Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Atherton even if I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for instance where I intend to acquire a shop in Atherton with a mortgage from Barclays Direct?

Our search tool is primarily utilised to select domestic conveyancing solicitors in Atherton but we have listed at the bottom of this page a selection of Atherton commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the company directly to check if they can also act for Barclays Direct

we are a couple who are buying a purpose built apartment in Atherton with a residential mortgage from Santander.We would like to retain our Atherton conveyancing lawyer but Santander informed us her practice is not on their approved list of member firms. we are left little option but to use a Santander panel firm or keep our local solicitor and fork out for a Santander panel lawyer to represent them. This seems very unfair; is there anything we can do?

No, not really. The loan issued to you is subject to its various provisions, a common one being that lawyers must be on the Santander conveyancing panel. Until recently, most lenders had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could find one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your solicitors to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for Santander

How do I locate a Atherton law firm on the Alliance & Leicester conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am prepared to travel upto 10miles to meet the lawyer.

Feel free to make use of the facility on this page. Please choose the lender and your location and you will see a number of Atherton conveyancing lawyers locally. We have detailed some Atherton conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can contact them to see whether they are on the Alliance & Leicester member panel

We're novice buyers - had an offer accepted, but the property agent told us that the owners will only proceed if we instruct their preferred solicitors as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a family solicitor who is familiar with conveyancing in Atherton

It is improbable the vendors are driving this. Should the vendor require ‘a quick sale', alienating a genuine buyer is going to damage their objectives. Bypass the agents and go straight to the owners and explain that (a)you are serious buyers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances arranged © you do not need to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you will continue to appoint your preferred Atherton conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will earn the negotiator at the agency a commission or hit his conveyancing thresholds demanded by corporate headquarters.

I am tempted by the attractive purchase price for a couple of maisonettes in Atherton which have approximately forty five years remaining on the lease term. Will this present a problem?

There are plenty of short leases in Atherton. The lease is a legal document that entitles you to use the premises for a period of time. As the lease shortens the saleability of the lease reduces and results in it becoming more costly to acquire a lease extension. This is why it is often a good idea to increase the term of the lease. Sometimes it is difficulties arise selling premises with a short lease as mortgage companies less inclined to grant a loan on properties of this type. Lease extension can be a protracted process. We recommend you get professional assistance from a solicitor and surveyor with experience in this field.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Atherton - Examples of Questions you should consider Prior to buying

For many Atherton leaseholds the cost for major works tend not to be included within service charges, albeit that a few managing agents in Atherton obliged tenants to pay into a sinking fund and this is used to offset against major repairs or maintenance. Are any of leasehold owners in arrears of their service charge liability? What restrictions are there in the Atherton Lease?