Do I have to attend the offices of the solicitor to sign the legal charge? If so, I will appoint a lawyer who conducts conveyancing in Parkstone so that I can attend their offices when needed.
Whereas this was necessary 12 years ago, the vast majority lenders no longer need their conveyancing panel solicitor to witness the borrowers signature. It will still be necessary for you to hand over ID documents and there are still distinct benefits to instructing a local ayer, in your case a conveyancing solicitor in Parkstone.
There are plenty of conveyancing solicitors in Parkstone but how do I know who's good?
It would be unwise to be tempted by the cheapest Parkstone conveyancing fees. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to property lawyers. 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 know exactly what you’ll have to pay in ahead of the deal.
Is it the case that all Parkstone conveyancing solicitors on the Lloyds conveyancing panel are regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Lloyds conveyancing panel they would need to be regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many mortgage companies do list licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such practice would be overseen by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
I had an offer accepted on an apartment in Parkstone on 11/12/2025, valuation was booked 2 days after, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to HSBC and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the HSBC conveyancing panel. Are HSBC entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for HSBC to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the HSBC conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I appreciate that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I need chancel insurance when buying a house in Parkstone? or I am told that there is historic law that means some house owners living in a parish church boundary will be compelled to pay for maintenance towards the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this a legitimate concern for conveyancing in Parkstone?
Unless a prior acquisition of the property took place post 12 October 2013 you may assume that lawyers conducting conveyancing in Parkstone to remain encouraging a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
As co-executor for the will of my grandfather I am selling a house in Cardiff but live in Parkstone. My lawyer (approximately 200 miles from meneeds me to sign a statutory declaration ahead of completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Parkstone to attest this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you should not be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Parkstone based
I’m about to sell my 2 bed apartment in Parkstone. Conveyancing has not commenced, but I have just had a half-yearly service charge demand – Do I pay up?
It best that you pay the service charge as normal given that all ground rent and service invoices will be apportioned as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
Parkstone Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Queries before Purchasing
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For many Parkstone leaseholds the cost for major works tend not to be wrapped into the service charges, albeit that a few managing agents in Parkstone ask tenants to contribute towards a sinking fund created for the specific intention of establishing a fund for larger repairs or maintenance. Can you tell me if there are any major works on the horizon that will likely add a premium to the maintenance fees? Where a Parkstone lease has less than 80 years it will have adverse implications on the value of the flat. It is worth checking with your bank that they are happy with remaining years on the lease. Leases with less than 80 years remaining means that you will probably require a lease extension at some point and it is worth finding out what this would cost. Remember, in most cases you will need to own the property for a couple of years in order to be eligible to carry out a lease extension.
Myself and my fiance have recently had an offer accepted on a apartment and had meeting on Wednesday with the Post Office for the mortgage. They warned me that when it comes to appointing a property lawyer that unless they are on their approved panel of conveyancing practitioners then we will be subject to an a further charge of £200. This is is due to the fact that they will then have to instruct a conveyancer to act for them in addition to the one we appoint on our behalf and we will be on the hook for their invoice. I have asked the Post Office to supply me with a list so I can request quotes only from their approved lawyers but was told that I need to check with each individual lawyer to see if they are on the panel. What would be the best way of going about this?
Ask the Post Office what their panel criteria is for a conveyancer.Then ask the conveyancer of your choice whether they fit that criteria and have they acted on loans for the Post Office in the past. If the answer to those is yes, then just double check with the Post Office. Another option is to utilise our search facility and we should be able to find you a lawyer in Parkstone on the panel for the Post Office.