We are purchasing a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Symonds Yat who is on the Virgin Money solicitor panel. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Virgin Money . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Symonds Yat.

I am assisting my mother sell her property in Symonds Yat. Does the solicitor commission the energy assessment or it is for me to see to?

Following the abolition of Home Packs, EPC’s became a mandatory part of selling a property. An energy assessment should be commissioned in advance of the property being marketed. It is not something that solicitors ordinarily organise. Where you are using a Symonds Yat conveyancing practitioner they might be able to arrange energy assessments due to their relationships with reputable Symonds Yat accredited person

We had appointed conveyancing lawyers located in Symonds Yat on the Principality solicitor approved list. They have just billed me a separate fee for dealing with the Principality mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee specified by Principality?

Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your solicitor is entitled to charge a fee for this. The charge is not set by Principality but by your Symonds Yat solicitor. Plenty of firms on the Principality panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.

I have decided to exercise my right to buy my property in Symonds Yat off the council. I have a mortgage agreed with Virgin Money. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?

It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Virgin Money, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel.

I used Action Conveyancing a few years past for my conveyancing in Symonds Yat. I now require my papers but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Symonds Yat of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I'm buying my first flat in Symonds Yat benefiting from help to buy. The builders refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative advised me not disclose to my conveyancer about this side-deal as it could put at risk my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Are you able to clarify the aspects of conveyancing undertaken by Symonds Yat conveyancing companies?

On the whole Symonds Yat conveyancing companies manage to offer various legal advice to home and land proprietors, vendors, first time buyers, freeholders and leaseholders and you can expect them to do some of the following services:

Standard residential sale conveyancing in Symonds Yat and throughout the rest of the country Private residential purchase conveyancing in Symonds Yat and nationwide Islamically-compliant mortgages in Symonds Yat and elsewhere in the country Leasehold and freehold schemes for new build and conversion projects purchase, disposal and subdivision of land Planning and boundary enquiries