My friend's dad is a conveyancing practitioner. I expect that I'll be able to get preferential fee for conveyancing, but if not, what level of costs should I be expecting for conveyancing in Stamfordham?
It’s sensible to look for multiple conveyancing estimates. Do use our search tool on this page. Whilst amounts seem to vary but service levels do are distinct between law firms as is the case with most professions.
Do the conveyancing lawyers to be found on your site handle auction conveyancing in Stamfordham?
We know of a few auction lawyers we can put you in touch with those specialising in auction conveyancing. Stamfordham is just one of our areas of where our lawyers have offices.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Stamfordham. My lender is Accord Mortgages
Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 19/10/2025, the requirements read as follows :
I currently have a mortgage with Clydesdale for my property in Stamfordham. Conveyancing has been completed months ago. If I am intending to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform Clydesdale?
You must advise Clydesdale prior to renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of Clydesdale’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will allow you to rent out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Clydesdale directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a Clydesdale conveyancing panel solicitor.
I had an offer accepted on an apartment in Stamfordham on 26/8/2025, valuation was booked 3 days after, received a clean bill of health. Solicitor appointed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Coventry BS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Are Coventry BS entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Coventry BS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
After shopping around on the internet I have found a Stamfordham property lawyer having checked that they are on the Principality conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?
Principality will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Principality will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your conveyancer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Stamfordham postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Principality, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Stamfordham.
We're FTB’s - had an offer accepted, yet the property agent informed us that the seller will only go ahead if we use the agent's chosen solicitors as they need an ‘expedited deal’. Our preferred option is to instruct a local solicitor with experience of conveyancing in Stamfordham
We suspect that the owner is unaware of this ultimatum. If they desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a genuine purchaser is going to damage their objectives. Speak to the owners direct and explain that (a)you are genuine purchasers (b)you are ready to go, with mortgage lined up © you have nothing to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you intend to appoint your own,trusted Stamfordham conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will give the negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or hit his conveyancing thresholds demanded by corporate headquarters.