I'm in the process of transferring my domestic loan to a BTL Nottingham Building Society mortgage. I have been informed by my broker that I must appoint a conveyancer for this. I had a chat the same Stretford conveyancing solicitor who who completed the conveyancing when I previously acquired the house. The costs illustration issued of £550 has taken me by surprise as I am not require purchase conveyancing - it’s just a bog-standard refinance.
The charges seem a bit high. If you are willing to expend time comparing prices you may be able to decrease the fees marginally by perhaps £125. That being said, if you were pleased with the legal work the firm gave you maylive to rue choosing an an unknown lawyer. If is important to enquire the firm can represent Nottingham Building Society. You can employ our search tool to locate a Stretford conveyancing firm on the Nottingham Building Society member panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Stretford.
Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a searchable register to to identify firms on the Darlington Building Society conveyancing panel for example in Stretford?
We would not expect to be advised of any plans on the part of the BSA to promote such a search facility.
Is there a list of TSB panel solicitors in Stretford on the Building Society Association’s Website?
No. There is no such directory service on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. A small selection of lending institutions make their panel listings available online. If you are seeking to appoint a Stretford solicitor on the TSB please make the most of our facility.
My husband and I are spending time looking at houses in Stretford and I am about to put in an offer. Is it advisable to have a lawyer on ‘stand by’? I am planning to take a mortgage with Leeds Building Society.
It would be prudent to commence your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their contact information on to the estate agent. As you are seeking a mortgage with Leeds Building Society, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
I had an offer accepted on a property in Stretford on 28/10/2025, valuation was booked five days after, all came back fine. Conveyancer retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Barclays and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Barclays conveyancing panel. Are Barclays 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 Barclays to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Barclays conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Do I need to take out insurance to protect me from financial exposure to chancel repairs when purchasing a house in Stretford?
Unless a previous purchase of the premises completed post 12 October 2013 you could assume that lawyers conducting conveyancing in Stretford to continue to advocate a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Stretford?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Stretford. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
My husband and I are four weeks into a residential purchase having been recommend to a firm by the selling agent to handle our conveyancing in Stretford. I am am starting to be dissatisfied with the quality of service. Could you you assist me in finding new lawyers?
A solicitor would have to be very bad in order to consider replacing them. Has the mortgage been sent? In the event that it has you will need to inform them of the new contact details and have the mortgage documents are issued to the new lawyers. Your new conveyancer should be on the mortgage company panel to avoid added expenses and delays. That should be your starting point. Our find a solicitor tool should assist you in finding a bank approved conveyancer for your home move in Stretford