Can the conveyancing lawyers to be found on your site conduct auction conveyancing in Watlington?

We know of a few auction practitioners we can connect you with those who can conduct auction conveyancing. Watlington is one of our locations in which our lawyers are based.

Is it the case that all Watlington solicitors on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel are overseen by the SRA?

As solicitors, in order to be on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel they would need to be regulated by the SRA. Some banks do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such firms would be governed by the CLC.

We previously appointed conveyancers with offices in Watlington on the RBS solicitor panel. They are now charging me a supplemental fee for handling the RBS mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by RBS?

Unfortunately, so long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your solicitor can levy a fee for this. The charge is not set by RBS but by your Watlington property lawyer. Plenty of firms on the RBS panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.

My offer was accepted on an apartment in Watlington on 2/1/2026, valuation was booked 4 days after, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer instructed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Santander and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Santander conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?

A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Santander to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Santander conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £235,500 and identified one close by in Watlington I like with a park and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 49 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Watlington suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?

If you need a mortgage that many years will be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for at least 2 years you could request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor concerning this.

Is it simple use your search facility to find a conveyancing solicitor in Watlington on the authorised to act for my mortgage?

1st select a bank such as Yorkshire Building Society, Coventry Building Society or Nottingham Building Society then specify your preferred area such as Watlington. Conveyancing organisations in Watlington and nationally will then be identified.

The financial adviser has recommended their conveyancing practitioner for our conveyancing in Watlington - won’t it be easier to just instruct them?

It is worth checking if the estate agent is recommending a conveyancing practitioner or introducing to a lawyer. There are plenty of Watlington selling agents who recommend two or three Watlington conveyancing firms and get nothing from it.