We are looking to buy a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Newport Pagnell who is on the Barclays solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a solicitor?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Barclays . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Newport Pagnell.
We wanted to use a property lawyer in Newport Pagnell for our home move. Our financial adviser has since advised us that our mortgage lenders Virgin Money won't deal with them. Why is this not regarded as unduly restrictive?
Banks in the main restrict either the category or the amount of conveyancing firms on their approved list of lawyers. A common example of such restriction(s) being that a law practice must have two or more partners. As well as restricting the type of firm, some have decided to limit the amount of solicitor practices they use to represent them. Be aware that Virgin Money have no responsibility for the quality of advice provided by any member of Virgin Money Conveyancer Panel. Mortgage fraud was a primary driver in the rationalisation of conveyancing panels a few years ago even though there are mixed opinions concerning the level of solicitor involvement in some of that fraud. Statistics from the Land Registry reveal that plenty of law firms, including some in or near Newport Pagnell only perform a couple conveyances a year.
My wife and I are purchasing a house in Newport Pagnell. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a conveyancer? At some point we have to put our life savings into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our money?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
We previously chose conveyancing lawyers with offices in Newport Pagnell on the Clydesdale solicitor panel. They are now charging me a separate amount for dealing with the Clydesdale mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee specified by Clydesdale?
Provided it is contained in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your lawyer may charge a fee for this. The fee is not set by Clydesdale but by your Newport Pagnell property lawyer. Plenty of firms on the Clydesdale panel will charge ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.
I had an offer accepted on a property in Newport Pagnell on 8/1/2026, valuation was booked 3 days after, all came back fine. Conveyancer retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Nottingham and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. Are Nottingham entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Nottingham to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in Newport Pagnell. Now, I need the documents but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Newport Pagnell of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Newport Pagnell is where the house is located. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Newport Pagnell are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Newport Pagnell you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Newport Pagnell may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.
When it comes to my conveyancing in Newport Pagnell should I be paying VAT on the following: (1) Land reg fee on purchase (2) Pre - completion search fee (3) SDLT E submission on purchase (4) Bank TT fee
(1) Land reg fee on purchase - No (2) Pre - completion search fees -No, (such conveyancing searches are HMLR ones and means £4 and possibly £2 bankruptcy per name on your mortgage) (3) SDLT E submission on your purchase - There is no VAT on Stamp Duty. However if the firm is charging a stamp duty e-submission fee as part of their services - some Newport Pagnell conveyancers do - that will incur VAT(4) Bank transfer fee - Yes it is for the solicitor's time in submitting the funds this way.