We see that you have a search directory listing firms on the HSBC conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our conveyancing in Burslem?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the HSBC conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Burslem.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Burslem. My lender is Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 14/1/2026, the requirements read as follows :
I own a renovated Georgian house in Burslem. Conveyancing solicitor represented me and The Royal Bank of Scotland. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold with the matching property. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?
You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Burslem and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also enquire as to the situation with the conveyancing practitioner who conducted the purchase.
How does conveyancing in Burslem differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Burslem contact us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is finished. This is because house builders in Burslem tend to purchase the site, 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 conveyancers 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 Burslem or who has acted in the same development.
My husband and I are novice buyers - agreed a price, yet the estate agent informed us that the vendor will only proceed if we instruct the agent's preferred conveyancers as they want a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a high street solicitor used to conveyancing in Burslem
We suspect that the seller is unaware of this demand. Should the owner want ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious buyer is not the way to achieve this. Try to communicate with the sellers directly and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are serious buyers (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you are going to use your own,trusted Burslem conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will give the negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or achieve conveyancing targets demanded by corporate headquarters.
I note that you have a post code search directory identifying firms on the lender conveyancing panel. Do Burslem conveyancing companies pay you a referral fee if I retain them for my own house purchase?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the mortgage company conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Burslem.