Would the conveyancing practitioners that you recommend perform right to buy conveyancing in Romney?

We work with a number of conveyancing specialists carrying out right to buy conveyancing matters Do get in touch with us to obtain a conveyancing quote.

Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a search tool with a view to list law firms on the Earl Shilton BS conveyancing panel for instance in Romney?

We are not aware of any plans on the part of the BSA to promote such a tool.

We are purchasing a apartment in Romney. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a solicitor? On completion day we will need to put money into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our monies?

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.

Is there a list of RBS panel solicitors in Romney on the Building Society Association’s Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such facility on the CML or Building Society Association websites. A small selection of mortgage companies make their panel listings viewable on the web. If you are in need of a Romney conveyancing practitioner on the RBS please use our facility.

We had chosen conveyancers with offices in Romney on the Principality solicitor panel. They have just invoiced me an additional amount for the legal aspects of the Principality mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Principality?

Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your solicitor is entitled to levy a fee for this. This charge is not dictated by Principality but by your Romney conveyancing practitioner. Plenty of firms on the Principality panel will charge ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.

I'm buying my first flat in Romney with the aid of help to buy. The builders would not move on the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The sale representative advised me not reveal to my solicitor about this side-deal as it will jeopardize my loan with HSBC Bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Me and my fiance have recently had an offer agreed on a apartment and had meeting on Friday with HSBC for the mortgage. They warned us that when it comes to appointing a conveyancer that if they are not on their approved panel of lawyers then we will incur an extra fee of about two hundred pounds. This is is due to the fact that they would then have to select a solicitor to act for them as well as the one we appoint on our behalf and we assume responsibility for their fees. I have asked HSBC to send me with a list so I can obtain estimates only from their approved conveyancers but was told they dont have such a list to hand over. Is there a list online?

You can enquire of HSBC what their criteria for joining their panel is for a conveyancer.Thereafter ask the lawyer of your choice whether they meet the criteria and have they acted on loans for HSBC before. Where the answer to those is yes, then just clarify this with HSBC. Another option is to make use of our search facility and we should be able to find you a conveyancer in Romney on the approved list for HSBC.