We note that you have a post code search directory listing solicitors on the TSB conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I instruct them for our conveyancing in Attleborough?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the TSB conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Attleborough.
My lawyer in Attleborough has never been on on the Bank of Ireland Conveyancing Panel. Is it possible for me to use my prefered solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the Bank of Ireland panel?
The limited options open to you here include:
- Complete the purchase with your preferred Attleborough solicitors but Bank of Ireland will need to use a lawyer on their list of acceptable firms. This will inevitably rack up the total legal fees and cause delays.
- Find a new solicitor to act in the purchase, obviously checking they are Persuade your solicitor to use their best endeavours to join the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel
I am the single beneficiary of my late mum's estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the house in Attleborough. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in October. I now wish to sell up. I understand that there is a CML 6 month 'rule', meaning my proprietorship could be treated the same way as if I'd bought the house in October. Do I have to wait 6 months to sell?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook requires conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you may be impacted by that. How sensible a view lenders take of it, depend on the mortgage company as this clause is chiefly there to pick up on the purchase and immediately sell or the flipping of property.
Are all Attleborough Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel?
A selection of banks and building societies now make use of the accreditation scheme as the starting point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for firms wishing to join their panels.
Completion of my purchase has taken place for my property in Attleborough. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I would like to complain about the lender. Who do I contact should I wish to lodge a complaint?
Most lenders have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Team at head office. We understand that complaints to a lender are sorted out very quickly. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service with full details of your complaint.
We are buying a property and the lawyer has raised the issue of Chancel Repair for which the house could be liable as it falls into the area of such a church. She has recommended insurance. Is this really necessary for conveyancing in Attleborough
Unless a prior purchase of the house completed post 12 October 2013 you may take it that solicitors handling conveyancing in Attleborough to continue to advocate a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my business offices in Attleborough and how can your lawyers assist?
The 1954 Act affords a safeguard to business leaseholders, granting the right to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of an expired lease. There are limited grounds that a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Attleborough is one of the hundreds of locations in which our lawyers are based