Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Headingley even if I’m not buying or selling a house, for example if I want to buy a shop in Headingley with a mortgage from Halifax?
Our comparison service is predominantly used to locate domestic conveyancing solicitors in Headingley but we have listed towards the bottom of this page a selection of Headingley commercial conveyancing firms. You should speak with the solicitors directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Halifax
I am planning to acquire a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Headingley who is on the Chelsea Building Society conveyancing. Can you recommend a local firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Chelsea Building Society in certain locations such as Headingley. We dont recommend any particular firm.
We are buying a house in Headingley. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a conveyancer? At some point we will need to deposit funds into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our monies?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
We had chosen conveyancing lawyers with offices in Headingley on the TSB solicitor approved list. They are now charging me a supplemental sum for the legal aspects of the TSB mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by TSB?
As unfair as it may seem, as long as it’s in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your conveyancing practitioner may levy a fee for this. This charge is not set by TSB but by your Headingley lawyer. Numerous firms on the TSB panel will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
Two weeks ago we had a mortgage agreed in principle with TSB. Headingley conveyancing solicitors have been selected. How long does it take for TSB to forward the offer to the property lawyer?
There is no definitive answer here. Have TSB completed the survey? Have you advised TSB as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the TSB conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.
Various web forums that I have frequented warn that are the main cause of delay in Headingley house deals. Is there any truth in this?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published conclusions of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the common causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Searches are unlikely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Headingley.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my house can not be found. The conveyancers who did the conveyancing in Headingley 5 years ago no longer exist. What are my next steps?
In today’s world there are copies made of almost everything, and your conveyancer should be aware precisely where to find all the appropriate documentation so you may purchase or sell your house without any difficulty. Where duplicates are not available, your conveyancer can put in place insurance or indemnities protecting you against future claims on the premises.
How does conveyancing in Headingley differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Headingley come to us having been asked by the housebuilder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is ready to move into. This is because new home sellers in Headingley tend to buy the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Headingley or who has acted in the same development.