Our Lewes solicitor has uncovered an inconsistency between the surveyor’s assumptions in the home valuation report and what is in the title deeds. My solicitor informs me that he is obliged to ensure that the bank is OK with this discrepancy and is content to go ahead. Is my solicitor’s course or action right?
Your conveyancer must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook specifications which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for both parties.
We are aiming to move property in June. Will my conveyancing solicitor communicate with the removal company on the day of completion. Incidentally, can you suggest a removal company in Lewes. Conveyancing solicitor was organised before I stumbled across your site.
On the day of completion you will need to collect the house keys from your property agent but this should only occur after the previous owners solicitors inform the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be passed over. You will need to tell the removal men that they can start moving you in. We do not suggest a particular removal organisation but can assist you in locating a residential property solicitor in Lewes or a solicitor with expertise in conveyancing in Lewes.
Two weeks ago we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Co-operative. Lewes conveyancing practitioners are chosen. How long does it take for Co-operative to send the offer to the lawyer?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Co-operative completed the survey? Have you advised Co-operative as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Co-operative conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.
I was told four weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by UBS. Is it usual for UBS to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Lewes is approved on their conveyancing panel? UBS have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their PI Insurance.
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for UBS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the UBS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Do I need to pay for insurance to protect me from financial exposure to chancel repairs when purchasing a house in Lewes?
Unless a prior purchase of the premises completed after 12 October 2013 you could expect conveyancing practitioners handling conveyancing in Lewes to continue to recommend a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.
I used Stirling Law a few years past for my conveyancing in Lewes. Now, I need the files however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Lewes of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I need to find a lender panel solicitor in Lewes. Can you assist?
Unfortunately it’s not apparent why you need a Lewes panel solicitor but in any event, if you can not find one on our search tool you will need to speak directly to the bank to find out which solicitors in Lewes are on their panel . If you do find such a firm in Lewes not listed please direct them to our site to list. At a fee of one pound per month it is not expensive to register on the site