My partner and I are refinancing our maisonette in Wigston with Nationwide. We have a son 18 who lives with us. Our solicitor has asked us to disclose any adults other than ourselves who reside at the property. The solicitor has now sent a form for our son to sign, waiving any legal rights in the event that the apartment is forfeited by the lender. I have a couple of questions (1) Is this form unique to the Nationwide conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we remortgaged 5 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this extinguish his entitlement to inherit the property?
First, rest assured that your Nationwide conveyancing panel solicitor is doing the right thing as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Nationwide. This is solely used to protect Nationwide if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Nationwide had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.
Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Wigston even where I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for instance if I intend to buy a shop in Wigston with a loan from Santander?
Our search tool is mainly there to find domestic conveyancing solicitors in Wigston but we have recorded at the end of this page a few Wigston commercial conveyancing firms. You should speak with the firm directly to see if they can also act for Santander
Is there a search tool that I can use to investigate if the solicitor conducting my conveyancing in Wigston is on the lender’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Norwich and Peterborough Building Society thus spending £175.00 in additional conveyancing fees.
You should take advantage of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this site. Pick the lender and type ‘Wigston’ or your preferred area and you will be presented with a number of lawyer offices in Wigston or nearest you.
What is your number one tip for finding a conveyancing solicitor in Wigston
We would encourage you not to go for the cheapest Wigston conveyancing costs illustration. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you know exactly what you’ll have to pay in advance.
Can I be sure that the Wigston conveyancing solicitor on the Co-operative panel is any good?
When it comes to conveyancing in Wigston seeking recommendations is a good start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one advertising the lowest fees. We would always suggest that you speak with the lawyer conducting your conveyancing.
My offer was accepted on a house in Wigston on 22/5/2026, valuation was booked 3 days later, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer instructed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to UBS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for UBS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the UBS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
It has been 3 months following my purchase conveyancing in Wigston took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the residence from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
Can you provide any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Wigston with the aim of expediting the sale process?
- Much of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Wigston can be avoided if you instruct lawyers as soon as you market your property and request that they start to collate the leasehold documentation which will be required by the buyers’ lawyers. Some Wigston leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. If this is the case, you should notify your estate agents to make sure that the purchasers obtain financial (bank) and professional references. The bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are able to meet the yearly service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the actual amount of the service charge so that they can pass this information on to the buyers or their solicitors. If you have the benefit of shareholding in the Management Company, you should make sure that you have the original share certificate. Organising a replacement share certificate can be a time consuming process and frustrates many a Wigston conveyancing deal. If a new share is needed, do contact the company director and secretary or managing agents (where applicable) for this sooner rather than later. If you have carried out any alterations to the property would they have required Landlord’s consent? In particular have you installed wooden flooring? Most leases in Wigston state that internal structural alterations or installing wooden flooring calls for a licence issued by the Landlord consenting to such changes. Should you fail to have the approvals to hand do not communicate with the landlord without contacting your solicitor in the first instance.
I purchased a 2 bed flat in Wigston, conveyancing was carried out in 1997. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Equivalent properties in Wigston with over 90 years remaining are worth £211,000. The ground rent is £50 per annum. The lease runs out on 21st October 2094
With only 68 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £9,500 and £11,000 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.
The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure without more detailed due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.