In what way does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Torrington? What am I being asked for?
You are right in the requirement set out by your lawyer has nothing to do with conveyancing in Torrington. However these days you can not proceed with any conveyancing transaction without first providing proof of your identity. This usually takes the form of a either your passport or driving licence plus a utility bill. Please note that if you are supplying your driving licence as proof of ID it needs to be both the paper section as well as the photo card part, one is not acceptable in the absence of the other.
Verification of the origin of funds is necessary under Money Laundering Regulations. You should not be offended when when this is requested of you as your conveyancing solicitor will need to retain this information on record. Your Torrington conveyancing solicitor will need to see evidence of proof of funds before they are able to accept any money from you into their client account and they should also ask additional questions regarding the source of funds.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Torrington. My lender is Tesco Bank
Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 25/12/2025, the requirements read as follows :
My colleague suggested that if I am buying in Torrington I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Torrington conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Torrington around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Torrington Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Torrington.
How easy is it to swap conveyancer as I need to select a firm on the Barclays conveyancing list. I had appointed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Torrington round the corner but the firm is not accepted by Barclays
It would be our pleasure to help you find a conveyancing solicitor in Torrington on the Barclays panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we on the directory do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Torrington. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can compare fees for conveyancing solicitors in Torrington and throughout England and Wales.
We are one month into a leasehold purchase having been recommend to solicitors by the local agent to carry out the conveyancing in Torrington. I am am very frustrated with the quality of service. Can you you assist me in finding new solicitors?
A lawyer would have to be very poor in order to consider replacing them. Has your mortgage offer been generated? In the event that it has you must inform them of the new lawyer and have the loan are re-sent. Your new solicitor ideally should be on the mortgage company panel to avoid supplemental costs and delays. So that should be your starting point. Our search tool can help you find a bank approved conveyancer for your home move in Torrington