We are planning to acquire a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Felling and Pelaw who is on the Barclays solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a 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 Barclays . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Felling and Pelaw.
I just acquired a house at auction in Felling and Pelaw. Conveyancing is necessary. What are my next steps?
Now that you have legally committed yourself to purchase you now have to instruct a conveyancing lawyer as a matter of urgency as you are faced with a tight a drop dead date to complete the conveyancing. An auction property should have a bespoke auction set of papers. This will likely include evidence of title and search results. In the case of leasehold premises the auction papers may include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork pertinent to a leasehold property. You need to pass this on to the lawyer instructed by you as soon as possible. You also need to ensure that your finances are organised to complete the transaction on the set completion date.
Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Barclays. Felling and Pelaw conveyancing practitioners have been appointed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Barclays?
There is no definitive answer here. Have Barclays conducted the survey? Have you informed Barclays as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Barclays conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.
I was told three weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Clydesdale. Is it usual for Clydesdale to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Felling and Pelaw is approved on their conveyancing panel? Clydesdale have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Clydesdale to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I need this when buying a property in Felling and Pelaw? or Apparently there is historic law that means some owners of property residing in a parish church boundary may be liable to contribute towards repairs towards the chancel within the church. Is this applicable for conveyancing in Felling and Pelaw?
Unless a prior purchase of the house completed post 12 October 2013 you could expect solicitors delivering conveyancing in Felling and Pelaw to continue to advocate a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
I used Stirling Law several years ago for my conveyancing in Felling and Pelaw. I now require my papers however the law firm is no longer operating. 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 Felling and Pelaw 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.
I need to instruct a conveyancing practitioner in Felling and Pelaw for my house move. Can I see a solicitor's record with the legal regulator?
Anyone may find published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from investigations from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors history, telephone 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 regulator could monitor call for training reasons.
I am buying a leasehold property in Felling and Pelaw. Conveyancing quotes are averaging around £1650. Is that reasonable?
The average cost in 2014 for conveyancing in Felling and Pelaw was just under one thousand five hundred pounds excluding Stamp Duty and HM Land Registry charges.