Can conveyancing in Hendon to be concluded in under 10 days?
In the event that the seller is applying a tight deadline for your conveyancing it is advisable to make sure that your lawyer is familiar with the area as they will benefit local contacts and knowledge. It is possible that they would have conducted otherhomes in the same street. Therefore consider using a Hendon conveyancing firm. In addition, ensure that the conveyancing firm is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is said that 18% of Hendon conveyancing transactions are delayed or derailed after discovering a buyer’s lawyer was not on their banks member panel. In many cases this discovery resulted in the transaction being held up by almost 21 days. It is believed that this issue affects approximately one hundred thousand home moves every year. Almost all Hendon conveyancing practices can not act for certain banks so do check as early as possible.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Hendon. My lender is Virgin
Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 8/2/2026, the requirements read as follows :
Is it the case that all Hendon CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel?
Some major lenders now utilise the accreditation scheme as the starting point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS membership however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for firms wishing to remain on their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.
When it comes to mortgage companies such as Yorkshire BS, do Hendon lawyers have to pay a yearly amount to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are not aware of any mortgage company fees to register on their panel, although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.
I had an offer accepted on an apartment in Hendon on 15/12/2025, valuation was booked 2 days later, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Virgin Money and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Virgin Money to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my property are lost. The lawyers who conducted the conveyancing in Hendon 10 years ago no longer exist. Will I be able to sell the house?
Nowadays there are copies made of almost everything, and your solicitor will know precisely where to locate all the suitable documentation so you can buy or sell your property without any difficulty. If copies are not available, your lawyer can put in place insurance or indemnities against future claims on your property.
My husband and I are FTB’s - had an offer accepted, yet the estate agent informed us that the seller will only go ahead if we appoint the agent's recommended lawyers as they want a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a local conveyancer used to conveyancing in Hendon
We suspect that the seller is not behind this request. If they desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a genuine buyer is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Speak to the owners direct and make sure they understand (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with finances in place © you do not need to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you will continue to appoint your own,trusted Hendon conveyancing lawyers - rather thanthe ones that will provide the negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or achieve conveyancing targets set by head office.