It may have been a long time coming a loan agreement from NatWest for the remortgage of my single room apartment is coming imminently. Are you able to put forward a low cost conveyancing solicitor in Slough?

This site is not designed to aid those in their quest for a cheap conveyancing in Slough. We can offer you value for money conveyancing but our intention is not to advertise as being the cheapest. Do not be fooled by brokers offering the bait of £99 conveyancing in Slough. At best, in being led by cheap conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst you will end up being stung for additional fees and still not end up with the service you were looking for.

My grandfather passed away last year and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Slough. The house had a relatively small loan remaining of approximately £4500. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to TSB, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?

Given you plan to refinance then TSB will insist on your using a conveyancer on the TSB conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your TSB conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the TSB mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

We are planning to move property in January. Does my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the completion day. As an aside, can you recommend a removal company in Slough. Conveyancing firm was organised before I stumbled across this site.

On the afternoon of completion you can pick up the house keys from your estate agent however this can only be done after the sellers lawyers advise the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be passed over. You will need to inform the removal men that they can start moving you in. As a matter of policy we do not suggest a specific removal company but can help you choose a residential property solicitor in Slough or a firm that specialises in conveyancing in Slough.

I am expecting a AIP from Co-operative this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Co-operative recommend any Slough solicitors on the Co-operative conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Slough solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Co-operative through the process.

I am due to exchange contracts on my house. I had a double glazing fitted in February 2008, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, Aldermore are being difficult. The Slough solicitor who is on the Aldermore conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but Aldermore are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do Aldermore have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that Aldermore have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Aldermore may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for leasehold conveyancing in Slough. I happened to land on a site which looks to be the ideal answer If it is possible to get all the legals done via web that would be ideal. Do I need to be concerned? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

My step-son is just in the process of moving house, the home loan was agreed last week in principle. When the offer was accepted on house we contacted the mortgage institution to move forward with his. We were shocked to discover that mortgage companies do not accept all conveyancing practitioner, they must be on their panel, is this legal?

Mortgage Companies tend to imposes restrictions either the type or the number of conveyancing solicitors on their panel. A common example of such restriction(s) being that a firm must have two or more partners. In addition to restricting the type of firm, some have decided to limit the number of firms they use to represent them. You should note that banks have no responsibility for the quality of advice provided by any Slough lawyer on their panel. Mortgage fraud was a key driver in the rationalisation of conveyancing panels a few years ago and whilst there are differing views about the extent of solicitor involvement in some of that fraud. Statistics from the Land Registry reveal that thousands of law firms only carry out one or two conveyances a year. Those supporting conveyancing panel cuts ask why law firms should have the right to be on a Lender panel when clearly, conveyancing is not their speciality. To put it another way; would you want a conveyancing solicitor to represent you if you were charged with a crime? Probably not.