Just contacted my conveyancing lawyer in Pontefract who conducted the legals 18 months ago requesting a conveyancing costs illustration based on an identical type of house sale & purchase (a leasehold property and a freehold premises) of almost identical values with a mortgage from TSB. It looks as though am now being charged twice the amount. Should I look for an alternative property lawyer?
The estimate does seem a little steep. If you shop around you might trim some of the expense by perhaps £100 plus VAT. That being said, assuming were satisfied with the conveyancing the firm offered you maylive to regret choosing an an untested lawyer. If is important to be sure the conveyancer can also act for TSB. You can use our search tool to select a Pontefract conveyancing firm on the TSB approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Pontefract.
Our conveyancer has discovered a defect with the lease for the apartment we are buying in Pontefract. The other side have suggested defective title insurance as a workaround. We are content with insurance and will cover the costs. Our conveyancer has advised that he must ensure that the bank is content with this solution. Are we the client or is the lender?
Even though you have a mortgage offer from the mortgage company does not mean to say that the property will meet their provisions for the purposes of a mortgage. Your lawyer has to ensure that the lease has to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions. You and the lender are the client. These conveyancing instructions must be adhered to.
I have Fifty Six years remaining on my lease and need a lease extension for my apartment in Pontefract. Conveyancing solicitors on the Tesco Bank panel can deal with such extensions correct?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are getting a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 26/3/2026 the requirements read as follows :
I am due to move property in April. Should my conveyancing solicitor communicate with the removal company on the day of completion. Incidentally, can you suggest a removal company in Pontefract. Conveyancing lawyer was chosen prior to coming across your page.
On the afternoon of completion you will need to pick up the house keys from the selling agent however this should only happen after the previous owners lawyers confirm to the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be passed over. Subsequently you can advise the removal company that they can start moving you in. We are not in a position to recommend a particular removal company but can assist you in finding a conveyancing in Pontefract or a firm that specialises in conveyancing in Pontefract.
When it comes to lenders such as Skipton, do Pontefract conveyancers face a yearly amount to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are not aware of any bank fees to register on their panel, although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.
My offer was accepted on an apartment in Pontefract on 13/2/2026, valuation was booked 4 days later, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer appointed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Skipton and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Skipton to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Skipton conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in Pontefract. Now, I need my files however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Pontefract of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Should one as executor remove a deceased person's name from the title deeds for a house in Pontefract?
Where a Pontefract property is jointly owned and one of the owners passes away, the name will not automatically be removed from the title deeds. You are not required to amend the title as in the event of a disposal your conveyancer would just be asked to evidence as to the reason the other owner is not a party to the conveyance, normally this is in the form of the probate documents.
With the aim of making the sale conveyancing smoother in the future you may arrange to have the deceased person removed from the title by submitting an application to the land registry with proof of the death. There is no land registry fee payable.