Can conveyancing in Blaby to be done in under two weeks?
Where you are under a tight deadline for your conveyancing we would recommend that your solicitor is familiar with the location as they will have local relationships and knowledge. It is possible that they would have transacted otherhomes in the same neighbourhood. You would be best advised to use a Blaby conveyancing firm. In addition, make sure that the conveyancing firm is on the member panel. It is believed that just under twenty per cent of Blaby conveyancing deals are suspended or jeopardised after finding out that a buyer’s conveyancer was not on their mortgage lender’s member panel. In many cases this discovery resulted in the conveyancing being held up by an average of three weeks. It is understood that this issue affects approximately one hundred thousand home sales every year. Many Blaby conveyancing practices can not represent certain banks so do check at the outset.
About to place a bid on a leasehold property in Blaby. The property agents say that it is standard for flats in Blaby to have less than 75 years unexpired on the lease. I am taking out a mortgage with Platform. Will the property be mortgageable given that the lease has 72 years remaining.
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 14/8/2025 the requirements read as follows :
When it comes to lenders such as Nottingham, do Blaby lawyers have to pay an annual charge to be on the list of approved solicitors?
We are not aware of any mortgage company fees to be on their panel, although some do levy an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.
The formalities of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Blaby. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I would like to complain about the lender. How do I make a complaint?
Almost all lenders have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Department at head office. We understand that complaints to a lender are resolved very quickly. 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.
I had an offer accepted on an apartment in Blaby on 4/7/2025, valuation was booked five days later, received a clean bill of health. Solicitor instructed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Barclays and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Barclays conveyancing panel. Are Barclays entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Barclays to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Barclays conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Various internet forums that I have frequented warn that are the primary reason for delay in Blaby conveyancing transactions. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published conclusions of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the common causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Searches are unlikely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Blaby.
In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial premises in Blaby and how can your lawyers assist?
The 1954 Act affords security of tenure to business leaseholders, granting the a statutory right to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of the lease term. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complex. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Blaby is one of our hundreds of locations in which the firms we work with are located
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandfather I am disposing of a residence in Cardiff but reside in Blaby. My lawyer (based 200 kilometers awayhas requested that I sign a statutory declaration before the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Blaby who can witness this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you should not be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Blaby based