We are about to exchange contracts for a property in Northwood. We have hit a stumbling block. Our loan offer with Clydesdale runs out on 13/1/2026 but the vendors are insisting on a completion date of 15/1/2026. Can one prolong the loan expiry date?
The person best placed to address this issue is your conveyancer who will hopefully assess if he or she is corresponding with the mortgage company, seller’s solicitors, estate agents or indeed all three taking into account what has gone on in your house move to date.
We note that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the TSB conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I instruct them for our own conveyancing in Northwood?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the TSB conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Northwood.
I am about to put a bid on a leasehold flat in Northwood. The selling agents advise that it is normal for flats in Northwood to have less than 75 years remaining. I am taking out a loan with Bank of Ireland. Will the property be mortgageable given that the lease has Seventy One years to go.
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 13/11/2025 the requirements read as follows :
My friend advised me that if I am purchasing in Northwood I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is usually quoted for as part of the standard Northwood conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Northwood around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Northwood Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Northwood Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Northwood.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my home can not be found. The conveyancers who dealt with the conveyancing in Northwood 4 years ago no longer exist. What do I do?
In today’s world there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your solicitor should be aware exactly where to look for all the suitable documentation so you can purchase or sell your property without a hitch. Where copies can’t be located, your solicitor can put in place insurance or indemnities protecting you against future claims on the premises.
How difficult is it to switch solicitor as I have to retain one who is on the Birmingham Midshires conveyancing panel. I instructed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Northwood round the corner but he is not approved by Birmingham Midshires
It would be our pleasure to assist you find a conveyancing solicitor in Northwood on the Birmingham Midshires panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we list do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Northwood. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Northwood.