Are all Slough Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Skipton conveyancing panel?

It is true that some lenders now make use of the accreditation scheme as the starting point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitors wishing to join their panels.

My wife and I are in the process of looking at houses in Slough and I am now considering a potential offer. Should I already have a solicitor in place at this point? I am planning to take a home loan with Leeds Building Society.

It would be advisable to commence 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 pass their contact information on to the selling agent. As you are getting a mortgage with Leeds Building Society, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

At last I have had an offer on a flat in Slough agreed to, but there is a chain. The vendors have placed an offer on somewhere, but it’s not yet tied up, and have viewings of other apartments booked. I have chosen a high street conveyancing solicitor in Slough. What should be my next step? At what point do I apply for the mortgage with Nottingham?

It is normal to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket too early (mortgage application is approx one thousand pounds, then survey, Slough conveyancing search costs, etc). First, you must check that your conveyancing practitioner is on the Nottingham approved list. Concerning the subsequent phase this very much dictated by the uniqueness of your case, motivation for the property and on the state of the market. In a buoyant market many home buyers would apply for the mortgage with Nottingham and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they pay their solicitor to move forward with searches.

Do I need to pay for insurance to protect me from financial exposure to chancel repairs when acquiring a house in Slough?

Unless a previous acquisition of the house took place post 12 October 2013 you could expect conveyancing practitioners carrying out conveyancing in Slough to remain encouraging a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I have justbeen informed that Wolstenholmes have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Slough for a purchase of a freehold house 18 months ago. How can I establish that my home is in my name in the name of the previous owner?

The quickest method to check if the premises is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Slough conveyancing specialists.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on last month in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Slough is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Slough are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Slough you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Slough 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.

Been reading online that Slough solicitors are more expensive than licensed conveyancers in Slough to use when buying a house. Am I better off using a conveyancer or a solicitor if I am buying for my home move in Slough.

When it comes to conveyancing in Slough the costs are unlikely to vary dramatically depending on whether the legal expert is a licenced conveyancer or solicitor.