Completed the sale of my flat in Grange Over Sands last January but my buyer keeps calling daily to moan that their lawyer is waiting to hear from myconveyancer. What should have happened now that I have sold?
After completion of your sale your conveyancer should deliver the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. If applicable, your conveyancer must also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been discharged to the buyers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion tasks unique to conveyancing in Grange Over Sands.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Grange Over Sands. My lender is Accord Mortgages
Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 4/11/2025, the requirements read as follows :
I am close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our property in Grange Over Sands and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was built land that was not decontaminated. Any high street Grange Over Sands conveyancer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the purchasers instructed an online conveyancing practice as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Grange Over Sands. Having lived in Grange Over Sands for six years we know that this is a non issue. Should we contact our local Authority to obtain clarification that the buyers are looking for.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer already. Are they able to advise? You must 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 health insurance to cover that same sickness)
five months have gone by since my purchase conveyancing in Grange Over Sands completed. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
I am looking for a flat up to £245,000 and found one near me in Grange Over Sands I like with a park and station in the vicinity, however it's only got 49 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Grange Over Sands for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?
If you require a home loan that many years may be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the property for at least twenty four months you can ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.
I am an executor of my recently deceased parent's Will, with a house in Grange Over Sands which will be sold. The property has never been registered at HMLR and I'm told that many EAs will insist that it is completed before they'll move forward. What's the mechanism for this?
In the situation that you have set out it seems prudent to seek to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. The Land Registry’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and certified copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.