My IFA says he needs my Hastings solicitor’s panel reference for the HSBC conveyancing panel. What is the best way to discover this. I have e-mailed my local Hastings branch but they don't know it.
Have you tried calling your Hastings lawyer about this?. They keep a central record lender panel numbers.
Completed the sale of my flat in Hastings last August but my buyer keeps telephoning daily to say his solicitor is waiting to hear from mine. What should have happened now that I have sold?
Following your sale your lawyer is duty bound to forward the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. If applicable, your conveyancer should also evidence that the home loan has been redeemed to the purchasers lawyers. There are no post completion tasks unique to conveyancing in Hastings.
We just had an offer accepted to purchase with Darlington Building Society. We have called around locally but am struggling to find a Hastings conveyancing firm on the Darlington Building Society panel. Please you assist?
Please do make use of the search tool on this site. Pick the building society and type Hastings or your preferred area and you will be presented with a number of lawyer offices in Hastings or by proximity to you.
We expect to receive a OIP from HSBC this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do HSBC recommend any Hastings solicitors on the HSBC conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently?
You will need to appoint Hastings solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the HSBC conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and HSBC through the process.
Completion of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Hastings. Conveyancing was satisfactory but I would like to complain about the lender. How does one go about formally complaining?
Most banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Department at head office. We understand that complaints to a lender are resolved very quickly. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR with full details of your complaint.
I recently had an offer agreed on an apartment in Hastings. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their conveyancer. I paid an advanced payment of £225. A few days later, the property lawyer called me to say that they were not on the Co-operative 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 Co-operative 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.
I have todayfound out that Wolstenholmes have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Hastings for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 9 months ago. How can I establish that my home is in my name in the name of the previous owner?
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 Hastings conveyancing specialists.
When it comes to my conveyancing in Hastings should I be charged VAT on the following: (1) Land reg fee on purchase (2) Pre - completion search fee (3) SDLT E submission on purchase (4) Bank TT fee
(1) Land reg fee on purchase - No (2) Pre - completion search fees -No, (such conveyancing searches are HMLR ones and means £4 and possibly £2 bankruptcy per name on your mortgage) (3) SDLT E submission on your purchase - There is no VAT on Stamp Duty. However if the firm is charging a stamp duty e-submission fee as part of their services - some Hastings conveyancers do - that will incur VAT(4) Bank transfer fee - Yes it is for the conveyancing practitioner's time in submitting the funds this way.