My Conveyancer in Green Street Green has never been on on the Chelsea Building Society Approved Panel. Can I still retain my family solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the Chelsea Building Society approved list?

The limited options open to you here include:

1. Carry on with your preferred Green Street Green lawyers but Chelsea Building Society will need to use a lawyer on their list of acceptable firms. This will result in additional overall conveyancing charges and result in frustration.
2. Find a new practitioner to act in the conveyancing, not forgetting to check they are Persuade your conveyancer to use their best endeavours to join the Chelsea Building Society conveyancing panel

I am buying a 3 bedroom semi in Green Street Green. The intention is to convert the garage to a playroom at the property.Will the conveyancing process involve checks to determine if these works are allowed?

Your conveyancer should review the deeds as conveyancing in Green Street Green will on occasion reveal restrictions in the title documents which restrict certain changes or need the consent of a 3rd party. Some extensions require local authority planning consent and approval in compliance with building regulations. Some locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. It would be wise to check these things with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.

We previously instructed conveyancing lawyers with offices in Green Street Green on the TSB solicitor panel. They are now charging me a separate fee for handling the TSB mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by TSB?

Unfortunately, so long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your property lawyer can levy a fee for this. This fee is not dictated by TSB but by your Green Street Green conveyancer. Some firms on the TSB panel will charge ’dealing with mortgage’ fee but some firms include it on their overall fee.

How can we tell if a Green Street Green conveyancing solicitor on the Virgin Money panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Green Street Green obtaining recommendations is a sensible start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always advise that you speak with the lawyer carrying out your conveyancing.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Green Street Green. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Green Street Green

Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Green Street Green and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Green Street Green. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Green Street Green area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Green Street Green. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

I'm selling a bungalow in Green Street Green. I have found my conveyancer's company on the CLC list, but I can't find my lawyer's name as listed on the regulator's website. Is this a big problem?

Not every individual in the practice must be listed by the regulator. As long there is a manager qualified to 'oversee' the conveyancing, the actual day-to-day activity can be conducted by unlicensed staff.