I am getting a mortgage offer from Lloyds. I would like to use a Licensed Conveyancer in Littlehampton. Does the Lloyds Conveyancing panel exclude conveyancers regulated by the CLC?
The Lloyds approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, associated to the CML or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
Should conveyancers request money on account for conveyancing in Littlehampton?
Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Littlehampton your lawyer will ask you to provide them with monies to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Ordinarily this is asked for to cover the fees of the conveyancing searches. If any deposit is as part of the purchase price then this should be required immediately prior to exchange of contracts. The final balance that is needed should be sent to your lawyer shortly before completion.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Littlehampton?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Littlehampton. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
About to purchase a new build flat in Littlehampton. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.
Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Littlehampton
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Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?
What tools are available to search for a Littlehampton law firm on the Santander conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am willing to travel upto 10kilometers to meet the conveyancer.
You can use the tool on this website. Please choose the lender and your location and you will see a number of Littlehampton conveyancing lawyers locally. We have listed some Littlehampton conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can contact them to check if they are on the Santander member panel
My partner and I have just become aware that one of the partners of the conveyancing practice handling the purchase conveyancing in Littlehampton is is the mother of the owners that we are buying from. Is this permitted?
On the basis that there is no conflict of interest this is permitted. If you are needing a home loan then the lender may have a say as many banks have specific requirements on this. For example for Santander A&L as of 16/12/2025, the requirements read as follows :