I am not in a position to travel far from Cheadle Hulme. What is the rationale as to why all Cheadle Hulme lawyers aren't included on all lender panels?

Pre- 2008 most banks displayed an approach to risk which is different from today. The Financial Services Authority in 2010 conducted a thematic review into mortgage fraud which in summary warned lenders: know the conveyancing practitioners on your panel. Consequently, banks have subsequently looked to extract more information from law firms regarding their operations and the individuals employed by them and set certain criteria such as completing a minimum amount of transactions. Many law practices have found themselves excluded from lender panels even though they had 100% healthy disciplinary record, no complaints and no claims and didn't just 'dabble' in conveyancing. Many firms found it impossible meet the minimum amount of transactions the lenders set.

Can the conveyancing solicitors listed on your site conduct right to buy conveyancing in Cheadle Hulme?

We do have plenty of conveyancing lawyers who can handle right to buy conveyancing Please call us to secure a costs illustration.

Finally the sale completed on my house in Cheadle Hulme last October yet the purchaser is Skype messaging daily to moan that her solicitor needs to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?

Following your house sale your lawyer is obliged to deliver the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer should also evidence that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been repaid to the purchasers solicitors. There are no post completion procedures peculiar conveyancing in Cheadle Hulme.

I am buying a new build flat in Cheadle Hulme. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Cheadle Hulme you will have to appoint a solicitor on your bank's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Cheadle Hulme.

To what extent are Cheadle Hulme conveyancing solicitors duty bound by the Law Society to issue clear conveyancing figures?

Contained within the Solicitors Code of Conduct are prescriptive rules and regulations as to how the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) allow solicitors to publicise their charges to clients.The Law Society have a practice note giving advice on how to publicise transparent charges to avoid breaching any such rule. Practice notes are not legal advice issued by the Law Society and is not to be regarded as the only standard of good practice a conveyancing solicitor should adhere to. The Practice Note does, however, represent the Law Society’s view of acceptable practice for publicising conveyancing charges, and accordingly it’s a recommended read for any solicitor or conveyancer in Cheadle Hulme or further afield.