I can't travel far from Bethnal Green. Please spell out why all Bethnal Green lawyers aren't included on all bank panels?
As unjust as it may appear for banks to limit who can act for them, from the public’s or solicitor’s point of view, the flip side is that mortgage companies are increasingly anxious and consider it necessary to protect them against illegal activities. As a result of this concern mortgage companies are limiting their panel of approved conveyancing lawyers to a manageable size.
This question may be naive but I am new to the home moving as a first time buyer of a ground floor flat in Bethnal Green. Do I receive the keys to the premises on completion from my lawyer? If this is the case, I will use a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Bethnal Green?
On the day of completion you do not need to attend the conveyancers office in Bethnal Green. Your solicitors will transfer the purchase money to the vendor’s conveyancers, and once they have received this, you should be invited to receive the keys from the property Agents and move into your new home. Usually this happens between 1 and 3pm.
Is it the case that all Bethnal Green conveyancing solicitors on the UBS conveyancing panel are regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the UBS conveyancing panel they would need to be governed by the SRA. Some lenders do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such organisation would be governed by the CLC.
I am purchasing a property in Bethnal Green. A rare aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Skipton have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?
Given that your lender is Skipton your lawyer must comply with the formal requirements set out in Section 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Skipton. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook sets out minimum conditions for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to Skipton where a lease does not meet these conditions. The specifications relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales and is not isolated to Bethnal Green.
A relative suggested that if I am buying in Bethnal Green I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
This is a search is sometimes included in the estimate for your Bethnal Green conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Bethnal Green around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Bethnal Green.
Are there any apps to assist me to locate a Bethnal Green solicitor on the Santander conveyancing panel? I have a car and am happy to travel upto 10kilometers to meet the lawyer.
Feel free to make use of the tool on this website. Please choose the lender and your location and you will see a number of Bethnal Green conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have detailed some Bethnal Green conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can ring them to see whether they are on the Santander approved list
Should I use a Bethnal Green conveyancing solicitor who is local to the property I am hoping to buy? We have a good friend who can deal with the legal work however her office is 300miles away.
The benefit of a local Bethnal Green conveyancing practice is that you can drop in to execute documents, hand in your ID and apply pressure on them where appropriate. Having local Bethnal Green know how is a plus. However it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If you know people who instructed your friend and they were impressed that should trump using an unknown Bethnal Green conveyancing solicitor just because they are local.