I am expecting a mortgage offer from Lloyds. I would like to instruct a Licensed Conveyancer in Bridgnorth. Does the Lloyds Solicitor panel exclude conveyancers regulated by the CLC?
The Lloyds conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, associated to the CML or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Bridgnorth. My lender is Platform
Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 5/5/2025, the requirements read as follows :
I am helping my sister sell her house in Bridgnorth. Does the conveyancing solicitor commission an energy performance certificate or do I organise this?
After the demise of Home Information Packs, energy assessments was kept a compulsory component of moving house. An energy performance certificate should be commissioned in advance of the property being advertised. This is not a task that solicitors ordinarily organise. Where you are instructing a Bridgnorth conveyancing lawyer they may help arrange energy assessments due to their contacts with long established Bridgnorth accredited person
A colleague pointed out to me me that in buying a property in Bridgnorth there may be various restrictions preventing external changes to the property. Is this right?
There are anumerous of properties in Bridgnorth which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Bridgnorth should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
We have a mortgage agreed in principle with Leeds Building Society. Bridgnorth conveyancing solicitors were instructed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Leeds Building Society?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Leeds Building Society done the survey? Have you informed Leeds Building Society as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.
As co-executor for the estate of my aunt I am selling a property in Swansea but I am based in Bridgnorth. My conveyancer (who is 200 kilometers from mehas requested that I sign a statutory declaration ahead of completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Bridgnorth to witness and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are located in Bridgnorth
When it comes to leasehold conveyancing in Bridgnorth what are the most frequent lease defects?
There is nothing unique about leasehold conveyancing in Bridgnorth. Most leases are drafted differently and drafting errors can result in certain sections are wrong. For example, if your lease is missing any of the following, it could be defective:
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A provision for the recovery of money spent for the benefit of another party. A provision to repair to or maintain parts of the premises
A defective lease will likely cause issues when trying to sell a property primarily because it impacts on the ability to obtain a mortgage on the property. National Westminster Bank, Norwich and Peterborough Building Society, and Bank of Ireland all have express requirements when it comes to what is expected in a lease. If a mortgage lender believes that the lease is problematic they may refuse to provide security, forcing the purchaser to pull out.
Bridgnorth Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Queries before buying
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Who are the managing agents? Where a Bridgnorth lease has less than 80 years it will impact the marketability of the apartment. Check with your bank that they are willing to to proceed given the lease term. A short lease means that you will almost definitely have to extend the lease sooner rather than later and it is worth finding out what this would cost. For most Bridgnorthlease extensions you will need to own the premises for a couple of years in order to be entitled to exercise a lease extension. Are any of leasehold owners in arrears of their service charge liability?
My aunt completed her conveyancing in Bridgnorth in 2008. She has been married, widowed and has recently remarried. She wishes to market the property next summer. I think she will just be asked to provide a copy of the marriage papers to the conveyancer however she is worried it could hold up the sale of the house. Should she appoint a solicitor to update the land title information for the property?
You are not required to bring up to date the register providing you have the proof needed to demonstrate how the change of name resulted.
The buyer’s solicitor will review the title details and request evidence by way of proof of the name change for example marriage documentation.