My property lawyer in Bermondsey has never been on on the The Mortgage Works Solicitor Panel. Can I still continue with my prefered solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the The Mortgage Works list of approved lawyers?
The limited options open to you here include:
- Complete the purchase with your existing Bermondsey solicitors but The Mortgage Works will need to retain a lawyer on their panel. This will inevitably rack up the overall conveyancing fees and cause delays.
- Choose a new solicitor to to deal with the conveyancing, not forgetting to check they are on the The Mortgage Works panel
My relative advised me that if I am purchasing in Bermondsey I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
This is a search is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Bermondsey conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out important information about Bermondsey around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Bermondsey Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Bermondsey Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Bermondsey.
I have todaybeen informed that Stirling Law have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Bermondsey for a purchase of a leasehold flat 9 months ago. How can I establish that the property is in my name in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest method to see if the property is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Bermondsey conveyancing specialists.
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Bermondsey ahead of appointing lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will refuse to give a mortgage on this type of home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements from Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can check via 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 Bermondsey. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Bermondsey especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Bermondsey.
Can you suggest a conveyancing practitioner for conveyancing in Bermondsey (or within 5klm)? It’s is for a remortgage.I had one appointed but just found out that they can't deal with Nationwide.
LenderPanel.com is restricted to being a directory service for property lawyers who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Nationwide in certain areas for example Bermondsey . Our intention is not to recommend any specific lawyer.