Can your site be used to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in St Ives even where I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for example if I intend to buy an office in St Ives with a loan from Skipton Building Society?

Our comparison service is predominantly there to select residential conveyancing solicitors in St Ives but we have recorded at the bottom of this page a selection of St Ives commercial conveyancing firms. You should enquire with the company directly to check if they can also act for Skipton Building Society

We're in St Ives, First timers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Principality , and our solicitor is on the Principality conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Principality conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no property lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

I used Wolstenholmes a few years ago for my conveyancing in St Ives. I now require my papers but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in St Ives of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for sale conveyancing in St Ives. I've discover a web site which appears to be the perfect solution If there is a chance to get all the legals completed via web that would be preferable. Should I be wary? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

Our lender agreed in principle to grant us a mortgage. We have retained a long established conveyancer in St Ives yesterday. Today, our financial adviser contacted us saying that the bank said that we cannot use our solicitor as they aren't on their panel. As novices, we had no idea that the lender had a say Is this legal?

You are permitted to appoint any lawyer you wish to choose including the said conveyancer in St Ives nevertheless if your mortgage company aren't happy with them you will have to fork out additional cost so your bank can retain their own lawyers. On occasion it is conceivable that your preferred conveyancing firm to get included on to the bank panel. Do make the most of web-based tools including lenderpanel.com to find a conveyancing solcitor in St Ives on the lender panel. You can go into your local mortgage company branch in St Ives. They will know some good conveyancing solicitors in St Ives on the bank panel.