We note that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the Principality conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I appoint them for our conveyancing in Bush Hill Park?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Principality conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Bush Hill Park.

Our lender has recommended a law firm on their panel based in Bush Hill Park but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Bush Hill Park or nearer to where I live. Are you able to help?

Not all Bush Hill Park conveyancing firms are listed all lender’s conveyancing panel. Do make use of our find an approved solicitor tool to identify a Bush Hill Park conveyancing firm on the on the lender panel.

Is it the case that all Bush Hill Park solicitor firms on the Aldermore conveyancing panel are regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?

As solicitors, in order to be on the Aldermore conveyancing panel they would need to be overseen by the SRA. Some lenders do list licenced conveyancers on their panel and in that case the firms would be overseen by the CLC.

I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in Bush Hill Park. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an upfront payment of £150. Soon after, the property lawyer contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Principality conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Principality panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

Bank of Ireland have agreed my mortgage in principle, my bid on a flat in Bush Hill Park has been agreed to, now what?

Your estate agent will wish to know who your solicitors are (be sure the conveyancers are on the bank’s approved list). Telephone Bank of Ireland or the financial adviser and complete any outstanding paperwork. Bank of Ireland will appoint a valuer who will get in contact with the estate agent or vendor to schedule a time for the valuation to happen. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes approximately a fortnight to receive the mortgage offer. Bank of Ireland will issue the offer to you and your solicitors. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Bush Hill Park.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Bush Hill Park?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Bush Hill Park. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I'm purchasing a new build house in Bush Hill Park benefiting from help to buy. The developers would not reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The estate agent told me not to tell my conveyancer about the extras as it would adversely affect my loan 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.