We are planning to purchase with Melton Mowbray Building Society. I visited a couple of local firms but cant to find a Montpelier conveyancing firm on the Melton Mowbray Building Society approved list. Please you help?

Feel free to make the most of the search tool on this page. Pick the lender and type Montpelier or your location and you will discover numerous conveyancers offices in Montpelier or by proximity to you.

A relative pointed out to me me that in buying a property in Montpelier there could be various restrictions limiting what one can do in terms of external alterations to the property. Is this right?

There are a number of properties in Montpelier which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Montpelier should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

My wife and I buying a terrace house in Montpelier. The intention is to convert the garage to a playroom at the house.Will legal work on the property involve enquiries to ascertain if these works are prohibited?

Your conveyancer will review the registered title as conveyancing in Montpelier will sometimes identify restrictions in the title deeds which restrict certain works or necessitated the permission of a 3rd party. Some extensions require local authority planning permissions and approval in accordance building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

I had an offer accepted on a property in Montpelier on 15/12/2025, valuation was booked 2 days after, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer appointed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Skipton and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Are Skipton entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Skipton to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Skipton conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

My wife and I are downsizing from our house in Montpelier and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. A local conveyancer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the purchasers used a national conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Montpelier. We have lived in Montpelier for six years we know of no issue. Is it a good idea to contact our local Authority to seek clarification need.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm currently acting for you. What do they say? You need to check with 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 life insurance to cover that same sickness)

Should I choose a Montpelier conveyancing solicitor based in the location that I am buying? We have a good friend who can deal with the legal work however they are based 400miles away.

The benefit of a local Montpelier conveyancing firm is that you can pop in to sign documents, hand in your identification documents and pester them if necessary. They will also have local knowledge which is a benefit. That being said it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust used your friend and on the whole were content that should trump using an unknown Montpelier conveyancing lawyer just because they are based in the area.

Much to my surprise my conveyancer in Montpelier has requested from me ID documents saying that this forms part of his retainer as a conveyancer on the mortgage company Conveyancing panel. Is this right?

Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules require Montpelier conveyancing solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the identity of the person or body they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing business. The Client Care letter that you need to sign will no doubt confirm this. Your lawyer is right that the mortgage company also require certain documents to be viewed. If a you refuse to provide ID verification documents, your conveyancer would not be able to accept instructions from you. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with the mortgage company's UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements