My IFA requires my Bishopston solicitor’s panel reference for the Santander conveyancing panel. Can you suggest how I find this out. I have e-mailed my local Bishopston office but they have not responded to me.
Have you tried contacting your Bishopston solicitor about this?. They should have a central record lender panel numbers.
Can the conveyancing practitioners highlighted via your search tool handle right to buy conveyancing in Bishopston?
We do have a variety of conveyancing specialists who can handle right to buy conveyancing You should contact the lawyers listed in order to obtain a costs illustration.
Is it the case that all Bishopston solicitors on the Nottingham conveyancing panel are regulated by the SRA?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Nottingham conveyancing panel they would need to be overseen by the SRA. Many mortgage companies do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the practice would be overseen by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
My wife and I have organised the release of further monies on our home loan from Yorkshire BS as we intend to conduct improvements to our property in Bishopston. Are we obliged to select a high street Bishopston solicitor on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel to handle the paperwork?
Yorkshire BS would not normally require firms on their approved list of lawyers to handle such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Yorkshire BS panel.
I am selling my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in April 2008, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's mortgage company, Co-operative are being problematic. The Bishopston solicitor who is on the Co-operative conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but Co-operative are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do Co-operative have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Co-operative have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Co-operative may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
Various internet forums that I have come across warn that are a common reason for delay in Bishopston conveyancing transactions. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the common causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Searches are not likely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Bishopston.
I have been on the look out for a flat up to £245,000 and identified one close by in Bishopston I like with amenity areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it only has 52 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Bishopston in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?
If you require a mortgage that many years will be an issue. Reduce the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for at least 2 years you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer regarding this matter.
My father-in-law has suggested that I use his conveyancing solicitors in Bishopston. Should I choose my own conveyancer?
No doubt it’s preferable to select a conveyancing practitioner is to have guidance from friends or family who have actually experience in using the firm that you are considering.