I am buying a detached bungalow in Red Lodge. The intention is to carry out an extension to the side at the property.Will legal conveyancing on the property involve enquiries to ascertain if these alterations were previously refused?
Your property lawyer should review the registered title as conveyancing in Red Lodge will sometimes reveal restrictions in the title documents which prevent certain alterations or necessitated the permission of a 3rd party. Many additions require local authority planning permissions and approval under the building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. It would be sensible to check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
I am due to exchange contracts on my house. I had a double glazing fitted in July 2008, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's mortgage company, Bank of Ireland are being a right pain. The Red Lodge solicitor who is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but Bank of Ireland are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do Bank of Ireland have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Bank of Ireland have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Bank of Ireland may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
My offer was accepted on an apartment in Red Lodge on 21/10/2025, valuation was booked 3 days later, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer retained, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Principality and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Principality 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 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.
Me and my brother have a semi-detached Victorian house in Red Lodge. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Skipton Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same property. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Red Lodge and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also question the situation with your conveyancing lawyer who conducted the purchase.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on a fortnight ago in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Red Lodge is where the house is located. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Red Lodge are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Red Lodge you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Red Lodge may ascertain 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 property.
What tools are available to identify a Red Lodge law firm on the Nationwide Building Society conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am happy to travel upto 20kilometers to meet the conveyancer.
Feel free to make use of the facility on this page. Please select a mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Red Lodge conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have listed some Red Lodge conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can call them to see if they are on the Nationwide Building Society member panel
My partner has recommend that I instruct his lawyers for conveyancing in Red Lodge. Do I take his advice?
Much as we are happy to recommend a Red Lodge conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to select a conveyancing practitioner is to have feedback from friends or family who have previously instructed the conveyancer that you are considering.
I have today had an offer accepted on a leasehold flat in Red Lodge and the estate agent that we are using suggested his conveyancing practitioner. They quoted nine hundred pounds excluding VAT and disbursements. Does this sound steep?
Don't just go on 1 quote. You should obtain like-for-like quotes for your conveyancing in Red Lodge. Then pick one that you trust and crucially, is on the approved list of the lender that you have applied for a mortgage from.