My financial adviser requires my Prestatyn lawyer’ panel member for the Santander conveyancing panel. How do I discover this. I have contacted my local Prestatyn branch but they cant find it on their system.
Have you tried contacting your Prestatyn property lawyer about this?. They maintain a central record lender panel numbers.
As someone unfamiliar with the Prestatyn conveyancing process what is the number one tip you can impart concerning the ownership transfer in Prestatyn
Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Prestatyn or throughout England and Wales is an adversarial process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there exists plenty of room for conflict between you and other parties involved in the legal transfer of property. E.g., the seller, estate agent and even potentially the lender. Selecting a lawyer for your conveyancing in Prestatyn an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE party in the legal process whose role it is to look after your best interests and to protect you.
On occasion a potential adversary will try and persuade you that it is in your interests to do things their way. As an example, the selling agent may claim to be assisting by suggesting your lawyer is dragging his heels. Or your mortgage broker may advise you to do something that is against your solicitors advice. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Prestatyn. My lender is Platform
Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 1/2/2026, the requirements read as follows :
I have justbeen informed that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Prestatyn for a purchase of a leasehold flat 12 months ago. How can I check that my home is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest method to see if the property is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Prestatyn conveyancing specialists.
I am buying my first flat in Prestatyn with the aid of help to buy. The builders would not budge the amount so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The sale representative advised me not reveal to my lawyer about this extras as it would affect my mortgage with The Royal Bank of Scotland. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
I'm remortgaging my primary property to a BTL loan with Clydesdale and I will use the rest of the raised equity as a down payment on another house. The neighborhood we are interested in is Prestatyn. Will your lawyers be able to act for the two mortgage companies and link together the transactions?
Make use of our comparison tool on this page to ensure that the conveyancers are approved by both mortgage companies. Assuming that they are the solicitor will be able to simultaneously deal with the two conveyancing matters but you should talk with you solicitor and specify your expectations and requirements.