I am in need of a conveyancer. Should I go for for an online conveyancer as opposed to a high street Roade conveyancing solicitor?
On the whole conveyancing lawyers in your location will benefit from good relationships with your local authority, which can assist with your Roade conveyancing searches that your solicitor will need to carry out. It can only help if they have existing relationships with the Land Registry in your area Roade, other lawyers in the location and Roade Estate Agents.
My wife and I swapping mortgage lender for our apartment in Roade with Clydesdale. We have a son approaching twenty who lives at home. Our solicitor requested us to identify any adults other than ourselves who lives in the flat. Our lawyer has now e-mailed a document for our son to sign, waiving any legal rights in the event that the property is forfeited by the lender. I have two concerns (1) Is this form unique to the Clydesdale conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we purchased 4 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this extinguish his rights to inherit the property?
On the face of it your lawyer has done nothing wrong as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Clydesdale. This is solely used to protect Clydesdale if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Clydesdale had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.
When does exchange of contracts occur in purchase conveyancing in Roade and am I required to attend the lawyers branch?
If you are round the corner to our conveyancing solicitors in Roade you are invited in to sign documents. That being said, the firms we work with supply countrywide coverage for conveyancing and provide as equally diligent and professional a job for you when communicating with you digitally. The signing of the contract is not the point of no return. A signed contract is just a prerequisite for the solicitor to exchange contracts when the time is right, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where a lengthy "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Roade)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.
About to place a bid on a leasehold apartment in Roade. The property agents assure me that it is usual for flats in Roade to have less than 75 years left on the lease. I am expecting a loan with Bank of Ireland. Is this going to be acceptable if the lease has 70 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 20/2/2026 the requirements read as follows :
I require fast conveyancing in Roade as I am faced with an ultimatum to sign on the dotted line in less than 3 weeks. A mortgage is not required. Can I escape the need for conveyancing searches to save money and time?
As you are are a cash purchaser you have the choice not to have searches conducted although no law firm would advise that you don't. With lots of history conveyancing in Roade the following are instances of issues that can arise and therefore affect future saleability: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Fees, Outstanding Grants, Unadopted Roads,...
I am selling my property. My former conveyancers closed down. I would be grateful for any recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Roade if that makes a difference.
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