We note that you have a search directory listing firms on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I retain them for our conveyancing in West Smithfield?

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

I have been referred to a conveyancing solicitor in West Smithfield. I I am struggling to find out whether they are on the Chelsea Building Society conveyancing panel. Could you or the lender confirm if they are on the panel?

The first thing to do is call the solicitor and ask them if they can act for the bank. Otherwise you should get in touch with Chelsea Building Society who may be able to assist.

Are all West Smithfield Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Nationwide conveyancing panel?

Some major lenders now make use of the accreditation scheme as the starting point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. CQS accreditation however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitors wishing to remain on their approved list of firms.

I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Barclays. I assume I don't need a West Smithfield conveyancing practitioner on the Barclays panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?

If you have finished paying off your Barclays mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Barclays mortgage from the register. Barclays, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

1. but are not moving to another property
2. where Barclays has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
3. Barclays has instructed the Land Registry to do so

I had an offer accepted on an apartment in West Smithfield on 14/11/2025, valuation was booked 2 days after, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer instructed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Lloyds and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Lloyds conveyancing panel. Are Lloyds entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Lloyds to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Lloyds conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

Due to complete next month on a ground floor flat in West Smithfield. Conveyancing lawyers inform me that they are sending me a report within the next couple of days. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in West Smithfield should include some of the following:

It needs to be made clear to you whether the lease permits you to alter or improve anything in the flat- you must be made aware as to whether any restrictions relates to all alterations or just structural alteration, and whether permission is required Changes to the flat Does the lease prevent you from letting out the property, or working from home What remedies are open the freeholder should you breach a clause of your lease? Who has the liability for repairing the window frames

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without any joy. Can a leaseholder make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a West Smithfield conveyancing firm to help?

You certainly can. We can put you in touch with a West Smithfield conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a West Smithfield flat is Flat 89 Trinity Court Grays Inn Road in February 2013. the Tribunal found that the premium to be paid by the tenant on the grant of a new lease, in accordance with section 56 and Schedule 13 to the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 should be £36,229. This case was in relation to 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 66.8 years.

What could I expect to pay for conveyancing in West Smithfield?

The amount you are levied for conveyancing in West Smithfield are likely to be calculated at:

1. a set charge; or
2. on a time spent basis (i.e. the time spent on the particular case).

These days very few West Smithfield conveyancing practices charge on an hourly basis