Finally the sale completed on my house in Runcorn last May but the buyer keeps Skype messaging me complaining that her lawyer needs to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?
Following your disposal your solicitor is duty bound to forward the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. If applicable, your solicitor must also send confirmation that the mortgage has been redeemed to the purchasers lawyers. There is unlikely to be post completion tasks just for conveyancing in Runcorn.
About to place an offer on a leasehold property in Runcorn. The property agents advise that it is the norm for flats in Runcorn to have less than 75 years left on the lease. I am expecting a loan with Platform. Will the property be mortgageable given that the lease has Seventy One 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. Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 1/7/2026 the requirements read as follows :
I am helping my mother sell her house in Runcorn. Will the conveyancer commission an energy performance certificate or do I organise this?
Following the demise of HIPs, energy performance certificates was retained a mandatory part of selling a house. An energy performance certificate should be to hand in advance of the property being placed on the market. It is not a task that lawyers ordinarily arrange. Where you are using a Runcorn conveyancing lawyer they may be willing to arrange energy performance certificates due to their relationships with reputable Runcorn energy assessors
A colleague informed me that in purchasing a property in Runcorn there may be various restrictions as to what one can do in terms of external alterations to the property. Is this right?
There are a number of properties in Runcorn which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to execute external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Runcorn should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
When it comes to lenders such as Principality, do Runcorn property lawyers have to pay a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are unaware of any mortgage company fees to register on their panel, although some do levy an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.
Will our solicitor be asking questions about flooding during the conveyancing in Runcorn.
Flooding is a growing risk for solicitors carrying out conveyancing in Runcorn. There are those who acquire a property in Runcorn, fully expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical damage, if a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, suitable building insurance, or sell the property. Steps can be carried out during the course of a house purchase to forewarn the buyer.
Conveyancers are not qualified to offer advice on flood risk, however there are a various checks that can be undertaken by the buyer or on a buyer’s behalf which will figure out the risks in Runcorn. The standard information given to a purchaser’s conveyancer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) includes a standard question of the seller to determine if the property has suffered from flooding. If flooding has previously occurred which is not notified by the vendor, then a buyer could issue a legal claim for losses stemming from an misleading reply. A purchaser’s conveyancers will also commission an environmental report. This will disclose whether there is a recorded flood risk. If so, further inquiries will need to be made.
Is it simple use your search tool to find a conveyancing solicitor in Runcorn on the approved list for my lender?
1st pick a mortgage company such as Halifax, Virgin Money or Clydesdale then specify your location for example Runcorn. Conveyancing firms in Runcorn and nationally will then be identified.
My cousin has suggested that I instruct his lawyers for conveyancing in Runcorn. Should I choose my own property lawyer?
There are no two ways about it it’s preferable to choose a conveyancing lawyer is to get feedback from friends or family who have actually previously instructed the conveyancer you're contemplating using.