Much to our surprise we have been told by our broker that my St George lawyer is not on the lender Conveyancing panel. What can I do to check?
The first thing you need to do is to contact your St George conveyancer. You lawyer should inform you what has happened. Where they are not on the panel they may recommend you to a St George conveyancing practice that is on the approved list of lawyers for your bank.
Are the St George conveyancing solicitors identified as being on the RBS conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by RBS?
St George conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the RBS conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from RBS directly.
When reviewing consumer advice sites for a conveyancing solicitor in St George, many say that I must look for a CQS kitemarked solicitor. What is CQS?
The Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) provides a kitemark for residential conveyancing practices issued by the Law Society. Membership achievement establishes a level of credibility for member firms with stakeholders (regulators, lenders, insurers and consumers) based upon: * the integrity of the senior responsible officer and other key conveyancing staff * the firm's adherence to good practice management standards * adherence to prudent and efficient conveyancing procedures through the scheme protocol Membership includes many companies who carry out conveyancing in St George.
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in St George in advance of retaining solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. Our surveyor has said that some mortgage companies tend refuse to issue a mortgage on a flying freehold house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can look into this further with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in St George. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
I need to instruct a conveyancing lawyer in St George for my house move. Is there any facility to review a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?
You may read published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from investigations commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For records Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could monitor call for training requirements.