What is the best way of choosing a value for money conveyancing in Great Sankey?
First ask the people you trust whom they would instruct.
Second, look on the web for conveyancing in Great Sankey. Pick up the phone to two or three listed and request that they send you their conveyancing fee calculations and speak to the lawyer who will handle the conveyancing beforecommitting.
Option 3 is to make use of our search tool to assist you in finding the right lawyers for you based on your own requirements including area of the property,deadlines, complexity and who your intended mortgage company is. Resist the temptation to go for low cost conveyancing in Great Sankey
Can I use your services to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Great Sankey even if I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example where I wish to buy a shop in Great Sankey with a mortgage from Virgin Money?
The service is primarily there to help choose residential conveyancing solicitors in Great Sankey but we have set out at the end of this page a selection of Great Sankey commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to speak with the solicitors directly to establish if they can also act for Virgin Money
About to place an offer on a leasehold flat in Great Sankey. The estate agents tell me that it is the norm for flats in Great Sankey to have less than 75 years remaining. I am getting a loan with Bank of Ireland. Will the property be mortgageable given that the lease has 70 years left.
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are securing a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Bank of Ireland have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 28/9/2025 the requirements read as follows :
We have agreed to purchase a house in Great Sankey. A rare aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. RBS have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?
Given that your lender is RBS your lawyer must check the formal instructions outlined in Part 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for RBS. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook sets out minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and conveyancers are required to report to RBS where a lease fails to satisfy these conditions. The specifications relate to the installation of panels on properties countrywide and is not restricted to Great Sankey.
I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Great Sankey. I have a mortgage agreed with RBS. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?
It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with RBS, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the RBS conveyancing panel.
After what seems like an age I have had an offer on an apartment in Great Sankey accepted, but there is a chain. The vendors have offered on on an apartment, however it’s not yet tied up, and have viewings of other properties in the pipeline. I have instructed a nearby conveyancing solicitor in Great Sankey. What should be my next step? When should I get the mortgage application with Clydesdale going?
It is normal to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur costs too early (home loan application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then valuation, Great Sankey conveyancing search costs, etc). The first thing to do is check that your lawyer is on the Clydesdale approved list. Concerning the subsequent steps this very much depends on the uniqueness of your case, desire for this property and on the state of the market. During a buoyant market many purchasers will apply for the mortgage with Clydesdale and arrange for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they pay their conveyancer to move forward with searches.
How difficult is it to transfer to a new conveyancer as I need to appoint a firm on the TSB conveyancing panel. I was using a local conveyancing solicitor in Great Sankey round the corner but she is not accepted by TSB
It would be our pleasure to assist you select a conveyancing solicitor in Great Sankey on the TSB panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we on the directory do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Great Sankey. In utilising search facility on this website, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Great Sankey.
The conveyancing solicitors undertaking our conveyancing in Great Sankey has forwarded documents to review that reveal that the land is unregistered with epitome documents. Surely all properties in Great Sankey are registered?
It is rare for property in Great Sankey not to be registered. An 'epitome' is basically a dossier of photocopies of documents affecting an unregistered title. Many Great Sankey conveyancing solicitors will be able to handle such matters but in the event that uncertainty reigns the usual advice these days seems to be for the vendor’s solicitor to register the title first and then sell - this no doubt cause a significant delay.