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Find a Chester Conveyancing Solictior on Your Lender’s Panel

Ready to buy a new home in Chester? Failing to check that a lawyer is on your lender’s list of approved solicitors can put your Chester conveyancing at risk of delay or failure.

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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Chester

Do lenders provide you with an approved list of Chester conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the Barclays conveyancing panel?

Chester conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Barclays conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Barclays directly.

I am about to put an offer on a leasehold flat in Chester. The estate agents say that it is standard for flats in Chester to have less than 75 years left on the lease. I am obtaining a mortgage with Platform. Will the property be mortgageable given that the lease has 70 years unexpired.

Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are securing a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 18/4/2024 the requirements read as follows :

Minimum 85 years unexpired from completion, except where the mortgage application is pursuant to Platform's participation in the Government's Help to Buy Shared Equity scheme, in which case (a) the unexpired lease term must not be less than 250 years for new-build houses and not less than 125 years for new-build flats and (b) ground rent must be reasonable at all times and any escalation must be linked to RPI (Retail Price Index) or a similar index.

Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that could affect a commercial land in Chester?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Chester will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers spend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Chester. The report sets out definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Chester.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Chester it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can result in delays to Chester commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not carried out for residential conveyancing in Chester.

Is it possible to change solicitor as I have to instruct a firm on the Bank of Scotland conveyancing panel. I instructed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Chester five minutes from me but the firm is not approved by Bank of Scotland

It would be our pleasure to assist you find a conveyancing solicitor in Chester on the Bank of Scotland panel. Please note that the law firms that we work with do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Chester. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this site, you can compare fees for conveyancing solicitors in Chester and throughout England and Wales.

We are a couple of weeks into a freehold purchase having been referred to a firm by the local agent to perform conveyancing in Chester. I am not happy. Can you you assist me in finding new conveyancers?

They would need to be really bad in order to consider replacing them. Has your mortgage offer been sent? If so you will need to advise them of the new contact details and ensure the mortgage documents are re-sent. The conveyancer needs to be on the banks approved list to avoid escalating charges and delays. That should be your first question of the new solicitors. Our find a solicitor tool will assist you in finding a bank approved conveyancer for your home move in Chester

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