My fiance and I are planning to purchase a house in Gunnersbury and have appointed a Gunnersbury conveyancing practice. Within the past 48 hours our solicitor has sent a preliminary report and documents to look through in anticipation of exchanging contracts shortly. Platform Home Loans Ltd have this morning contacted us to advise us that they have now hit a problem as our Gunnersbury lawyer is not on their approved list of lawyers. Is this a problem?
If you are buying a property requiring a mortgage it is usual 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 Accreditation Scheme. Your solicitor should contact your mortgage company 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 are not legally obliged to appoint a law firm on the lender’s conveyancing panel as you are at liberty to use your preferred Gunnersbury lawyers, in which case your legal fees may increase, and it may delay matters as you have another set of people involved.
I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and must vacate my let out flat in Gunnersbury by 11/1/2023. Conveyancing on my purchase is underway. Is it possible to complete in 5 weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?
It is unwise to serve notice on a rental unless your lawyer suggests that you should. Assuming that you have not previously done so, contact to your lawyer and urge them to they seek the assistance the other solicitors, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will aim towards
We are looking to buy a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Gunnersbury who is on the Kent Reliance solicitor 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 Kent Reliance . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Gunnersbury.
A relative informed me that in purchasing a property in Gunnersbury there could be various restrictions prohibiting external changes to a property. Is this right?
We are aware of anumerous of properties in Gunnersbury which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to execute external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Gunnersbury should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
Can you point me to a directory of Clydesdale panel solicitors in Gunnersbury on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?
Unfortunately not yet. There is no such directory service on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. Very few banks make their panel listings viewable over the internet. If you are in need of a Gunnersbury conveyancer on the Clydesdale please use our tool.
is it true that all Gunnersbury conveyancing solicitors on the Lloyds conveyancing panel are governed by the SRA?
As solicitors, in order to be on the Lloyds conveyancing panel they would need to be overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many mortgage companies do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the organisation would be overseen by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
My husband and I are new on the property ladder - had an offer accepted, but the selling agent advised that the seller will only go ahead if we use their chosen conveyancers as they want a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a high street conveyancer who is familiar with conveyancing in Gunnersbury
It is highly unlikely the sellers are driving this. If they require ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a motivated purchaser is likely to cause more damage than good. Avoid the agents and go straight to the owners and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to go, with finances in place © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you intend to use your preferred Gunnersbury conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will provide the negotiator at the agency a kickback or hit his conveyancing figures pre-set by corporate headquarters.
I see that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the bank conveyancing panel. Do Gunnersbury conveyancing companies pay you a referral fee if I retain them for my conveyancing?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the bank conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Gunnersbury.