My financial adviser requires my Bedfont law firm’s panel member for the HSBC conveyancing panel. What is the best way to find this out. I have called my local Bedfont office but they have not got back to me yet.
You are best placed to get this information from your Bedfont solicitor . They keep a central record lender panel numbers.
We are due to complete on the purchase of a property in Bedfont but as a result of wreckage from the recent storms I have was able negotiate reparation from the seller of six thousand pounds in the form of a adjustment in the price. I had intended this to be dealt with as part of the conveyancing process yet Aldermore are not allowing this. Should they have been involved?
Any lawyer being on the Aldermore approved list is obliged to inform Aldermore of any amendments to the sale price. If you were to refuse your lawyer to disclose the reduction to Aldermore then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Aldermore and you would have to appoint a new property lawyer for your conveyancing in Bedfont.
I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Bedfont. I now require my file 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 Bedfont of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I decided to have a survey done on a property in Bedfont prior to retaining solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. The surveyor advised that some banks may not give a loan on a flying freehold premises.
It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different instructions from Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can check via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Bedfont. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
I need to instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Bedfont for my home move. Can I check a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?
Anyone can see published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from investigations commenced on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find information Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors record, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may monitor call for training requirements.
My sister purchased her house in Bedfont in 2006. She has since got married, divorced and has recently married again. She now wants to dispose of the Bedfont property. I believe she will simply be asked to supply copies of her marriage papers to the solicitor however she is anxious it will delay the conveyancing. Is it worth updating the land title details for the property?
The is no need to bring up to date the title for the property providing you have the evidence needed to show how the name change has come about.
Any buyer’s solicitor should review the land registry details and need evidence to establish the name change for example marriage documentation.