My fiance and I are hoping to buy a flat in Cross Keys and have instructed a Cross Keys conveyancing firm. Within the past 48 hours our solicitor has sent a preliminary report and documents to look through with a view to exchanging next week. Chelsea Building Society have this afternoon contacted us to inform me that there is now an issue as our Cross Keys lawyer is not on their conveyancing panel. Please explain?
When purchasing a property with mortgage finance it is conventional for the purchasers' solicitors to also represent 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 Quality Scheme. Your property lawyer should contact your lender 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 don't have to instruct a firm on the lender’s conveyancing panel and you may continue to use your own Cross Keys solicitors, in which case your legal fees may increase, and it will likely delay the transaction as you are adding another lawyer into the mix.
Are the Cross Keys conveyancing solicitors identified as being on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by Coventry BS?
Cross Keys conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Coventry BS directly.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Cross Keys. My lender is Platform
Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 10/1/2026, the requirements read as follows :
What can a local search inform me about the house my wife and I purchasing in Cross Keys?
Cross Keys conveyancing often commences with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company such as Searchflow The local search is essential in every Cross Keys conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any unpleasant surprises after you move into your new home. The search should provide information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 subject areas.
I have todaybeen informed that Wolstenholmes have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Cross Keys for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 12 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest way to check if the property is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Cross Keys conveyancing specialists.
I am selling my home. My previous conveyancers closed down. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Cross Keys if that makes things easier.
You should use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Cross Keys. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with regulated solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move runs with a minimum of fuss.