My friend's step-father is a solicitor. I expect that I will receive friends and family fee for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of figure should I be paying for conveyancing in Sanderstead?
It’s a good idea to get 3 or more like-for-like conveyancing estimates. Make use of our search tool on this site. Whilst estimates may contrast greatly but service levels do are distinct between property lawyers as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.
I am need of leasehold conveyancing for an apartment in a fairly new development (seven years old) in Sanderstead. 95% of the flats have already been disposed of. Do I need carry out the neighbourhood searches for my conveyancing in Sanderstead?
A big part of the Sanderstead legal transfer of property is the conveyancing searches. There are a large number of search providers conducting Sanderstead conveyancing searches, as well straight from the local authority. These are usually referred to as personal search organisation due to them carrying out, personal searches. However, all Local Authority Search conveyancing products have one thing in common - they must secure their data from the local authority.
is it true that all Sanderstead solicitors on the Lloyds conveyancing panel are governed by the SRA?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Lloyds approved list of solicitors they would need to be regulated by the SRA. Many lenders do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel and in that case the practice would be overseen by the CLC.
We have a mortgage agreed in principle with Skipton. Sanderstead conveyancing solicitors are selected. How long does it take for Skipton to forward the offer to the property lawyer?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Skipton conducted the survey? Have you informed Skipton as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Skipton conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.
My offer was accepted on a house in Sanderstead on 11/11/2025, valuation was booked five days after, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer appointed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Leeds Building Society and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Leeds Building Society to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I have been on the look out for a flat up to £305k and found one round the corner in Sanderstead I like with amenity areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it only has 61 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Sanderstead in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a short lease?
Should you require a mortgage that many years will likely be problematic. Discount the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this matter.
Am I best advised to appoint a Sanderstead conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am hoping to buy? I have an old university friend who can execute the conveyancing however they are based approximately 350miles away.
The primary upside of using a high street Sanderstead conveyancing firm is that you can drop in to sign documents, deliver your identification documents and pester them if necessary. They will also have local knowledge which is a plus. However it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If other friends have instructed your friend and they were content that must trump using an unknown Sanderstead conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being Sanderstead based.