We are purchasing a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Page Green who is on the Skipton approved panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Skipton . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Page Green.

I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Page Green. My lender is Platform

Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 9/5/2024, the requirements read as follows :

The deeds to my property can not be found. The solicitors who handled the conveyancing in Page Green 4 years ago no longer exist. What do I do?

As long as you have a registered title the information relating to your proprietorship will be held by HMLR with a Title Number. It is possible to execute a search at the Land Registry, find your property and get current copies of the property title for less than a fiver. If the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally retain a file duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for a small fee.

I am purchasing a new build house in Page Green with the aid of help to buy. The developers refused to move on the amount so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The property agent advised me not disclose to my solicitor about this side-deal as it would put at risk my mortgage with Barclays . Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I note that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the lender conveyancing panel. Do Page Green conveyancing firms pay you a referral fee if I instruct them for my own house purchase?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the lender conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Page Green.