My lawyer in Pentre has never been on on the Alliance & Leicester Conveyancing Panel. Can I still use my prefered solicitor even though they are not on the Alliance & Leicester approved list?
The limited options open to you here include:
- Complete the purchase with your existing Pentre solicitors but Alliance & Leicester will need to instruct a lawyer on their list of acceptable firms. This will result in additional overall legal fees as well as result in frustration.
- Get an alternative solicitor to act in the purchase, remembering to check they are Alliance & Leicester approved.
- Persuade your Alliance & Leicester based solicitor to attempt to join the Alliance & Leicester panel
Is it the case that all Pentre solicitor firms on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel are governed by the SRA?
As solicitors, in order to be on the Leeds Building Society approved list of solicitors they would need to be governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many mortgage companies do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such organisation would be overseen by the CLC.
How can we tell if a Pentre conveyancing solicitor on the Nationwide panel is any good?
When it comes to conveyancing in Pentre getting recommendations is a good starting point. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always recommend that you speak with the solicitor conducting your conveyancing.
Aldermore have agreed my home loan in principle, my bid on a house in Pentre has been agreed to, what are the next steps?
Your property agent will wish to be advised as to your property lawyer's details (be sure the conveyancers are on the bank’s panel). Telephone Aldermore or your financial adviser and finalise any appropriate forms. Aldermore will instruct a valuer who will get in touch with the estate agent or vendor to arrange an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes approximately a week for the mortgage offer to be issued. Aldermore will issue the offer to you and your property lawyers. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Pentre.
I decided to have a survey completed on a house in Pentre before retaining lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the house. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies tend refuse to issue a loan on this type of property.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different requirements from Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can investigate further with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Pentre. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Pentre to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
As co-executor for the will of my aunt I am disposing of a house in Cardiff but live in Pentre. My lawyer (who is 235 miles awayrequires that I execute a statutory declaration ahead of the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Pentre who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you should not be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Pentre based
Why do Pentre conveyancing costs differ for leasehold and freehold properties?
When buying a leasehold property there is more work involved purely due to the fact that usually there are further parties involved in the form of the freeholder and/or Management Agents. As part of a lawyers enquiries they will check that all ground rent and service charges are paid up to date amongst other general leasehold matters. For this reason, the Sellers lawyers usually have to refer to the freeholder or Managing Agent for their replies to our questions. This may be time consuming and beyond the lawyers control