Is there a reason to appoint a Leconfield conveyancing company when online alternatives are easier on the wallet?

By all means make sure that you shop around for conveyancing costs in Leconfield and you should seek a competitive estimate but don’t expend your energy searching for the lowest priced Leconfield conveyancer. Locating the right conveyancer can mark the distinction between a smooth and a frustrating move. You need to ensure that you have expert advice from a specialist conveyancer. An e-mail can never replace a phone call and can never replicate a face to face appointment. The firms that we work with will appoint you a qualified and top rated conveyancing solicitor who can deal with your conveyancing from start to finish, providing a level of personalised service that you rarely receive from an internet conveyancer. Our lawyers will inform you as to any developments and keep you informed. If you ever need to contact the office you will be sure who to ask for and they will endeavour to make sure that you are in the know.

Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Leconfield. My lender is Virgin

Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 28/1/2026, the requirements read as follows :

After much negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Leconfield. My mortgage broker suggested a solicitor. I paid an upfront payment of £175. Not long after, the property lawyer contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Aldermore panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

I am due to exchange contracts on my apartment. I had a double glazing fitted in May 2010, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, TSB are being pedantic. The Leconfield solicitor who is on the TSB conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but TSB are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do TSB have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that TSB have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why TSB may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

Coventry BS have agreed my mortgage in principle, my bid on a house in Leconfield has been agreed to, what are the next steps?

Your property agent will need to know who your solicitors are (be sure the property lawyers are on the bank’s approved list). Contact Coventry BS or your financial adviser and finish off any relevant paperwork. Coventry BS will sellect a valuer who will get in contact with the selling agent or owners to arrange a time for the valuation to take place. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes approximately a week to get a mortgage offer. Coventry BS will issue the offer to you and your conveyancers. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Leconfield.

When it comes to leasehold conveyancing in Leconfield what are the most common lease problems?

There is nothing unique about leasehold conveyancing in Leconfield. All leases are individual and legal mistakes in the legal wording can result in certain provisions are erroneous. For example, if your lease is missing any of the following, it could be defective:

Insurance obligations Repairing obligations to or maintain elements of the property

A defective lease can cause problems when trying to sell a property as they can affect a potential buyer’s ability to obtain a mortgage. National Westminster Bank, Chelsea Building Society, and Aldermore all have express conveyancing instructions when it comes to what is expected in a lease. If a mortgage lender believes that the lease is problematic they may refuse to provide security, obliging the purchaser to pull out.

I am the registered owner of a studio flat in Leconfield, conveyancing formalities finalised May 1999. How much will my lease extension cost? Comparable flats in Leconfield with over 90 years remaining are worth £222,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 yearly. The lease finishes on 21st October 2097

You have 71 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £9,500 and £11,000 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply a more accurate figure without more comprehensive due diligence. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

I note that you have a post code search directory identifying firms on the bank conveyancing panel. Do Leconfield conveyancing firms pay you a referral fee if I retain them for my own house purchase?

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