I am expecting a mortgage offer from Halifax. I would like to employ the services of a Licensed Conveyancer in Denham. Does the Halifax Solicitor panel exclude conveyancers regulated by the CLC?

The Halifax conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, represented by the Council or Mortgage Lenders or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Denham even if I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for instance if I intend to buy a shop in Denham with a mortgage from Bank of Ireland?

The service is predominantly utilised to select domestic conveyancing solicitors in Denham but we have recorded at the bottom of this page a few Denham commercial conveyancing firms. You should make contact with the company directly to see if they are also authorised to represent Bank of Ireland

This question may be naive but I am unseasoned as FTB of a two bedroom flat in Denham. Do I collect the keys to the house on the completion date from my conveyancer? If this is the case, I will appoint a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Denham?

On the day of completion you do not need to attend the conveyancers office in Denham. Conveyancing lawyers for you will arrange to send the completion advance to the vendor’s lawyers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be called to collect the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. Usually this occurs between 1 and 3pm.

Are all Denham Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the RBS conveyancing list of approved practices?

It is true that some lenders now use CQS as the kick off point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. CQS accreditation however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to remain on their panels.

When it comes to mortgage companies such as Co-operative, do Denham property lawyers face a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are not aware of any mortgage company fees to be on their list of approved firms, although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.

Is it necessary to take out insurance to protect me from financial exposure to chancel repairs when buying a house in Denham?

Unless a prior purchase of the property completed post 12 October 2013 you can expect solicitors conducting conveyancing in Denham to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

We are in the midst of selling our flat in Denham. Conveyancing solicitors are doing their job but we are being charged an extortionate amount by the landlord. To date we have issued a cheque for £237 for a leasehold management information and then another £118 for supplemental queries supplied by the buyers solicitor.

You will not have any say over the extent of the charges for this information however the average costs for the information for Denham leasehold property is £360. When it comes to Denham conveyancing deals it is customary for the owner to cover the costs. The freeholder or their agents are not duty bound to address such questions most will be content to do so - albeit often at high prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Regretfully there is no legislation that requires set charges for administrative tasks. There is no set time limit by which they are required to supply the information.