We're in Burbage and Hinckley, FTBs purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Barclays , and our lawyer is on the Barclays conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Barclays conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no solicitor should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in Burbage and Hinckley. Now, I need the files however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Burbage and Hinckley of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Is it possible to switch conveyancer as I have to choose one who is on the Barclays Direct conveyancing panel. I had appointed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Burbage and Hinckley round the corner but he is not accepted by Barclays Direct
It would be our pleasure to help you find a conveyancing solicitor in Burbage and Hinckley on the Barclays Direct panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we work with do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Burbage and Hinckley. In making use of search facility on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Burbage and Hinckley.
My husband and I are first time buyers - agreed a price, but the selling agent advised that the seller will only proceed if we use the agent's preferred lawyers as they need an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local conveyancer accustomed to conveyancing in Burbage and Hinckley
It is highly unlikely the vendors are behind this. Should the owner desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a genuine purchaser is going to damage their objectives. Avoid the agents and go straight to the sellers and make sure they understand (a)you are genuine purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances arranged © you are unencumbered (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you will continue to appoint your preferred Burbage and Hinckley conveyancing firm - rather thanthose that will give the negotiator at the agency a referral fee or hit his conveyancing targets set by HQ.
A conveyancing company acted on my conveyancing in Burbage and Hinckley three years ago and was holding my deeds but has since been shut down – What can I do to retreive these?
Deeds, as such, are no longer appropriate for the majority of homes in Burbage and Hinckley are recorded digitally at Land Registry. If you need to show ownership or are disposing of or refinancing your solicitor can obtain up to date copies of the register from the Land Registry in any case.
If you feel there may be other documents or you have any other queries please e-mail your request with details of the transaction and documents you need to filerequest@clc-uk.org. The CLC will let you know what information they have and any additional information they may need before they are in a position to identify and send the documents to you. Following an intervention it may take some time for the CLC to access archived files and documents, but your request will be actioned as quickly as possible.