I am expecting a mortgage with Nat West. My intention is to retain the legal services of a Licensed Conveyancer in Barnoldswick. Does the Nat West Conveyancing panel include conveyancers regulated by the CLC?
The Nat West approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, represented by the Council or Mortgage Lenders or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.
We were just about to sign contracts for a freehold house in Barnoldswick. We encountered a snag. The loan offer with Bank of Ireland runs out on 2/3/2026 but the owners are putting forward a completion date of 4/3/2026. Can one prolong the loan expiry date?
The best person to deal with your issue is your lawyer who should determine if they corresponding with the bank, seller’s solicitors, property agents or possibly all parties based on the circumstances your conveyancing as of today.
When will exchange of contracts happen for purchase conveyancing in Barnoldswick and do I need to be at the conveyancers office?
Where you are round the corner to our conveyancing solicitors in Barnoldswick you are invited in to sign contracts. However, the lender approved solicitors we recommend offer countrywide coverage for conveyancing and provide just as comprehensive and professional a job for you when communicating with you electronically. The signing of the contract is not the important part. Signing on the dotted line simply enables the solicitor to officially exchange when the time is right, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where a lengthy "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Barnoldswick)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.
I am buying a new build flat in Barnoldswick. How practical is it for me to do the conveyancing?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Barnoldswick you will have to appoint a solicitor on your lender's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Barnoldswick.
I am assisting my niece sell her property in Barnoldswick. Does the conveyancer order the energy assessment or should I organise this?
After the abolition of HIPs, energy assessments remained a mandatory element of moving house. An energy performance certificate needs to be to hand in advance of the property being marketed. It is not a task that conveyancers ordinarily arrange. Where you are using a Barnoldswick conveyancing practitioner they might be able to arrange EPC’s given their relationships with reputable local energy assessors
Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Santander. Barnoldswick conveyancing practitioners were instructed. How long does it take for Santander to send the offer to the lawyer?
There is no definitive answer here. Have Santander done the valuation? Have you informed Santander as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Santander conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.
After much negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Barnoldswick. My mortgage broker suggested a property lawyer. I paid an on account payment of £150. A few days later, the solicitor contacted me to say that they were not on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Kent Reliance panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
I used Stirling Law a few years past for my conveyancing in Barnoldswick. Now, I need my files but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Barnoldswick of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.