We are selling our house in Creekmouth and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being constructed on contaminated land. Any local conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers used a factory type conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Creekmouth. We have lived in Creekmouth for 5 years we know that this is a non issue. Should we contact our local Authority to get confirmation that there is no issue.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You need to check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same ailment)
It has been 4 months since my purchase conveyancing in Creekmouth took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £215,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
I opted to have a survey done on a house in Creekmouth in advance of retaining lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the house. Our surveyor advised that some banks tend refuse to issue a loan on this type of property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements from Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can look into this further via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Creekmouth. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Creekmouth especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Creekmouth.
I'm refinancing my existing house to a buy to let mortgage with Barclays Direct and intend to use the remaining equity towards another house. The neighborhood we are looking at is Creekmouth. Will your conveyancers be able to act for both sets of banks and tie in the transactions?
Do use our comparison tool on this site to check that the solicitors are approved by both banks. Assuming that they are the lawyer will be able to tie up the two conveyancing matters but you should talk with you conveyancer and communicate your desired outcome and needs.
I need to find a conveyancing solicitor for residential conveyancing in Creekmouth. I happened to discover a web site which looks to be the ideal answer If it is possible to get all this stuff completed via web that would be preferable. Should I be concerned? What should out be looking out for?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?
I recently become aware that one of the directors of the firm acting on the purchase conveyancing in Creekmouth is an aunty of the seller. Is this acceptable?
As long as there is no conflict of interest this should be fine. Where you are requiring mortgage finance then the bank may have a say as many banks have specific instructions concerning this. For example for Lloyds TSB Scotland as of 17/11/2025, the requirements read as follows :