I was advised recently by my mortgage adviser that my Matlock property lawyer is not on the bank Solicitor panel. How can I check?
The best course of action for you to take is to contact your Matlock conveyancer. You lawyer should advise you what has happened. Where they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the conveyancing panel for your lender.
We note that you have a search directory listing law firms on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I instruct them for our own conveyancing in Matlock?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Matlock.
My aunt advised me that in purchasing a property in Matlock there may be various restrictions preventing external alterations to the property. Is this right?
There are anumerous of properties in Matlock which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Matlock should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
We are getting a further advance on our home loan from Santander as we want to conduct alterations to our house in Matlock. Are we obliged to select a high street Matlock solicitor on the Santander conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Santander do not ordinarily instruct a member of their conveyancing panel to handle the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Santander list.
I recently had an offer accepted on a house in Matlock. My mortgage broker suggested a property lawyer. I paid an on account payment of £175. A couple of days later, the property lawyer called me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Clydesdale 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 Clydesdale 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.
three months have gone by following my purchase conveyancing in Matlock took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £160,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing practitioner in Matlock for my house move. Is there any facility to check a solicitor's record with the legal regulator?
You can review documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from investigations from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find information Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes recorded call for training requirements.