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5 reasons to let us help you choose a local conveyancing solicitor in Lydiate and Melling

  • 1 Lydiate and Melling conveyancers work in conjunction with Lydiate and Melling estate agents, property finders, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to make sure that the highest level of service is provided to clients every step of the way, ensuring the smoothest, most stress-free process possible
  • 2 The accumulation of transactions means that Lydiate and Melling solicitor have developed valuable connections with Lydiate and Melling local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and house builders enabling them to liaise at speed with all concerned in the process of undertaking your home move in Lydiate and Melling.
  • 3 Notwithstanding what other lawyers advise it could be necessary to visit your solicitor to sign contracts. There are enough parties engaged in a house sale without needing to include the postman into the pot.
  • 4 The Lydiate and Melling conveyancing firms that we work with are dedicated to supplying the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to purchasers, sellers and investors in Lydiate and Melling
  • 5 Lydiate and Melling conveyancers are likely to be familiar with the local Land Registry Office, Local Authority and estate agents

Examples of recent conveyancing in Lydiate and Melling since December 2024*

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Transfer

of apartment Westway L31 0EB, at purchase amount of £131,000. Leasehold conveyancing included: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, sending the transfer to the vendor for execution in readiness for completion, taking formal instructions from and updating the seller client

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Sale

of terraced premises, Bartlett Close, L31 8BZ completing on 10/01/2025 at a price of £470,000. The conveyancing process incorporates some of the following tasks: sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, preparing statement detailing charges, sending title deeds and executed transfer to buyer’s lawyers

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Sale

of terraced premises, Westover Road, L31 7BT completing on 28/01/2025 at a price of £120,000. The conveyancing process included amongst the various tasks: drafting the sale agreement and Transfer, sending conveyancing papers to buyers representatives, setting up the completion formalities

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Sale

of terraced property, Oakhill Road, L31 0BH completing on 17/01/2025 at a price of £215,000. The legal transfer of property included amongst the various tasks: sending the transfer to the seller for execution in readiness for completion, securing official copies of the title, setting up the completion formalities

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Lydiate and Melling

Can you help? My Lydiate and Melling solicitor is informing me me that he has toapply for Lydiate and Melling conveyancing searches asthe firm are on the Santandersolicitor panel. Is my lawyer correct?

You have limited options available to you. As you are obtaining a mortgage with a bank your property lawyer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your lender’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook requirements . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Lydiate and Melling conveyancing searches.

Having sold my house in Lydiate and Melling last September but the buyer keeps whats apping me to say his lawyer is waiting to hear from mysolicitor. What should have happened now that I have sold?

Following your disposal your conveyancer is duty bound to deliver the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. Where appropriate, your lawyer should also send confirmation that the home loan has been repaid to the buyers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion procedures just for conveyancing in Lydiate and Melling.

I have been told that property searches are a common reason for obstruction in Lydiate and Melling conveyancing transactions. Is that correct?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the most frequent causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Lydiate and Melling.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £195,000 and identified one round the corner in Lydiate and Melling I like with open areas and station nearby, however it only has 49 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Lydiate and Melling in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a lease with such few years left?

If you require a home loan the shortness of the lease will likely be an issue. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least twenty four months you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this matter.

Is it possible to swap solicitor as I need to select one who is on the Coventry Building Society conveyancing panel. I was using a local conveyancing solicitor in Lydiate and Melling round the corner but the firm is not approved by Coventry Building Society

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Lydiate and Melling on the Coventry Building Society panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we on the directory do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Lydiate and Melling. Using search facility on this website, you can scrutinise charges for conveyancing solicitors in Lydiate and Melling and throughout England and Wales.

I only have Seventy years remaining on my lease in Lydiate and Melling. I now want to get lease extension but my landlord is missing. What are my options?

If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be granted an extra 90 years by the magistrate. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you have made all reasonable attempts to track down the freeholder. In some cases an enquiry agent would be helpful to try and locate and prepare a report which can be used as proof that the landlord can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a conveyancer both on devolving into the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court overseeing Lydiate and Melling.

Lydiate and Melling Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Questions you should ask Prior to buying

    Does this lease have in excess of 90 years unexpired? What is the name of the managing agents?

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Lydiate and Melling regulated by the SRA

The firms listed below are a small selection of solicitors in Lydiate and Melling with expertise in commercial conveyancing in Lydiate and Melling. This should include advice on re-mortgaging commercial property
  • Hal Emmett & Co, 57 Liverpool Road North, Liverpool, Merseyside, L31 2HF
  • Thos R Jones & Son, 4 Sefton Road, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 7PG
  • Kennan Doyle Solicitors, 362 Marsh Lane, Bootle, Liverpool, Merseyside, L20 9BX
  • Black Norman Solicitors, 67 - 71 Coronation Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 5RE
  • Sharman & Son, 4 Coronation Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 3BJ

Residential Licensed Conveyancers in Lydiate and Melling regulated by the CLC

Please be aware that the listed conveyancers do not limit their work for conveyancing in Lydiate and Melling but also conveyancing throughout England and Wales.
  • Kennan Kay Kerr Legal Services Llp, 246 Stanley Road, L20 3ER

Whether you are going through a divorce or separation or simply wish to transfer your property to someone else, transfer of equity conveyancing in Lydiate and Melling has some of the following tasks:

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Acting on behalf of the lender (where applicable)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Negotiating amendments to the draft Transfer
  • Communicating with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and transferring funds to relevant parties
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the correct SDLT forms and payment
  • Registering the change in ownership and the home loan (if relevant) at the HM Land Registry.

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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