My mortgage broker has asked me for my Bickley solicitor’s panel reference for the HSBC conveyancing panel. What is the best way to find this out. I have called my local Bickley branch but they don't know it.
The sensible thing to do is ask for this information from your Bickley lawyer . Most Bickley conveyancing firms will keep a file or database of lender panel information which would include, if applicable, their conveyancing panel details for each lender.
We note that you have a post code search directory listing law firms on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our conveyancing in Bickley?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Co-operative conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Bickley.
I completed on my apartment on 6 February and the transaction details is not yet on the land registry website. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Bickley said it should be formalised in less than a month. Are titles in Bickley particularly slow to register?
There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Bickley registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can vary depending on who lodges the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry need to notify any 3rd parties. Currently in the region of three quarters of submission are fully addressed within 12 days but some can be subject to longer hold-ups. Historically registration takes place after the buyer has moved in to the property therefore registration formalities is not always an essential issue yet where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your conveyancer could communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on last month in what was supposed to be a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Bickley is the location of the property. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Bickley are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Bickley you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Bickley may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
I am a couple of weeks into a freehold purchase having been referred to a firm by the high street agent to carry out the conveyancing in Bickley. I am not happy. Could you help me find new conveyancers?
They would need to be really bad to suggest diss instructing them. Has your mortgage offer been sent? If so you must make them aware of the new solicitor and ensure the mortgage documents are re-issued. Your new conveyancer needs to be on the lenders approved list to avoid escalating charges and delays. That should be your first question of the new conveyancers. Our search tool will assist you in finding a bank approved lawyer for your home move in Bickley