I am buying a victorian detached house in Barlaston. Our aim is to carry out an extension to the side at the house.Will legal conveyancing on the property involve enquiries to ascertain if these alterations are allowed?
Your conveyancer should review the registered title as conveyancing in Barlaston can on occasion identify restrictions in the title deeds which restrict categories of alterations or necessitated the permission of another owner. Some extensions need local authority planning permissions and approval under the building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.
I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Barlaston. I have a mortgage agreed with Nottingham. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?
It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Nottingham, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Nottingham conveyancing panel.
My offer was accepted on a house in Barlaston on 12/11/2025, valuation was booked 3 days after, all came back fine. Property lawyer retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Clydesdale and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. Are Clydesdale entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Clydesdale to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I am intent on selling our property in Barlaston and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed land that was not decontaminated. Any local conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers used a national conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Barlaston. We have lived in Barlaston for three years we know that this is a non issue. Do we contact our local Authority to get clarification that there is no issue.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm currently acting for you. What do they say? You need to enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same sickness)
I have a renovated Victorian house in Barlaston. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Clydesdale. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold under the exact same address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You need to read 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 proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Barlaston and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also question the position with the conveyancing solicitor who conducted the purchase.
I am buying my first flat in Barlaston benefiting from help to buy. The developers would not budge the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The property agent told me not inform my conveyancer about this extras as it could affect my loan with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Barlaston prior to retaining lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. The surveyor advised that some banks will not give a mortgage on such a property.
It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to call us we can check with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Barlaston. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
My business partner and I are planning to lease a unit on the high street. Can you recommend lawyers offering no-move-no charges for commercial conveyancing in Barlaston for under 2k?
We can recommend firms who host a wealth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Barlaston, including the sale and purchase of businesses as well as simply premises. If you are intending to buy or lease a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a whole business we will find you the right firm. As for the costs this will depend on the structure and heads of terms of the deal. Let us have your contact information or phone us so that we can furnish you with a detailed commercial conveyancing calculation.