Much to our surprise we have been notified by our IFA that my West Harrow lawyer is not on the mortgage company Solicitor panel. How can I be sure whether this is correct?
Your first step should be to contact your West Harrow lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to inform you of the situation. If they are not on the panel they may recommend you to a West Harrow conveyancing practice that is on the approved list of lawyers for your lender.
I am purchasing a right to buy a flat in West Harrow. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in West Harrow you will have to appoint a solicitor on your lender's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in West Harrow.
My offer was accepted on an apartment in West Harrow on 12/3/2026, valuation was booked 4 days after, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer appointed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Aldermore and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Are Aldermore entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Aldermore to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Clydesdale have agreed my home loan in principle, my offer on a house in West Harrow has been agreed to, what happens next?
The property agent will want to know who your solicitors are (make sure the conveyancing practitioners are on the lender’s approved list). Telephone Clydesdale or the broker and complete any outstanding paperwork. Clydesdale will instruct a valuer who will get in contact with the selling agent or vendor to book a time for the valuation to happen. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes on average a fortnight to get a mortgage offer. Clydesdale will send the offer to you and your lawyers. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in West Harrow.
I have finally had an offer on an apartment in West Harrow accepted, but there is a chain. The owners have offered on a flat, but it’s not yet agreed to, and are looking at other apartments in the pipeline. I have selected a nearby conveyancing solicitor in West Harrow. What do I do now? When do I get the mortgage application with Clydesdale started?
It is usual to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket prematurely (mortgage application is approx £1k, then survey, West Harrow conveyancing search fees, etc). First, you should check that your property lawyer is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. Regarding the next steps this very much dictated by the uniqueness of your case, attraction to the property and on the state of the market. In a buoyant market some purchasers would apply for the mortgage with Clydesdale and pay for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they pay their property lawyer to proceed with the conveyancing in West Harrow.
I have recentlydiscovered that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in West Harrow for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 9 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest way to see if the premises is registered to you, 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 West Harrow conveyancing specialists.
I decided to have a survey completed on a property in West Harrow ahead of retaining conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. My surveyor advised that some mortgage companies will not grant a loan on such a premises.
It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different requirements from Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can check via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in West Harrow. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in West Harrow to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
In my capacity as executor for the will of my uncle I am disposing of a residence in Monmouth but I am based in West Harrow. My conveyancer (based 235 miles awayneeds me to execute a statutory declaration before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in West Harrow to witness and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are West Harrow based