Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in york even where I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for instance if I want to acquire a shop in york with a mortgage from Barclays Direct?
Our search tool is mainly there to find residential conveyancing solicitors in york but we have listed towards the bottom of this page a few york commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the company directly to check if they can also act for Barclays Direct
My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in york. I need to find out if they are accepted on the Coventry Building Society approved list of lawyers. Could you help?
The first thing to do is phone the lawyer and ask them if they are on the lender panel. Otherwise please call Coventry Building Society who may be able to assist.
We were going to get a DIP from Coventry BS this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Coventry BS recommend any york solicitors on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?
You will need to appoint york solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Coventry BS through the process.
After much negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in york. My mortgage broker suggested a lawyer. I paid an advanced payment of £150. A few days later, the property lawyer contacted me to say that they were not on the RBS conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the RBS panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
My offer was accepted on a property in york on 10/10/2025, valuation was booked 4 days later, all came back fine. Conveyancer retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Kent Reliance and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Are Kent Reliance entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Kent Reliance to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
My partner and I are planning on selling our home in york and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being constructed on contaminated land. A local conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers instructed a factory type conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in york. Having lived in york for 4 years we know of no issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to obtain confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You should 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)
Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £305k and identified one round the corner in york I like with amenity areas and transport links nearby, however it's only got 61 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in york suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a short lease?
If you require a mortgage that many years will likely be problematic. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the property for at least twenty four months you could request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor concerning this matter.