It has come to my attention via my broker that my Meopham property lawyer is not on the lender Conveyancing panel. What can I do to check?

Your first step should be to call your Meopham lawyer directly. You lawyer should inform you of the situation. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the conveyancing panel for your bank.

Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Meopham. My lender is Platform

Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 26/8/2025, the requirements read as follows :

Various online forums that I have come across warn that are the main reason for delay in Meopham conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the top 10 causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Meopham.

My husband and I are FTB’s - had an offer accepted, yet the agent told us that the owners will only move forward if we use their preferred conveyancers as they want an ‘expedited deal’. Our preferred option is to instruct a local solicitor used to conveyancing in Meopham

It is highly unlikely the vendors are driving this. If they desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a genuine buyer is not the way to achieve this. Bypass the agents and go straight to the owners and make the point that (a)you are genuine purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances in place © you are unencumbered (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you will continue to instruct your preferred Meopham conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will provide the estate agent a introducer fee or meet his conveyancing figures pre-set by head office.

My husband and I are searching for a dependable conveyancing solicitor in Meopham to assist me in selling my apartment. I I am fearful of by bill escalating out of control and there's plenty Meopham conveyancing practices out there...who do I opt for?

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