Me and my wife are purchasing an apartment in Abertillery. My lawyer is not on the mortgage company conveyancing list. Can I still use my Abertillery conveyancing solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the bank panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?
Various options include
- Carry on with your chosen Abertillery conveyancing practitioner but your mortgage company will no doubt retain a conveyancing practitioner from their approved panel. This will result in additional charges together with likely frustration.
- Appoint a fresh property lawyer to conduct the conveyancing, making sure they are on the lender conveyancing panel.
- Appeal to your property lawyer to seek to join the bank panel
Do the conveyancing practitioners that are recommend handle auction conveyancing in Abertillery?
There are a number of niche solicitors we can put you in touch with those specialising in auction conveyancing. Abertillery is just one of our areas of where our lawyers cover.
My colleague advised me that where I am buying in Abertillery I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Abertillery conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Abertillery around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Abertillery.
I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing lawyer in Abertillery for my home move. Is there any facility to review a solicitor's record with the profession’s regulator?
Members of the public can find documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from inquisitions commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find records Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes recorded call for training reasons.
The financial adviser has recommended their conveyancer for our conveyancing in Abertillery - Surely it’s easier to just use them?
This is not necessarily the case and you are at liberty to use whichever conveyancer you decide for your Abertillery home move. The property lawyer recommended by an estate agent may not always be the best conveyancing practitioner, they may suggest their own conveyancing firm who are based remotely. In this instance you may not have contact with your conveyancing practitioner and due to the lack of continuity in the transaction, it may be difficult to obtain progress reports.