I was advised yesterday by my estate agent that my High Wycombe lawyer is not on the mortgage company Conveyancing panel. How can I be sure whether this is correct?
You need to call your High Wycombe conveyancer. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to inform you what has happened. Where they are not on the panel they may be able to suggest a High Wycombe conveyancing firm that is on the conveyancing panel for your lender.
My wife and I are refinancing our maisonette in High Wycombe with Nottingham. We have a son 19 who lives at home. Our solicitor has asked us to disclose any adults other than ourselves who reside at the property. The solicitor has now sent a form for our son to sign, waiving any legal rights in the event that the property is forfeited by the lender. I have two questions (1) Is this document specific to the Nottingham conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we bought 3 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this extinguish his rights to inherit the property?
First, rest assured that your Nottingham conveyancing panel solicitor is doing the right thing as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Nottingham. This is solely used to protect Nottingham if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Nottingham had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.
At what point will exchange of contracts happen for sale conveyancing in High Wycombe and am I required to be at the solicitors office?
If you are in close proximity to our conveyancing solicitors in High Wycombe you are invited in to sign the paperwork. That being said, the law practices we recommend provide a countrywide conveyancing service and give just as diligent and professional a job for you when dealing with you digitally. The executing of the contract is not the point of no return. A signed contract is just a prerequisite for the solicitor to officially exchange when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The procedure is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a long "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in High Wycombe)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in High Wycombe. My lender is Tesco Bank
Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 5/3/2026, the requirements read as follows :
My wife and I have arranged the release of further monies on our mortgage from Skipton as we want to carry out a loft conversion to our home in High Wycombe. Do we need to select a high street High Wycombe solicitor on the Skipton conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?
Skipton do not ordinarily require a member of their conveyancing panel to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Skipton panel.
After months of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in High Wycombe. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an on account payment of £175. A few days later, the conveyancer called me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Leeds Building Society 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 Leeds Building Society 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 am due to exchange contracts on my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in October 2008, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s lender, Coventry BS are being a right pain. The High Wycombe solicitor who is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but Coventry BS are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Coventry BS have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Coventry BS have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Coventry BS may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
How does conveyancing in High Wycombe differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in High Wycombe come to us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is constructed. This is because new home sellers in High Wycombe typically acquire the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in High Wycombe or who has acted in the same development.