What is the most effective way to search for the right solicitor to give a 1st class service for our conveyancing in Angel?
Option 1 is to ask your friends and family who they used in the past and if they were happy with the service.
Second, use a comparison service on the internet for conveyancing in Angel. Ring two or three from the list and invite them to email you their conveyancing quote and have a conversation with the lawyer who will conduct the conveyancing in advance ofcommitting.
Option 3 is to use this site to help you find the right solicitors for you based on your personal requirements including location,speed, complexity and who your intended lender is. Avoid the trap of appointing £99 conveyancing in Angel
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Angel. My lender is Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 20/12/2025, the requirements read as follows :
Is it the case that all Angel CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the Santander conveyancing panel?
A selection of banks and building societies now utilise CQS as the starting point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to join their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.
We were going to get a DIP from Coventry BS this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Coventry BS recommend any Angel solicitors on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently?
You will need to appoint Angel solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Coventry BS through the process.
Intending to buy a apartment in Angel. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Lloyds conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Angel conveyancing practitioner is on the Lloyds conveyancing panel.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my property can not be found. The lawyers who conducted the conveyancing in Angel 10 years ago have long since closed. What do I do?
As long as you have a registered title the information relating to your proprietorship will be evidenced by HMLR under a Title Number. It is easy to perform a search at the Land Registry, locate your property and secure up to date copies of the property title for less than a fiver. Where the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases hold a certified duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be ordered for twenty pounds.
Taking into account that I will soon part with over three hundred thousand on a house in Angel I would like to talk to a solicitor concerning thetransaction in advance of giving the go ahead to the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
Absolutely - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the solicitor due to be doing your conveyancing in Angel.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important individual, not a matter number. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are quoted for your conveyancing in Angel should be the figure that you end up paying.