We see that you have a post code search directory identifying solicitors on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I instruct them for our own conveyancing in West Harrow?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in West Harrow.
I am buying a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in West Harrow who is on the The Mortgage Works conveyancing. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for The Mortgage Works in certain locations such as West Harrow. We dont recommend any particular firm.
Me and my partner are buying a apartment in West Harrow. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a lawyer? On the day of competition we have to send funds into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our monies?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
We are getting the release of further funds on our home loan from Nottingham as we wish to conduct improvements to our house in West Harrow. Are we obliged to choose a nearby West Harrow solicitor on the Nottingham conveyancing panel to handle the legals?
Nottingham don't usually require a member of their approved list of lawyers to handle such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Nottingham conveyancing panel.
I am selling my house. I had a double glazing fitted in April 2008, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s lender, TSB are being a right pain. The West Harrow solicitor who is on the TSB conveyancing panel is happy to accept ‘lack of building regulation’ insurance but TSB are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do TSB have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that TSB have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why TSB may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
Is it necessary to take out insurance to protect me from financial exposure to chancel repairs when acquiring a property in West Harrow?
Unless a previous purchase of the premises took place after 12 October 2013 you could take it that conveyancing practitioners delivering conveyancing in West Harrow to continue to recommend a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in West Harrow. Now, I need my files but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 West Harrow of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Why am I unable to complete my conveyancing in West Harrow on a public holiday?
Because on completion the sale price will be transferred electronically between the banks of the buyer and owner’s conveyancer and at present this can only happen on a business day. It is not possible to complete on a saturday or sunday either.