I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and have to vacate my rented property in Stilton by 29/12/2025. Conveyancing for my house purchase has just started. Is it possible to complete in six weeks as I wish to avoid having to find short term accommodation?
It is unwise to give notice on a rental until exchange of contracts has taken place. Assuming that you have not already done so, notify to your lawyer and request that they seek the assistance the owners solicitors, try to a target completion date that everyone will work to achieve
Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a online directory to to identify practices on the Melton Mowbray Building Society conveyancing panel for instance in Stilton?
We are not aware of any intention on the part of the BSA to develop such a register.
My solicitor has informed me that lack of planning permission insurance is needed on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Stilton?
The right level of lack of planning permission indemnity insurance depends on who your lender is. It would differ for example between Yorkshire Building Society and Barnsley Building Society. Conveyancing practitioners as opposed to members of the public take out such insurances.
Is it correct that all Stilton CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the Santander conveyancing list of approved solicitors?
It is true that some banks and building societies now make use of CQS as the starting point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS membership however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitors wishing to remain on their panels.
After much negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Stilton. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their conveyancing practitioner. I paid an upfront payment of £150. Not long after, the property lawyer contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Aldermore panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
I am buying a property and the conveyancer has mentioned Chancel Repair for which the house may be liable because it falls into the area of such a church. He has recommended insurance. Is this really warranted for conveyancing in Stilton
Unless a previous purchase of the house took place after 12 October 2013 you could expect conveyancing practitioners delivering conveyancing in Stilton to continue to advocate a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our property are lost. The conveyancers who conducted the conveyancing in Stilton 4 years ago are no longer around. What are my next steps?
You no longer need to have the physical original deeds to establish that you own the land or premises, given that the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.
I was pointed in your direction by a number of estate agents in Stilton to find a property lawyer on your site. What’s the financial advantage for Estate Agents to recommend your services over alternative conveyancing organisations?
We don’t offer any financial incentive for directing people to this site. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission as a client could think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.