My IFA says he needs my Carmarthenshire law firm’s panel reference for the HSBC conveyancing panel. Can you suggest how I discover this. I have e-mailed my local Carmarthenshire office but they have not responded to me.
Have you tried speaking to your Carmarthenshire lawyer about this?. They retain a central record lender panel numbers.
My wife and I have just acquired a property in Carmarthenshire. We have noticed several problems with the property which we consider were overlooked in the conveyancing searches. Is there anything we can do? What searches should? have been carried out as part of conveyancing in Carmarthenshire?
It is not clear from the question as what problems have arisen and if they are relate to conveyancing in Carmarthenshire. Conveyancing searches and investigations initiated as part of the buying process are carried out to help avoid problems. As part of the legal transfer of property, a property owner completes a form known as a SPIF. answers provided is misleading, you may have a misrepresentation claim against the seller for any losses that you have suffered. The survey should have identified any problems with the structure of the property. Assuming a detailed survey was carried out and the issues were not identified, you may have a claim against the surveyor. However, if you did not have a full survey, you may be responsible for fixing any defects that have now been noted. We would always encourage buyers to take every possible step to ensure they are completely aware of the condition of a property before purchase regardless of whether they are buying in Carmarthenshire.
Why is leasehold purchase conveyancing in Carmarthenshire costs more?
Carmarthenshire leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving appropriate notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.
Are all Carmarthenshire Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the HSBC conveyancing panel?
Some major banks and building societies now utilise CQS as the kick off point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS accreditation however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitors wishing to join their approved list of firms.
I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in Carmarthenshire. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an upfront payment of £175. A few days later, the lawyer called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the TSB 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 TSB 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.
I had an offer accepted on a property in Carmarthenshire on 29/10/2025, valuation was booked 3 days after, all came back fine. Solicitor retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Coventry BS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Coventry BS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I have recentlybeen informed that Wolstenholmes have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Carmarthenshire for a purchase of a leasehold flat 12 months ago. How can I check that the property is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest way to check if the premises is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Carmarthenshire conveyancing specialists.