How do I identify freehold conveyancing in Cambridgeshire?
First ask the people you trust whom they would instruct.
Option 2 is to look on the internet for conveyancing in Cambridgeshire. Call a couple or more firms listed and invite them to forward you their conveyancing fee calculations and speak to the lawyer who will conduct your legal process ahead ofcommitting.
Third is to make use of this site to help you find the right lawyers for you based on your personal expectations including location,timings, complications and who the proposed lender is. Don't take the bait of ninety nine pound conveyancing in Cambridgeshire
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Cambridgeshire. My lender is The Mortgage Works
The Mortgage Works have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 31/10/2025, the requirements read as follows :
We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from Bank of Ireland as we want to conduct a loft conversion to our house in Cambridgeshire. Do we need to choose a local Cambridgeshire solicitor on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Bank of Ireland do not ordinarily appoint a member of their approved list of lawyers to handle the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Bank of Ireland list.
We have a mortgage agreed in principle with Yorkshire BS. Cambridgeshire conveyancing solicitors have been appointed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Yorkshire BS?
There is no definitive answer here. Have Yorkshire BS done the survey? Have you informed Yorkshire BS as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.
I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in Cambridgeshire. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an on account payment of £150. A couple of days later, the conveyancing practitioner contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Principality conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Principality panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
My wife and I have a terraced Victorian house in Cambridgeshire. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and Bank of Scotland. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw two entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the matching address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Cambridgeshire and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also enquire as to the position with the conveyancing solicitor who conducted the work.
Is it possible to change solicitor as I have to select a firm on the The Mortgage Works conveyancing panel. I hired a high street conveyancing solicitor in Cambridgeshire five minutes from me but the firm is not approved by The Mortgage Works
It would be our pleasure to help you find a conveyancing solicitor in Cambridgeshire on the The Mortgage Works panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we list do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are registered with the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Cambridgeshire. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this site, you can compare charges for conveyancing solicitors in Cambridgeshire and beyond.
I am hoping to put an offer on a small detached house that appears to be perfect, at a great price which is making it all the more appealing. I have subsequently discovered that the title is leasehold as opposed to freehold. I am assuming that there are particular concerns buying a leasehold house in Cambridgeshire. Conveyancing solicitors have are about to be appointed. Will they explain the issues?
The majority of houses in Cambridgeshire are freehold and not leasehold. This is one of the situations where having a local conveyancer used to dealing with such properties who can assist with the conveyancing process. We note that you are buying in Cambridgeshire in which case you should be shopping around for a Cambridgeshire conveyancing solicitor and check that they are used to transacting on leasehold houses. First you will need to check the unexpired lease term. Being a leaseholder you will not be at liberty to do whatever you want with the house. The lease comes with conditions such as obtaining the landlord’spermission to carry out changes to the property. It may be necessary to pay a contribution towards the maintenance of the communal areas where the property is part of an estate. Your lawyer will report to you on the legal implications.