What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Salford? Is this really warranted?
Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering regulations require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the ID of the person or body they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing retainer. The Client Care letter that you are required to sign should stipulate this. Your lender will also require certain documents to be checked. Where you refuse to provide identification documents, your solicitor would not be able to act for you.
About to place an offer on a leasehold property in Salford. The selling agents tell me that it is standard for flats in Salford to have less than 75 years left on the lease. I am obtaining a mortgage with Virgin. Is this going to be acceptable if the lease has 69 years left.
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. Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 17/5/2026 the requirements read as follows :
I'm the single recipient of my late grandmother’s estate and I have everything in my name alone, including the house in Salford. The Salford property was put into my name in April. I plan to dispose of the property. I do know about the CML 6 month 'rule', which means that my proprietorship will be treated the same way as if I'd bought the house in April. Is the property unsalable for six months?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook obliges conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you may be caught by that. Most banks would take a practical view as this clause principally exists to pick up on subsales or the wholesaling and assigning of properties.
is it true that all Salford solicitor practices on the UBS conveyancing panel are governed by the SRA?
As solicitors, in order to be on the UBS conveyancing panel they would need to be governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Some mortgage companies do list licenced conveyancers on their panel and in that case the firms would be governed by the CLC.
We expect to receive a OIP from UBS this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do UBS recommend any Salford solicitors on the UBS conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?
You will need to appoint Salford solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the UBS conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and UBS through the process.
I have todaydiscovered that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Salford for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 18 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest method to see if the property is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Salford conveyancing specialists.
Given that I am about to part with hundreds of thousands of pounds on a terraced house in Salford I wish to have a conversation with the lawyer regarding thetransaction ahead of appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
We could not agree more - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the conveyancer due to be doing your property ownership legalities in Salford.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is an important individual, not a file reference. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are provided with for your conveyancing in Salford should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.
I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for residential conveyancing in Salford. I've chance upon a web site which appears to be the perfect solution If it is possible to get all this stuff done via web that would be ideal. Do I need to be concerned? What are the potential pitfalls?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?