"To improve your chances of a trouble-free move in Rochdale, local knowledge matters. Our Solicitors' maintain a network of Rochdale contacts.

We have assisted home movers throughout Rochdale, including Conveyancing in OL11, OL12, OL16."

Local issues considered by Rochdale Conveyancing Solicitors:

Rochdale Contaminated Land

Contaminated land has a statutory definition, but the term is also used generally to cover a wide range of situations where a site has been suffered an ongoing detrimental impact as a result of its use. Buyers conveyancing solicitors carry out environmental searches to find out if a property may have been built on contaminated land, or if there is such land in the immediate vicinity. Before some of the problems with contaminated land were fully appreciated, redevelopment often took place on land that had been contaminated by previous uses. Risks associated with contaminated land include:

• Inhalation of hazardous dust or gases
• Exposure to lead, arsenic and other toxic materials
• Water pollution
• Buyers reluctant to complete their purchase

Landfill in Rochdale:

• Birchenley Farm Landfill Site, Wildhouse Lane, Littleborough, OL16 3TW. The site has not been classified.
• Fieldhouse Road Landfill Site, Fieldhouse Road, , OL12. The site has not been classified.
• Ashfield Valley Inert Landfill Site, Arundel Avenue, , OL11 1QL. The site has not been classified.
• Crompton Effluent Treatment Works, Newhey, Milnrow, OL16 4LQ. The site has not been classified.
• Piethorne Wastewater Treatment Works Landfill, Land/premises At, Ogden Lane, Lancashire, OL12 3TQ. The site has been classified as inert.
• New Hey Works Landfill Site, Land/ Premises At, Ogden Lane, Lancashire, OL16 3TA. The site has not been classified.

Fridaysmove property lawyers in Rochdale are on all UK mortgage lender panels, including:

Issues to consider when your lawyer is not on your Lender's panel

Many lenders, and particularly nationwide banks, were once willing to instruct any solicitors who requested to be added to their panel. Lenders have also reduced the size of their panels, setting more restrictive criteria for membership. If your Rochdale conveyancing solicitor is not on your preferred lender's panel, then the lender will not instruct that firm to act in connection with the mortgage. You then have a choice:

• Try to obtain a mortgage from another lender who will instruct your Conveyancing solicitor.
• Instruct another firm of Conveyancing solicitors who are on your lender's panel to handle your Conveyancing.
• Continue with your present Conveyancing solicitor, but accept that a separate firm will also act for the lender, and that you will have to pay their costs in addition.

It is usually cheaper to have the same firm act both for you and your lender, and carry out all the conveyancing work in connection with a purchase and the mortgage. If you decide to instruct another firm because they are on your lender's panel, you should bear in mind the following:

• The new firm might charge more or may charge additional fees.
• You might still have to pay your old firm for work they have already completed.
• The new firm may have no knowledge of the Rochdale area.

Looking for a mortgage lender with a branch in Rochdale, Lancashire, try:

• NatWest Bank plc, Town Hall Square, OL16 1LL - Tel: 0845 6002803
• Halifax, 6-10, Yorkshire Street, OL16 1EJ - Tel: 08456 814141

Official Searches in Rochdale

If your are planning to buy a new home in Rochdale a conveyancer is required by your lender to commission Searches. The Local Authority for Rochdale is Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, PO Box 39, Municipal Offices, Smith Street, Lancashire, OL16 1LQ. Tel: 01706 647 474