It is is a decade since I acquired my home in Grappenhall. Conveyancing lawyers have recently been instructed on the sale but I can't find my deeds. Will this cause complications?
You need not be too concerned. First the deeds may be kept by the mortgage company or they could be in the possession of the conveyancers who oversaw your purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the title will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors obtaining current official copies of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Grappenhall relates to registered property but in the rare situation where your property is not registered it is more problematic but is resolvable.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Grappenhall. My lender is Tesco Bank
Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 11/2/2026, the requirements read as follows :
I am close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our property in Grappenhall and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. A high street Grappenhall conveyancer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers used a national conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Grappenhall. We have lived in Grappenhall for three years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to get confirmation need.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer already. 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 life insurance to cover that same ailment)
My wife and I have a semi-detached Edwardian property in Grappenhall. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are two entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold under the matching address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be 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 Grappenhall and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also question the position with the conveyancing practitioner who completed the work.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in two weeks back in what was supposed to be a quick, chain free conveyancing. Grappenhall is the location of the property. Can you offer any assistance?
Flying freeholds in Grappenhall are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Grappenhall you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Grappenhall may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.
Is it possible to swap firm as I have to find a firm on the Britannia conveyancing list. I hired a local conveyancing solicitor in Grappenhall round the corner but the firm is not approved by Britannia
It would be our pleasure to help you select a conveyancing solicitor in Grappenhall on the Britannia panel. Please note that the solicitors that we on the directory do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Grappenhall. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Grappenhall.