I am expecting a mortgage offer from Halifax. I intend to use a Licensed Conveyancer in Brighton. Does the Halifax Conveyancing panel allow for Licensed Conveyancers?
The Halifax approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, represented by the Council or Mortgage Lenders or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.
Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Brighton even if I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for instance where I want to buy an office in Brighton with a mortgage from Skipton Building Society?
Our search tool is predominantly utilised to get a quote from residential conveyancing solicitors in Brighton but we have listed at the bottom of this page some Brighton commercial conveyancing firms. You should speak with the company directly to see if they can also act for Skipton Building Society
My brother-in-law has suggested I instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Brighton. I I would like to check if they are on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel. Can you advise?
You should contact your lawyer and enquire if they are on the lender panel. Otherwise you should get in touch with National Westminster Bank who may be able to confirm.
When it comes to lenders such as Yorkshire BS, do Brighton conveyancing practitioners have to pay a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are unaware of any bank fees to be on their panel, although some do levy an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.
My wife and I are spending time looking at flats in Brighton and I am about to put in an offer. Is it premature to have a solicitor in place? I am planning to take a mortgage with TSB.
It would be sensible to start your search sooner rather than later. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their details on to the selling agent. Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with TSB, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the TSB conveyancing panel.
I was told four weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Yorkshire BS. Is it usual for Yorkshire BS to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Brighton is approved on their conveyancing panel? Yorkshire BS have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their PI Insurance.
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Yorkshire BS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in last month in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Brighton is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Brighton are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Brighton you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Brighton may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
I need to instruct a conveyancing practitioner in Brighton for my house move. Can I see a solicitor's record with the legal regulator?
Anyone can find published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from inquisitions commenced on or after Jan 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For details Pre 2008, or to check a firm's history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes recorded call for training purposes.