How do I search for the right solicitor who will give a high level service for our conveyancing in Higher Kinnerton?
First ask relatives who they would recommend.
Second, search the internet for conveyancing in Higher Kinnerton. Telephone two or three listed and request that they email you their conveyancing estimate and have a conversation with the lawyer who will oversee the conveyancing in advance ofmaking your choice.
Option 3 is to use our search tool to help you find the right solicitors for you based on your unique expectations including location,speed, complications and who your intended mortgage company is. Resist the temptation to appoint ninety nine pound conveyancing in Higher Kinnerton
It is a dozen years since I acquired my property in Higher Kinnerton. Conveyancing solicitors have just been retained on the sale but I am unable to find my deeds. Is this a major issue?
You need not be too concerned. First the deeds may be with your mortgage company or they could be in the possession of the conveyancers who acted in the purchase. Secondly in most cases the land will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing solicitors obtaining current official copies of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Higher Kinnerton involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is not registered it is more tricky but is not insurmountable.
About to place an offer on a leasehold flat in Higher Kinnerton. The selling agents assure me that it is usual for flats in Higher Kinnerton to have less than 75 years left on the lease. I am obtaining a mortgage with Platform. Is this going to be a problem if the lease has 69 years unexpired.
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 16/10/2025 the requirements read as follows :
Can you point me to a directory of Coventry BS panel conveyancers in Higher Kinnerton on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?
No. There is no such tool on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. A small selection of mortgage companies make their panel listings available over the internet. If you are looking for a Higher Kinnerton conveyancing practitioner on the Coventry BS please make the most of our tool.
I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Skipton. I assume I don't need a Higher Kinnerton conveyancer on the Skipton panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Skipton mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Skipton mortgage from the register. Skipton, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Skipton has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Skipton has instructed the Land Registry to do so
My offer was accepted on a house in Higher Kinnerton on 28/8/2025, valuation was booked 2 days later, received a clean bill of health. Solicitor retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Bank of Ireland and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. Are Bank of Ireland entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
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 Bank of Ireland to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I purchased a terraced Victorian property in Higher Kinnerton. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Alliance & Leicester . I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold with the matching address. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?
You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Higher Kinnerton and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also check the situation with the conveyancing practitioner who conducted the work.
I am selling my home. My former lawyers has retired. I would be grateful for any recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Higher Kinnerton if that makes things easier.
You should use our search tool to help you choose a solicitor for your conveyancing in Higher Kinnerton. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes smoothly.