I was notified today by my estate agent that my Castle Bromwich lawyer is not on the bank Conveyancing panel. What can I do to be sure that this is correct?
The sensible course of action for you to take is to call your Castle Bromwich lawyer directly. You lawyer should notify you of the situation. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the approved list of lawyers for your mortgage company.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Castle Bromwich. My lender is Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 21/1/2026, the requirements read as follows :
Forgive me if this question is silly but I am unseasoned as FTB of a ground floor flat in Castle Bromwich. Do I collect the keys to the house on the completion date from my lawyer? If this is the case, I will find a local conveyancing solicitor in Castle Bromwich?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Conveyancing lawyers for you will arrange to send the completion advance to the owner’s conveyancers, and once they have received this, you will be able to receive the keys from the Estate Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this happens between 1 and 3pm.
I am due to exchange contracts on my house. I had a double glazing fitted in February 2007, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's lender, HSBC are being difficult. The Castle Bromwich solicitor who is on the HSBC conveyancing panel is happy to accept ‘lack of building regulation’ insurance but HSBC are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do HSBC have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that HSBC have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why HSBC may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
Principality have agreed my mortgage in principle, my bid on a property in Castle Bromwich has been agreed to, what are the next steps?
Your property agent will wish to know who your solicitors are (make sure the lawyers are on the bank’s panel). Call up Principality or the financial adviser and finish off any appropriate documentation. Principality will sellect a valuer who will get in contact with the selling agent or vendor to book an appointment. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes about a fortnight to get a mortgage offer. Principality will issue the offer to you and your property lawyers. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Castle Bromwich.
How difficult is it to transfer to a new conveyancer as I have to find one who is on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel. I was using a local conveyancing solicitor in Castle Bromwich five minutes from me but she is not accepted by National Westminster Bank
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Castle Bromwich on the National Westminster Bank panel. Please note that the solicitors that we list do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Castle Bromwich. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can contrast costs for conveyancing solicitors in Castle Bromwich and beyond.
We are 14 days into a leasehold purchase having been recommend to solicitors by the selling agent to do our conveyancing in Castle Bromwich. We are not happy. Could you you assist me in finding new solicitors?
A lawyer would need to be very bad in order to consider diss instructing them. Has the mortgage offer been sent? In the event that it has you will need to inform them of the new contact details and ensure the offer are re-sent. The solicitor ideally needs to be on the mortgage company panel to avoid added costs and delays. So that should be your starting point. The find a solicitor tool will help you find a bank approved solicitor for your home move in Castle Bromwich