I have just been advised by my mortgage broker that my Wadhurst solicitor is not on the lender Solicitor panel. What can I do to be certain if this is indeed the case?
The first thing you need to do is to call your Wadhurst lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to notify you what has happened. Where they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the conveyancing panel for your bank.
We are about to sign contracts for a ground floor flat in Wadhurst. We have hit a snag. The loan offer with Nottingham Building Society runs out on 29/6/2026 but the sellers are putting forward a completion date of 1/7/2026. Is it possible to prolong the mortgage expiry date?
The person best placed to deal with your concern is your lawyer who should calculate if he or she is better off negotiating with the mortgage broker, owner’s conveyancers, selling agents or conceivably all parties based on the history of your conveyancing as of today.
We are downsizing from our home in Wadhurst and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being constructed land that was not decontaminated. Any local lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers are using a factory type conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Wadhurst. We have lived in Wadhurst for many years we know of no issue. Should we contact our local Authority to seek clarification that there is no issue.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. What do they say? You must check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same illness)
I used Stirling Law a few years ago for my conveyancing in Wadhurst. Now, I need my files but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Wadhurst of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in last month in what was supposed to be a quick, no chain conveyancing. Wadhurst is where the house is located. Can you offer any guidance?
Flying freeholds in Wadhurst are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Wadhurst you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Wadhurst may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
Is planning consent necessary to split a house into multiple flats in Wadhurst? This has taken place to a house next door to my home in Wadhurst and was unaware of the conversion until it was done.
Planning Consent yes. Building Regulations yes.