Our solicitor has discovered a a legal deficiency with the lease for the flat we are buying in East Grinstead. The other side have suggested title insurance as a solution. We are happy with insurance and will cover the costs. Our lawyer has advised that he must ensure that the mortgage company is willing to move forward with this solution. Are we the client or is the mortgage company ?
The short answer to your last question is that, notwithstanding the potential for a conflict of interest, you and the lender are the client. Your conveyancer must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions require your lawyer to disclose issues such as defects with the lease so that the bank can be afforded the opportunity to check with their valuer as to the extent that the value of the property is affected. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your conveyancer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.
Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in East Grinstead even where I’m not buying or selling a house, for instance if I intend to acquire a shop in East Grinstead with a mortgage from Barclays Direct?
Our comparison service is mainly utilised to get a quote from residential conveyancing solicitors in East Grinstead but we have listed at the end of this page some East Grinstead commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the company directly to see if they can also act for Barclays Direct
Our mortgage company has recommended a law firm on their panel based in East Grinstead but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in East Grinstead local to me. Can you assist?
Far from all East Grinstead conveyancing solicitors are on all banks conveyancing panel. Please make the most of our find an approved solicitor tool to locate a East Grinstead conveyancing conveyancer on the on the mortgage company panel.
This question may be naive but I am unexperienced as FTB of a ground floor flat in East Grinstead. Do I collect the keys to the house on the completion date from my conveyancer? If so, I will find a local conveyancing solicitor in East Grinstead?
On the day of completion you do not need to go to the conveyancers office in East Grinstead. Conveyancing lawyers for you will transfer the completion advance to the owner’s lawyers, and once they have received this, you should be invited to collect the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. Usually this happens early afternoon.
Completion of my purchase has taken place for my property in East Grinstead. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I would like to complain about the lender. How does one go about formally complaining?
All lenders have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Team at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are sorted out effectively and efficiently. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR with full details of your complaint.
Intending to buy a flat in East Grinstead. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Santander conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the East Grinstead conveyancing practitioner is on the Santander conveyancing panel.
I am downsizing from my home. My previous conveyancers closed down. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in East Grinstead if that affects matters.
Please use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in East Grinstead. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes smoothly.
I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing lawyer in East Grinstead for my house move. Is there any facility to check a firm’s record with the legal regulator?
You may see documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from inquisitions commenced on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find details Pre 2008, or to check a firm's history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could recorded call for training reasons.