is it true that all West Norwood solicitors on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel are governed by the SRA?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Coventry BS approved list of solicitors they would need to be regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many mortgage companies do list licenced conveyancers on their panel and in that case the practice would be regulated by the CLC.
My wife and I have arranged a further advance on our mortgage from Bank of Ireland as we wish to conduct a loft conversion to our property in West Norwood. Are we obliged to select a bricks and mortar West Norwood solicitor on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?
Bank of Ireland do not ordinarily appoint firms on their approved list of lawyers to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel.
The formalities of my purchase has taken place for my property in West Norwood. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. How do I make a complaint?
All lenders have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Team at head office. In most cases complaints to a lender are sorted out very quickly. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR with full details of your complaint.
I have todaybecome aware that Wolstenholmes have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in West Norwood for a purchase of a leasehold flat 18 months ago. How can I establish that the property is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest way to see if the premises is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of West Norwood conveyancing specialists.
I am looking for a flat up to £305k and identified one near me in West Norwood I like with open areas and transport links in the vicinity, however it's only got 51 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in West Norwood suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?
Should you require a home loan the shortness of the lease will be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you could ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this.
What tools are available to locate a West Norwood law firm on the HSBC Bank conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am happy to travel upto 25kilometers to meet the lawyer.
You can use the search on this page. Please choose the bank and your location and you will see a number of West Norwood conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have detailed some West Norwood conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can telephone them to check whether they are on the HSBC Bank panel
My husband and I are FTB’s - had an offer accepted, yet the estate agent has warned us that the seller will only issue a contract if we appoint the agent's recommended solicitors as they need a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a family conveyancer used to conveyancing in West Norwood
It is unlikely the sellers are driving this. If they want ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious buyer is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Speak to the vendors direct and explain that (a)you are serious buyers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances arranged © you have nothing to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you will continue to instruct your own,trusted West Norwood conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will earn the estate agent a introducer fee or achieve conveyancing targets set by senior management.