Recently been in touch with my conveyancing solicitor in Hurworth who acted for me 18 months ago and wanted a conveyancing estimate based on the same type of house move (a leasehold premises and a freehold premises) of almost identical values with a home loan from Nottingham Building Society. I am now being quoted twice the amount. Am I right to be tempted to shop around for an alternative firm of conveyancing solicitor?
The quote is slightly on the high side. Where you are prepared to spend time scrutinising quotes you could reduce the fees marginally by say £100 plus VAT. That being said, providing that you were content with the legal work the firm provided you maylive to regret choosing an an unknown lawyer. Remember to check the firm can represent Nottingham Building Society. Do use our search tool to locate a Hurworth conveyancing firm on the Nottingham Building Society approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Hurworth.
What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Hurworth? Why is this being asked of me?
Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering laws require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to check the ID of the potential client they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing retainer. The Terms of Engagement that you are required to sign should reaffirm this. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with the CML Lenders Handbook requirements last updated on 1st December 2014. Where you are unwilling to provide identification documents, your conveyancer can not take you on as a client.
We're in Hurworth, First timers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Coventry BS , and our lawyer is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancing practitioner should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.
If you had a top tip for selecting a conveyancing solicitor in Hurworth what would it be?
It would be unwise to be seduced by the cheapest Hurworth conveyancing costs illustration. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.
The mortgage over my property is with Co-operative for my property in Hurworth. Conveyancing was finalised months ago. In the event that I decide to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a BTL mortgage or inform Co-operative?
You must advise Co-operative before renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of Co-operative’s mortgage conditions. It may be that Co-operative will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Co-operative directly. You need not do this via a Co-operative conveyancing panel solicitor.
I had an offer accepted on a house in Hurworth on 7/7/2025, valuation was booked 3 days after, all came back fine. Solicitor appointed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Skipton and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Are Skipton 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 Skipton to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Skipton conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
It has been 2 months since my purchase conveyancing in Hurworth took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
Is it possible to transfer to a new solicitor as I have to appoint a firm on the Nationwide Building Society conveyancing panel. I had appointed a local conveyancing solicitor in Hurworth five minutes from me but she is not accepted by Nationwide Building Society
It would be our pleasure to assist you select a conveyancing solicitor in Hurworth on the Nationwide Building Society panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we on the directory do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Hurworth. Using search facility on this website, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Hurworth.