential problems down the line. If you are buying mortgage free there is no legal requirement to have them, but we would strongly advise in the strongest possible terms that you have them. If accelerating the process and driving down costs are top of your concerns you should consider with your lawyer about the options such as lack of search insurance available to you
It is is a decade since I purchased my home in Blaydon On Tyne. Conveyancing lawyers have recently been instructed on the sale but I can't locate the title deeds. Will this jeopardise the sale?
You need not be too concerned. First the deeds may be retained by the lender or they could be in the possession of the solicitor who acted in your purchase. Secondly the chances are that the land will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing solicitors obtaining current official copies of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Blaydon On Tyne relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is not registered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.
Are the BSA intent on creating a searchable register to list practices on the Darlington Building Society conveyancing panel for instance in Blaydon On Tyne?
We are not aware of any plans on the part of the BSA to develop such a tool.
I am assisting my aunt sell her flat in Blaydon On Tyne. Will the conveyancing solicitor commission an EPC or it is for the seller to see to?
After the demise of Home Information Packs, energy assessments became a compulsory element of selling a house. An EPC must be to hand before the property is advertised. This is not something that solicitors ordinarily organise. Where you are instructing a Blaydon On Tyne conveyancing solicitor they might be able to arrange energy assessments due to their relationships with long established Blaydon On Tyne providers
We previously chose solicitors with offices in Blaydon On Tyne on the UBS solicitor panel. They have just invoiced me a supplemental charge for the legal aspects of the UBS mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by UBS?
Provided it is contained in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your lawyer can levy a fee for this. The fee is not dictated by UBS but by your Blaydon On Tyne lawyer. Some firms on the UBS panel will charge ’dealing with mortgage’ fee but some firms include it on their overall fee.
My offer was accepted on an apartment in Blaydon On Tyne on 14/10/2025, valuation was booked 3 days later, all came back fine. Property lawyer retained, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Leeds Building Society and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Leeds Building Society to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Blaydon On Tyne before retaining lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. The surveyor has said that some banks will not issue a loan on this type of property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you contact us we can look into this further with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Blaydon On Tyne. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
We're first time buyers - had an offer accepted, but the agent informed us that the vendor will only issue a contract if we instruct the agent's recommended conveyancers as they need a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a high street conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Blaydon On Tyne
It is highly unlikely the sellers are driving this. If they want ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a motivated buyer is counter productive. Avoid the agents and go straight to the sellers and explain that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances arranged © you are chain free (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you will continue to use your own,trusted Blaydon On Tyne conveyancing solicitors - rather thanthe ones that will give their estate agent a commission or hit his conveyancing figures pre-set by corporate headquarters.