My property lawyer in Westbury On Trym is not on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd Solicitor Panel. Is it possible for me to retain my prefered solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the Godiva Mortgages Ltd panel?
The limited options available to you here include:
- Carry on with your preferred Westbury On Trym solicitors but Godiva Mortgages Ltd will need to use a lawyer on their list of acceptable firms. This will result in additional overall conveyancing fees as well as cause delays.
- Choose an alternative solicitor to act in the conveyancing, not forgetting to check they are Persuade your conveyancer to do everything within their powers to join the Godiva Mortgages Ltd conveyancing panel
Me and my partner are purchasing a apartment in Westbury On Trym. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a conveyancer? On completion day we have to put funds into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our deposit?
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.
Is it the case that all Westbury On Trym solicitor firms on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel are overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As solicitors, in order to be on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel they would need to be overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many mortgage companies do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the practice would be overseen by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in Westbury On Trym. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their lawyer. I paid an upfront payment of £175. Soon after, the property lawyer called me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Kent Reliance 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 Kent Reliance 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.
My relative advised me that where I am buying in Westbury On Trym I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is occasionally included in the estimate for your Westbury On Trym conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Westbury On Trym around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Westbury On Trym Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Westbury On Trym.
The deeds to my home are lost. The conveyancers who dealt with the conveyancing in Westbury On Trym 4 years ago have long since closed. What are my next steps?
In today’s world there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your conveyancer should know exactly where to locate all the relevant documentation so you may purchase or dispose of your property without a hitch. Where duplicates are not available, your solicitor may be able to arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities against future claims on the premises.
I was recommended by a number of estate agents in Westbury On Trym to get a quote from a property lawyer on your site. Is there a financial advantage for Estate Agents to offer your site over and above a competitor’s?
We refuse to 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 am I not receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.
I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for some conveyancing in Westbury On Trym. I've chance upon a web site which appears to be the perfect offering If it is possible to get all this stuff done via phone that would be preferable. Do I need to be wary? What are the potential pitfalls?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?