My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Thamesmead. I I am struggling to find out if they are accepted on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. Could you assist?
The first thing to do is call your conveyancer and ask them whether they can act for the bank. Alternatively you should call Clydesdale who may be able to help.
When it comes to lenders such as Barclays, do Thamesmead conveyancing practitioners incur a fee to be on the list of approved solicitors?
We are unaware of any bank fees to be on their panel, although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.
is it true that all Thamesmead solicitor firms on the HSBC conveyancing panel are regulated by the SRA?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the HSBC conveyancing panel they would need to be regulated by the SRA. Some mortgage companies do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such organisation would be regulated by the CLC.
I had an offer accepted on a house in Thamesmead on 11/12/2025, valuation was booked 2 days after, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer appointed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Yorkshire BS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Yorkshire BS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
What does a local search reveal regarding the house my wife and I purchasing in Thamesmead?
Thamesmead conveyancing often commences with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations for example PSG The local search is essential in every Thamesmead conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any nasty surprises after you move into your new home. The search should supply data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic headings.
Am I best advised to choose a Thamesmead conveyancing lawyer in close proximity to the house I am buying? We have a good friend who can deal with the conveyancing however his firm is located approximately 350miles away.
The primary upside of using a high street Thamesmead conveyancing firm is that you can visit the firm to sign paperwork, deliver your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. Having local Thamesmead know how is a bonus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If if people you trust instructed your friend and they were impressed that should trump using an unknown Thamesmead conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being local.
Do I cancel the direct debit for my mortgage with Co-operative once a completion date for my home sale in Thamesmead has been agreed?
You are best advised to maintain meeting any mortgage sums to Co-operative until the mortgage is discharged on completion as part of your Thamesmead conveyancing.