My husband and I are approaching an exchange on a house in Broadway and my mum and dad have sent the ten percent deposit to my solicitor. I am now told that as the deposit has been received from someone other than me my conveyancing practitioner needs to disclose this to my lender. I am advised that, in also acting for the mortgage company he must inform them that the balance of the purchase price is not just from me. I informed the bank regarding my parents' contribution when I applied for the home loan, so is it really appropriate for him to raise this?
Your conveyancer is legally required to clarify with lender to make sure that they understand that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own funds. Your solicitor can only notify this to your lender if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.
We are purchasing a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Broadway who is on the RBS approved panel. Can you recommend a local solicitor?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for RBS . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Broadway.
We wanted to use a conveyancing solicitor in Broadway for our house purchase. Our broker informed us that our bank Barnsley Building Society won't deal with them. Surely this is unduly restrictive?
A bank can direct that an approved solicitor act for it. You would be liable to meet the cost of this. Please make use of our search facility to get a quote from a solicitor to carry conveyancing in Broadway on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel.
Do I need to pay for insurance to protect me from financial exposure to chancel repairs when buying a property in Broadway?
Unless a previous purchase of the premises completed post 12 October 2013 you could take it that solicitors carrying out conveyancing in Broadway to remain encouraging a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.
I used Wolstenholmes a few years ago for my conveyancing in Broadway. Now, I need the documents but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do contact 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 Broadway of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I have been sourcing a conveyancing solicitor in Broadway for my remortgage. Can I see a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?
You can see documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from inquisitions started on or after Jan 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors record, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes monitor telephone calls for training purposes.