My husband and I are planning to purchase a flat in Codsall and are in fact using a Codsall conveyancing practice. Within the past 48 hours our lawyer has forwarded the sale agreement to be signed with a detailed report with the expectation that exchange is imminent. Clydesdale have this evening contacted us to inform me that they have now hit a problem as our Codsall lawyer is not on their conveyancing panel. Please explain?

Where you are buying a property with the assistance of a mortgage it is normal for the purchasers' solicitors to also act for the purchaser's lender. In order to act for a bank or building society a law firm has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the law firm to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict criteria which the firm has to satisfy and indeed some lenders now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme. Your property lawyer should contact your lender and see if they can apply for membership of their conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable they will instruct their own lawyers to represent them. You are not legally obliged to appoint a law firm on the lender’s conveyancing panel and you may continue to use your own Codsall solicitors, in which case your legal fees may increase, and it will likely delay the transaction as you have another set of people involved.

Should commercial conveyancing searches disclose proposed roadworks that may affect a commercial land in Codsall?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Codsall will perform a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers invest in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Codsall. The search result provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Codsall.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Codsall it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately may cause delays to Codsall commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for residential conveyancing in Codsall.

I'm refinancing my current house to a BTL mortgage with Birmingham Midshires and intend to use the remaining equity as a deposit on further property. The neighborhood we are looking at is Codsall. Will your solicitors be able to act for the two banks and link together the two deals?

Do use our comparison tool on this page to be sure that the solicitors are on the appropriate lender panels. Having checked that they are the lawyer will be able to connect the two conveyancing matters but you should have a chat with you solicitor and specify your expectations and requirements.

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing lawyer in Codsall for my house move. Is there any facility to check a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?

Anyone may search for presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from inquisitions commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For information Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may monitor call for training reasons.

My wife and I accepted an offer on a Codsall ground floor flat we inherited ten years ago in 2011. I have over a decades worth of conveyancing knowledge and, although retired, wish to carry out the legal work. The buyer's solicitor has informed me that their Lenders will not allow you to do your own conveyancing insisting the funds to be passed via a solicitor's bank account.

Lending requirements to conveyancers from all CML members state that If the seller is not legally represented the buyer’s lawyers should check whether the lender needs to be notified so that a decision can be reached if they are willing to progress.