We are buying a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Winchester who is on the UBS approved panel. Can you recommend a local 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 UBS . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Winchester.

I am refinancing my flat in Winchester, does my lawyer need to be on the Principality Solicitor panel?

There is nothing to stop you using your solicitor, but Principality will insist on their interests being represented by a firm on their conveyancing panel. There is greater potential for delays and confusion with two solicitors involved, and it will undoubtedly be more expensive too.

Forgive me if this question is silly but I am wet behind the ears as FTB of a ground floor flat in Winchester. Do I collect the keys to the premises on completion from my conveyancer? If so, I will use a local conveyancing solicitor in Winchester?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will arrange to send the completion advance to the owner’s conveyancers, and once they have received this, you will be invited to pick up the keys from the property Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this happens between 1 and 3pm.

Does a directory service exist listing Skipton panel solicitors in Winchester on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such tool on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association sites. Very few mortgage companies make their panel listings viewable online. If you are looking for a Winchester conveyancer on the Skipton please make the most of our tool.

Planning on purchasing a flat in Winchester. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the RBS conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Winchester solicitor is on the RBS conveyancing panel.

My brother has recommend that I appoint his lawyers for conveyancing in Winchester. Should I use them?

There are no two ways about it the ideal way to select a conveyancing solicitor is to have guidance from friends or relatives who have actually experience in using the solicitor you're are thinking of instructing.

My conveyancers in Winchester have advised me that no longer have my conveyancing file. At the time of my purchase I took out a mortgage with the bank. Is it case that being on the mortgage company conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a number of years?

Different lenders have different requirements but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the lender Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting the lender directly.