We see that you have a post code search directory listing law firms on the Barclays conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our conveyancing in Sevenoaks?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Barclays conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Sevenoaks.
The Sevenoaks conveyancing lawyers that I recently instructed on my purchase in Sevenoaks have without warning closed. They were on acting for me because I needed a firm on the Aldermore conveyancing panel and my preferred Sevenoaks lawyer was not. I gave my credit card details for them to take one hundred and fifty pounds for searches. What do I do now?
Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then let them know immediately so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Aldermore conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers should be in a position to help.
We are getting the release of further funds on our mortgage from Bank of Ireland as we wish to carry out a loft conversion to our house in Sevenoaks. Do we need to select a high street Sevenoaks solicitor on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Bank of Ireland don't usually instruct firms on their approved list of lawyers to deal with such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel.
I have a mortgage with UBS for my property in Sevenoaks. Conveyancing has been completed 12 months ago. Should I wish to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a BTL mortgage or inform UBS?
UBS must be informed of your intention in advance of renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of UBS’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will allow you to rent out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact UBS directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a UBS conveyancing panel firm.
My offer was accepted on an apartment in Sevenoaks on 13/8/2025, valuation was booked five days after, received a clean bill of health. Solicitor retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Nationwide and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. Are Nationwide 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 Nationwide to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
We are purchasing a house and the conveyancer has raised the issue of Chancel Repair for which the house could be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. He has recommended insurance. Is this strictly required for conveyancing in Sevenoaks
Unless a prior acquisition of the house completed post 12 October 2013 you could take it that conveyancing practitioners carrying out conveyancing in Sevenoaks to remain recommending a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
Me and my brother purchased a 4 bedroom Victorian property in Sevenoaks. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Virgin Money. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the matching property. Is it worth asking Virgin Money to clarify?
You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Sevenoaks and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also check the position with your conveyancing solicitor who conducted the conveyancing.
How do I locate a Sevenoaks solicitor on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am happy to travel upto 20miles to meet the conveyancer.
You can use the tool on this page. Please choose the mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Sevenoaks conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have listed some Sevenoaks conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can contact them to verify whether they are on the Virgin Money member panel