My bank has suggested solicitors on their panel based in Manchester but I would rather instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Manchester or nearer to where I live. Are you able to help?
Not all Manchester conveyancing firms are on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Please make the most of the above search tool to identify a Manchester conveyancing conveyancer on the on the bank panel.
Do I find a Licenced Conveyancer or Solicitor for conveyancing in Manchester?
There are two types of lawyers who can conduct conveyancing in Manchester namely CLC regulated conveyancers or solicitors. Both professionals provide conveyancing services that required to complete the disposal or purchase of property. Both are obliged to carry out Manchester conveyancing on similar standards and guidelines so you may be safe in the knowledge that your conveyancing will be properly administered and that the requirements and procedures should be suitably attended to.
I recently had an offer agreed on an apartment in Manchester. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their lawyer. I paid an advanced payment of £200. Soon after, the property lawyer called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Aldermore panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
I was told two weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Principality. Is it usual for Principality to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Manchester is approved on their conveyancing panel? Principality have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Principality to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Principality conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I acquired my apartment on 10 November and my personal details are still not registered. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Manchester advises it will be dealt with in a couple of weeks. Are transfers in Manchester uniquely lengthy to register?
As far as conveyancing in Manchester registration is no faster or slower than anywhere else in England and Wales. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can differ according to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry must send notices to any third persons or bodies. At present roughly 80% of such applications are fully dealt with within two weeks but some can be subject to extensive delays. Registration takes place after the purchaser is living at the property so an expedited registration is not typically top priority yet if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your lawyers could communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a simple, no chain conveyancing. Manchester is where the house is located. Can you offer any guidance?
Flying freeholds in Manchester are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Manchester 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 Manchester may decide 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 premises.
I am looking into buying my first house which is in Manchester and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Manchester. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Manchester area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Manchester. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
We today become aware that one of the partners of the solicitors handling the purchase conveyancing in Manchester is is the brother of the owners that we are purchasing from. Is this permitted?
As long as no conflict arises this should be fine. If you are obtaining a home loan then the bank may have a say as many banks have specific instructions concerning this. For example for Halifax as of 30/9/2025, the requirements read as follows :