I am searching for value for money property lawyer. Do I opt for an online conveyancer or a local Harborne conveyancing lawyer?

Generally conveyancing practitioners in your neck of the woods will benefit from strong relationships with your local authority, which can help with your Harborne conveyancing searches that your conveyancer will need to carry out. It can only assist if they have strong relationships with the Local Land Registry Office your area Harborne, other conveyancers in the neighbourhood and Harborne selling agents.

I am looking to buy a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Harborne who is on the Alliance & Leicester solicitor. Can you recommend a local solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Alliance & Leicester in certain locations such as Harborne. We dont recommend any particular firm.

I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Harborne. I have a mortgage agreed with Kent Reliance. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?

It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Kent Reliance, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel.

It is unclear whether my lender obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date. I have called my Harborne bank branch on numerous occasions and was advised it wasn't a problem and they would lend. My Harborne conveyancing solicitor - who is on the lender conveyancing panel- telephoned to say that they refuse to lend in accordance with their UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook minimum lease term requirements. I simply don't know who is right.

Your solicitor has to comply with the CML Handbook section two provisions for your bank. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the bank will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the bank to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years remaining.

My offer was accepted on an apartment in Harborne on 10/10/2025, valuation was booked 3 days later, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer appointed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Principality and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Principality conveyancing panel. Are Principality 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 Principality to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Principality conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

Will my solicitor be making enquiries regarding flooding during the conveyancing in Harborne.

Flooding is a growing risk for conveyancers dealing with homes in Harborne. There are those who buy a property in Harborne, fully expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical damage, where a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, adequate building insurance, or sell the property. Steps can be carried out during the course of a property purchase to forewarn the purchaser.

Conveyancers are not qualified to impart advice on flood risk, however there are a number of searches that may be undertaken by the purchaser or by their solicitors which can give them a better understanding of the risks in Harborne. The standard completed inquiry forms supplied to a buyer’s solicitor (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) includes a standard inquiry of the seller to discover if the property has historically flooded. In the event that flooding has previously occurred which is not revealed by the vendor, then a buyer may commence a compensation claim as a result of such an incorrect reply. The purchaser’s conveyancers may also order an enviro report. This will reveal whether there is any known flood risk. If so, additional inquiries should be conducted.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Harborne and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Harborne. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Harborne area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Harborne. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found