My husband and I are looking to buy a flat in Braintree and have appointed a Braintree conveyancing firm. Within the last couple of days our property lawyer has forwarded the sale agreement to be signed with a detailed report with a view to exchanging next week. Norwich and Peterborough Building Society have this afternoon contacted us to inform me that they have now hit a problem as our Braintree solicitor is not on their approved list of lawyers. Is this a problem?
When purchasing a property with the benefit of a mortgage it is standard for the purchasers' lawyers to also act for the purchaser's lender. In order to act for a bank or building society a law firm has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the law firm to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict criteria which the firm has to satisfy and indeed some lenders now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Accreditation Scheme. Your solicitor should contact your bank and see if they can apply for membership of their conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable they will instruct their own lawyers to represent them. You are not legally obliged to appoint a law firm on the bank's conveyancing panel and you may continue to use your own Braintree solicitors, in which case your legal fees may increase, and it may delay matters as you are adding another lawyer into the mix.
Can the conveyancing solicitors that are recommend execute auction conveyancing in Braintree?
There are a few niche lawyers we can put you in touch with those conducting auction conveyancing. Braintree is one of hundreds of areas of where our lawyers are based.
Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Braintree even if I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example if I wish to acquire an office in Braintree with a loan from TSB?
Our search tool is primarily there to select residential conveyancing solicitors in Braintree but we have recorded towards the bottom of this page a selection of Braintree commercial conveyancing firms. You should make contact with the solicitors directly to establish if they are also authorised to represent TSB
I used Action Conveyancing a few years past for my conveyancing in Braintree. Now, I need my files but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should call 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 Braintree of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
What makes your site different to alternative online quote calculators when it comes to conveyancing in Braintree?
At this site receive a fixed fee costs illustration via a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that has a full understanding of the nuances of your conveyancing in Braintree. Unlike many estate agents and brokerage sites we do not have commission arrangements with solicitors. Some agents and online brokers 'recommend' the firm who pay the highest per referral, as opposed to the best value conveyancing in Braintree
In surfing the internet for the words on line conveyancing in Braintree it reveals numerous solicitorslocally. How do I determine which is the right conveyancer for purchase transaction?
The ideal method of finding the right conveyancer is through a trusted testimonial, so ask friends and relatives who have purchased a property in Braintree or a respected estate agent or financial adviser. Costs for conveyancing in Braintree vary, so it's a good idea to secure a minimum of three quotes from varying types of companies. Dont forget to clarify what costs in the quote includes.