My aunt passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Seaforth. The house had a relatively small loan left on it of around £4500. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Leeds Building Society, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?
Given you intend to refinance then Leeds Building Society will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Leeds Building Society mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Seaforth. Conveyancing is required. What are my next steps?
Now that you have legally committed yourself to purchase you now have to appoint a conveyancing practitioner soon as you are faced with a fast approaching deadline in which to complete the purchase. All auction property will have an associated legal pack. This will include most,if not all of the documents that your solicitor will need. Where you are dealing with leasehold property the auction papers may contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation pertinent to a leasehold property. You must pass this on to the conveyancer instructed by you ASAP. You also need to ensure that you have funds in place to complete the transaction on the set completion date.
My wife and I purchasing a victorian detached house in Seaforth. Our aim is to carry out an extension to the side at the property.Will legal investigations on the property involve enquiries to see if these alterations are prohibited?
Your conveyancer should check the registered title as conveyancing in Seaforth will on occasion reveal restrictions in the title deeds which restrict certain works or necessitated the consent of a 3rd party. Certain additions need local authority planning consent and approval in accordance building regulations. Some areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or impact extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
I had an offer accepted on a property in Seaforth on 16/6/2025, valuation was booked 3 days after, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer appointed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to TSB and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the TSB conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for TSB to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the TSB conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I have a 4 bedroom Victorian house in Seaforth. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Halifax. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the exact same address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for 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 Seaforth and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also enquire as to the position with your conveyancing solicitor who conducted the work.
I am downsizing from my home. My former conveyancers closed down. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Seaforth if that makes a difference.
Do use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Seaforth. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes with a minimum of fuss.
My husband and I are four weeks into a leasehold purchase having been referred to conveyancers by the high street agent to perform conveyancing in Seaforth. I am am very dissatisfied with the quality of service. Can you you assist me in finding new conveyancers?
A solicitor would need to be really bad to suggest diss instructing them. Has your loan offer been issued? In the event that it has you need to advise them of the new contact details and get the mortgage documents are re-issued. Your new conveyancer should be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid supplemental charges and delays. That should be your first question of the new conveyancers. Our find a solicitor tool will help you find a bank approved lawyer for your home move in Seaforth
How do I identify value for money conveyancing in Seaforth?
Option 1 is to ask your friends and family they would would seek assistance from. Second, use a search tool on the web for conveyancing in Seaforth. Call a couple or more firms from the list and request that they email you their conveyancing quote and speak to the lawyer who will conduct your conveyancing before you make your decision. Third is to make use of our search tool to assist you in finding the right solicitors for you based on your unique requirements including location,speed, complexity and who your intended mortgage company is.Avoid the trap of appointing £99 conveyancing solicitors in Seaforth