Having sold my house in Oughtibridge last December yet the purchaser is telephoning me to say their lawyer is waiting to hear from mine. What should have happened now that I have sold?
After completion of your house sale your conveyancer should send the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. If applicable, your solicitor should also evidence that the mortgage has been discharged to the purchasers lawyers. There is unlikely to be post completion steps specific conveyancing in Oughtibridge.
Is it the case that all Oughtibridge conveyancing solicitors on the UBS conveyancing panel are overseen by the SRA?
As solicitors, in order to be on the UBS approved list of solicitors they would need to be governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. The majority of lenders do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such practice would be governed by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
My offer was accepted on an apartment in Oughtibridge on 24/10/2025, valuation was booked 2 days later, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer retained, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to RBS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the RBS conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
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 RBS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the RBS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
After shopping around on the internet I have found a Oughtibridge conveyancing practitioner having checked that they are on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?
Aldermore will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Aldermore will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your lawyer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Oughtibridge postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Aldermore, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Oughtibridge.
How does conveyancing in Oughtibridge differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in Oughtibridge approach us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is finished. This is because developers in Oughtibridge usually buy the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Oughtibridge or who has acted in the same development.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on last month in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Oughtibridge is where the house is located. Can you offer any guidance?
Flying freeholds in Oughtibridge are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Oughtibridge you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Oughtibridge may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
We are 3 weeks into a freehold purchase having been referred to solicitors by the estate agent to handle our conveyancing in Oughtibridge. I am am extremely disappointed with the quality of service. Could you you assist me in finding new lawyers?
A lawyer would need to be really bad to suggest diss instructing them. Has your mortgage been sent? If so you must inform them of the new conveyancer and get the loan are re-sent. Your conveyancer should be on the mortgage company panel to avoid added expenses and frustration. So that should be your first question of the new lawyers. The find a solicitor tool can assist you in finding a bank approved solicitor for your conveyancing in Oughtibridge