Are you able to vouch for a Barclays sanctioned Shepshed conveyancing solicitor who can have us moved in within 28 days? Am I best advised to choose a local Shepshed solicitor or a web based conveyancer?

We would be happy to suggest some excellent Shepshed conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the high street in Shepshed. Go in to two or three law practices and ask to see a conveyancing solicitor for a quote. Mention your deadline together with your reasons and ask for an assurance on speed. Select the one that you are most comfortable with.

About to place a bid on a leasehold property in Shepshed. The property agents say that it is usual for flats in Shepshed to have less than 75 years remaining. I am obtaining a loan with Platform. Will the property be mortgageable given that the lease has 69 years left.

Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are getting a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 5/10/2025 the requirements read as follows :

We are purchasing a terrace house in Shepshed. We would like to carry out a loft conversion at the property.Will the conveyancing process involve checks to ascertain if these works are allowed?

Your conveyancer should check the registered title as conveyancing in Shepshed will sometimes identify restrictions in the title documents which restrict certain works or require the consent of another owner. Some works call for local authority planning permissions and approval in accordance building regulations. Some areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. It would be sensible to check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

Is it correct that all Shepshed CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the Nottingham conveyancing list of approved practices?

Some major lenders now use the accreditation scheme as the kick off point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS accreditation however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to remain on their panels.

I'm spending time looking at houses in Shepshed and I am about to put in an offer. Is it advisable to have a conveyancer on ‘stand by’? I will be getting a mortgage with Co-operative.

It would be prudent to instigate your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their details on to the EA. As you are taking out a mortgage with Co-operative, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Co-operative conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

I used Action Conveyancing several years past for my conveyancing in Shepshed. I now require my file but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Shepshed of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I note that you have a post code search directory identifying firms on the lender conveyancing panel. Do Shepshed conveyancing firms pay you a referral fee if I retain them for my own conveyancing?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the bank conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Shepshed.