We selected a high street solicitor for my conveyancing in Dawley and Lawley today. Upon checking the small print I seewe are liable for charges even where the transaction does not complete. Should I ditch them and appoint a web based conveyancing brokerage promoting no-sale-no-fee conveyancing in Dawley and Lawley?

It is usually ‘give and take’ in that if "No Sale No Fee" is offered then the fee levels will tend to be be higher to counteract those cases that abort. Also remember that such offerings generally do not cover expenditure by way of example Dawley and Lawley conveyancing search fees.

Some advice if I may. My Dawley and Lawley solicitor is advising me that he has toconduct Dawley and Lawley conveyancing searches asthe firm are on the Santanderconveyancing panel. Do I not have any say here?

You have limited options available to you. Given that you are taking out a loan with a bank your conveyancer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your conveyancing practitioner would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your bank’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook conditions . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Dawley and Lawley conveyancing searches.

Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Dawley and Lawley. My lender is Bank of Ireland

Bank of Ireland have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 26/11/2025, the requirements read as follows :

I'm purchasing my first flat in Dawley and Lawley with a mortgage from Coventry Building Society. The developers would not budge the amount so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The estate agent told me not reveal to my conveyancer about this side-deal as it may adversely affect my loan with the lender. 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.

Frank (my husband) and I may need to rent out our Dawley and Lawley garden flat temporarily due to taking a sabbatical. We instructed a Dawley and Lawley conveyancing firm in 2001 but they have since shut and we did not think at the time seek any guidance as to whether the lease prohibits the subletting of the flat. How do we find out?

Some leases for properties in Dawley and Lawley do contain a provision to say that subletting is only allowed with permission. The landlord cannot unreasonably refuse but, in such cases, they would need to see references. Experience suggests that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting consent.

Dawley and Lawley Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Queries before Purchasing

How long is the Lease? How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their maintenance charge payments? The answer will be important as a) areas can result in problems in the building as the communal areas may start to deteriorate where services are not paid for b) if the tenants have an issue with the running of the building you will wish to have all the details