I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Boston. My lender is Tesco Bank
Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 23/5/2025, the requirements read as follows :
This question may be naive but I am unexperienced as a first time purchaser of a two bedroom flat in Boston. Do I pick up the keys to the property on the completion date from my solicitor? If this is the case, I will use a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Boston?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will arrange to send the purchase money to the seller's conveyancers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be able to collect the keys from the property Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen early afternoon.
We are due to move property in August. Should my conveyancing solicitor communicate with the removal company on the completion day. Incidentally, can you recommend a removal company in Boston. Conveyancing solicitor was chosen before I stumbled across this page.
On the afternoon of completion you will need to collect the house keys from the estate agent but this should only take place when the previous owners solicitors confirm to the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be passed over. After that you should advise the removal company that you are ready to move in. We are not in a position to recommend a particular removal company but can assist you in locating a conveyancing in Boston or a legal practice with expertise in conveyancing in Boston.
I am selling my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in August 2008, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s lender, RBS are being pedantic. The Boston solicitor who is on the RBS conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but RBS are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do RBS have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that RBS have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why RBS 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.
The deeds to our house can not be found. The lawyers who handled the conveyancing in Boston 4 years ago are no longer around. Will I be able to sell the house?
These day there are copies made of almost everything, and your conveyancer will be aware precisely where to locate all the appropriate paperwork so you can buy or sell your house without any difficulty. If duplicates are not available, your solicitor may be able to arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities protecting you against possible claims on your premises.
I'm buying a new build house in Boston with a loan from The Mortgage Works. The developers refused to move on the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The estate agent suggested that I not to tell my conveyancer about the deal as it will jeopardize my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
I am looking into buying my first house which is in Boston and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Boston. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Boston area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Boston. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
Should I instruct a Boston conveyancing practitioner who is local to the property I am purchasing? We have a good friend who can deal with the legal work but his firm is located 200miles drive away.
The primary upside of using a local Boston conveyancing firm is that you can attend the office to execute paperwork, deliver your ID and apply pressure on them if necessary. They will also have local knowledge which is a plus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust instructed your friend and they were happy that must outweigh using an unfamiliar Boston conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being local.