My solicitor has identified a a legal deficiency with the lease for the property we are buying in Brook Green. The other side have offered defective title insurance as a workaround. We are content with insurance and will pay for it. Our conveyancing practitioner has advised that he must check that the mortgage company is happy with this solution. Are we the client or is the bank?

The short answer to your last question is that, notwithstanding the potential for a conflict of interest, you and the bank are the client. Your property lawyer must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook specifications. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions require your lawyer to disclose issues such as defects with the lease so that the bank can be afforded the opportunity to check with their valuer as to the extent that the value of the property is affected. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your property lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.

Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Brook Green. My lender is Bank of Ireland

Bank of Ireland have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 4/1/2026, the requirements read as follows :

Have just purchased a repossessed house at auction in Brook Green. Conveyancing is necessary. What happens now?

Now that you are legally committed yourself to purchase you will need to retain a conveyancing lawyer as a matter of urgency as you will have a pending a drop dead date to complete the purchase. Every auction property will have an associated auction set of papers. This will include most,if not all of the paperwork that your conveyancer requires. If you have purchased leasehold premises the legal papers may contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing paperwork specific to leasehold premises. You must pass this on to the lawyer instructed by you at the earliest opportunity. Do make sure that you have funds in order to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

We are due to move property in March. Will my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the completion day. As an aside, can you recommend a removal company in Brook Green. Conveyancing lawyer was chosen before I stumbled across this page.

On the afternoon of completion you will need to collect the house keys from the property agent however this can only take place when the previous owners conveyancers confirm to the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be collected. After that you should advise the removal company that they can start moving you in. We are not in a position to suggest a specific removal organisation but can help you locate a residential property solicitor in Brook Green or a lawyer that specialises in conveyancing in Brook Green.

I am due to exchange contracts on my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in March 2007, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s lender, Barclays are being a right pain. The Brook Green solicitor who is on the Barclays conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but Barclays are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Barclays have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that Barclays have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Barclays may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

I am purchasing a new build house in Brook Green with the aid of help to buy. The builders would not budge the price so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent told me not disclose to my conveyancer about the side-deal as it may adversely affect my mortgage with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I am using a search engine for the words on line conveyancing in Brook Green it shows results of many property lawyersin the vicinity. With so much choice what is the best way to find the suitable conveyancer for purchase transaction?

The preferential method of seeking the right conveyancer is via trusted recommendation, so enquire of friends and relatives who have bought a property in Brook Green or the local estate agent or mortgage broker. Fees for conveyancing in Brook Green differ, so it's sensible to secure a minimum of three estimates from different companies. Dont forget to clarify that the fees are fixed.