Is there a search tool that I can use to investigate if the solicitor carrying out my conveyancing in Exeter is on the bank’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for The Mortgage Works thus spending £187.00 plus VAT in supplemental legal costs.
Please do make use of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this page. Please choose the lender and type ‘Exeter’ or your location and you will discover a number of lawyer located in Exeter or nearest you.
My partner and I have organised the release of further funds on our mortgage from Skipton as we wish to carry out alterations to our property in Exeter. Do we need to appoint a nearby Exeter solicitor on the Skipton conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Skipton would not normally require a member of their approved list of lawyers to handle such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Skipton panel.
We have a mortgage agreed in principle with Yorkshire BS. Exeter conveyancing practitioners have been appointed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Yorkshire BS?
There is no definitive answer here. Have Yorkshire BS done the survey? Have you advised Yorkshire BS as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.
About to purchase house in Exeter. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Exeter property lawyer is on the Aldermore conveyancing panel.
Do I need to pay for insurance to cover chancel repairs when acquiring a property in Exeter?
Unless a previous acquisition of the property completed post 12 October 2013 you may assume that lawyers conducting conveyancing in Exeter to remain recommending a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Exeter is where the house is located. Can you offer any advice?
Flying freeholds in Exeter are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Exeter you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Exeter may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
I am looking to buy a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Exeter who is on the bank solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for the mortgage company who carry out conveyancing in Exeter. We dont recommend any particular conveyancing practice.