Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in London Colney. My lender is Chelsea Building Society
Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 16/11/2025, the requirements read as follows :
Me and my partner are purchasing a house in London Colney. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a solicitor? On the day of competition we have to send funds into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our deposit?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
I'm the single beneficiary of my late mum's estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in London Colney. The London Colney property was put into my name in October. I plan to dispose of the house. I understand that there is a CML six month 'rule', meaning my proprietorship will be treated the same way as if I'd bought the house in October. Will no one buy the property for half a year?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook requires conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you may be caught by that. How practical a view mortgage companies take of it, depend on the bank as this obligation is chiefly there to identify subsales or the quick reselling of properties.
I had a mortgage agreed in principle with Nationwide. London Colney conveyancing lawyers have been chosen. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Nationwide?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Nationwide done the survey? Have you informed Nationwide as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Nationwide conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.
I am purchasing a property and the conveyancer has referenced Chancel Repair for which the property could be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. He has mentioned insurance. Is this really warranted for conveyancing in London Colney
Unless a prior purchase of the premises completed after 12 October 2013 you may expect conveyancing practitioners delivering conveyancing in London Colney to remain encouraging a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.
Given that I am about to spend over three hundred thousand on 3 bedroom house in London Colney I would like to have a conversation with the solicitor regarding theconveyancing prior to appointing the firm. Can this be arranged?
This is something that we recommend - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the solicitor due to be doing your conveyancing in London Colney.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is an important person, not a matter number. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are calculated and presented to you for residential conveyancing in London Colney should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.
My husband and I are novice buyers - had an offer accepted, yet the agent informed us that the seller will only move forward if we use their recommended solicitors as they are insisting on a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a high street solicitor used to conveyancing in London Colney
It is highly unlikely the vendors are behind this. Should the seller want ‘a quick sale', alienating a serious buyer is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Try to communicate with the vendors directly and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are genuine buyers (b)you are ready to progress, with finances arranged © you are unencumbered (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you are going to appoint your own,trusted London Colney conveyancing solicitors - rather thanthose that will provide the negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or achieve conveyancing targets pre-set by corporate headquarters.