It has come to my attention via my estate agent that my Maida Hill property lawyer is not on the bank Conveyancing panel. How can I be sure that this is correct?
Your first step should be to contact your Maida Hill lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to notify you of the situation. Where they are not on the panel they may be able to suggest a Maida Hill conveyancing practice that is on the conveyancing panel for your bank.
How up to date is your database of Maida Hill solicitors on the Barclays conveyancing panel? Do Barclays send you an updated list?
Maida Hill conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Barclays conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Barclays directly.
I am helping my mother sell her flat in Maida Hill. Does the solicitor order the EPC or should I organise this?
After the demise of Home Packs, EPC’s was retained a required component of moving house. An EPC needs to be commissioned prior to the property being placed on the market. This is not something that solicitors ordinarily arrange. Where you are using a Maida Hill conveyancing practitioner they might be able to arrange energy assessments given their relationships with reputable Maida Hill accredited person
A relative informed me that in purchasing a property in Maida Hill there may be a number of restrictions as to what one can do in terms of external alterations to a property. Is this right?
We are aware of anumerous of properties in Maida Hill which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Maida Hill should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
Are all Maida Hill Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Nationwide conveyancing panel?
A selection of lenders now make use of the accreditation scheme as the starting point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. CQS accreditation however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitors wishing to remain on their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.
We are a couple of weeks into a residential purchase having been directed to conveyancers by the selling agent to handle our conveyancing in Maida Hill. I am not happy. Could you you assist me in finding new conveyancers?
They would need to be really bad to suggest changing them. Has your loan offer been generated? If so you will need to make them aware of the new lawyer and have the loan are re-issued. Your new conveyancer needs to be on the banks panel to avoid supplemental fees and complications. So that should be your first question of the new solicitors. Our find a solicitor tool can help you find a bank approved lawyer for your conveyancing in Maida Hill
I am buying a ground floor flat in Maida Hill. Conveyancing solicitor is awaiting, from the owner, building insurance documents. This morning I was informed that the seller must send the insurance documents for the flat above also. Why would my conveyancing practitioner want to see the insurance for the flat above? Is it strictly required? We have been waiting for the previous month…
It is not impossible in leasehold conveyancing in Maida Hill to find Conveyancing in Maida Hill in a minority of cases reveals that the lease requires the tenant's to insure their individual flats as opposed to the landlord insuring the entire building - which is definitely preferable. Do clarify with your conveyancing practitioner but it would seem that your property lawyer is seeking to establish that the entire building is insured. Insuring your apartment is no help when it comes to rebuilding after a fire if the 1st floor cannot be reinstated for lack of insurance.