Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Longlands. My lender is Nationwide Building Society
Nationwide Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 11/6/2025, the requirements read as follows :
My wife and I are intent on selling our house in Longlands and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. Any local lawyer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers used a factory type conveyancing practice as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Longlands. Having lived in Longlands for 4 years we know of no issue. Is it a good idea to contact our local Authority to seek clarification need.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing solicitor already. What do they say? You must enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same sickness)
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Longlands?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Longlands. 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…’
How do I identify a Longlands law firm on the Britannia conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am prepared to travel upto 25miles to meet the conveyancer.
Feel free to make use of the facility on this page. Please pick a bank and your location and you will see a number of Longlands conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have listed some Longlands conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can call them to verify if they are on the Britannia panel
Can you offer any advice when it comes to choosing a Longlands conveyancing firm to deal with our lease extension?
If you are instructing a conveyancer for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Longlands conveyancing practice) it is essential that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We advise that you make enquires with several firms including non Longlands conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then so much the better. The following questions might be of use:
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How familiar is the firm with lease extension legislation?
I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without getting anywhere. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such matters? Can you recommend a Longlands conveyancing firm to represent me?
Most definitely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Longlands conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Longlands premises is 103a Footscray Road in January 2014. The tribunal determines that the premium payable for the extended lease should be £34,500 according to the expert witness valuation calculation This case was in relation to 1 flat.
My husband and I have just had an offer accepted on a house and had an appointment on Wednesday with Nationwide for the mortgage. They warned me that when it comes to choosing a conveyancing practitioner that if they are not on their approved list of conveyancing practitioners then we will have to pay out a further fee of about two hundred pounds. This is is due to the fact that they would then have to select a solicitor to act on their behalf in addition to the one we appoint for ourselves and we assume responsibility for their costs. I have requested Nationwide to furnish me with a list so I can obtain estimates only from their approved conveyancers but was told they dont have such a list to hand over. Is there a simple way of finding out who is on a lender panel?
Ask Nationwide what their panel criteria is for a solicitor.Thereafter ask the solicitor of your choice whether they meet the criteria and have they acted on mortgages for Nationwide historically. If the answer to those is yes, then just double check with Nationwide. Another option is to utilise our search tool and we should be able to locate a conveyancer in Longlands on the panel for Nationwide.