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Find a Eastwood Conveyancing Solictior on Your Lender’s Panel

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

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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Eastwood

We note that you have a post code search directory identifying law firms on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I instruct them for our conveyancing in Eastwood?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Nottingham conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Eastwood.

Please explain the implications if my lawyer’s firm is removed from the UBS Solicitor panel ahead of completing my conveyancing in Eastwood?

The first thing to point out is that, this is very unlikely to happen. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have to instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by a regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit for a fee.

We are getting the release of further funds on our mortgage from Lloyds as we wish to carry out a loft conversion to our property in Eastwood. Are we obliged to choose a high street Eastwood solicitor on the Lloyds conveyancing panel to handle the legals?

Lloyds don't usually appoint a member of their conveyancing panel to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Lloyds conveyancing panel.

My husband and I are spending time viewing houses in Eastwood and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it premature to have a solicitor in place? I intend to finance via a home loan with Nationwide.

It would be wise to start your search sooner rather than later. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on to the EA. As you are seeking a mortgage with Nationwide, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel.

Completion of my purchase has taken place for my property in Eastwood. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. Who do I contact should I wish to lodge a complaint?

Almost all banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Team at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are sorted out very quickly. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service who will take matters further.

four months have gone by following my purchase conveyancing in Eastwood took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £160,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only Fifty years remaining on my flat in Eastwood. I am keen to get lease extension but my landlord is can not be found. What options are available to me?

On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be lengthened by the magistrate. However, you will be required to prove that you have done all that could be expected to find the freeholder. For most situations an enquiry agent would be helpful to conduct investigations and to produce a report which can be used as evidence that the landlord can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a conveyancer both on investigating the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Eastwood.

I invested in buying a leasehold flat in Eastwood, conveyancing was carried out 9 years ago. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Equivalent flats in Eastwood with over 90 years remaining are worth £206,000. The ground rent is £45 per annum. The lease runs out on 21st October 2091

With only 66 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to span between £12,400 and £14,200 plus costs.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive investigations. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.

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