We note that you have a search directory listing solicitors on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I retain them for our conveyancing in Swindon?

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

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Swindon. I I am struggling to find out whether they are accepted on the Platform Home Loans Ltd conveyancing panel. Can you help?

You should contact your solicitor and ask them if they are on the lender panel. Alternatively you should call Platform Home Loans Ltd who may be able to confirm.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that may affect a commercial estate in Swindon?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Swindon will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers expend in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Swindon. The report sets out definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Swindon.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Swindon it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can cause delays to Swindon commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not carried out for residential conveyancing in Swindon.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Swindon?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Swindon. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Swindon before instructing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. Our surveyor has said that some mortgage companies tend not issue a mortgage on such a property.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions from Halifax. If you e-mail us we can check with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Swindon. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Swindon especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Swindon.