I have a decision in principle. The bank mentioned the home loan came with free conveyancing. Is the implication that I have to use their panel lawyer as I would much rather appoint a Winkleigh based conveyancing firm?

Do check but the the probability is that appoint one of their panel solicitors where you accept the "fee-free" offer. Contact the bank and see if they make available a monetary alternative. Some banks have previously offered a £250 cashback as a further option in which case you could put that amount towards the cost for your conveyancing solicitor near Winkleigh.

I am planning to move house in June. Does my conveyancing solicitor communicate with the removal company on the completion day. Incidentally, can you recommend a removal company in Winkleigh. Conveyancing solicitor was organised before I stumbled across this page.

On the day of completion you can collect the house keys from the estate agent however this should only take place once the vendors conveyancers inform the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be collected. You can tell the removal men that they can start moving you in. As a matter of policy we do not suggest a particular removal organisation but can help you choose a conveyancing in Winkleigh or a lawyer with expertise in conveyancing in Winkleigh.

is it true that all Winkleigh solicitor firms on the RBS conveyancing panel are overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?

As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the RBS conveyancing panel they would need to be overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many lenders do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel and in that case the practice would be overseen by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

Clydesdale have agreed my home loan in principle, my offer on a property in Winkleigh has been agreed to, now what?

Your property agent will want to be informed of your property lawyer's details (ensure that the conveyancing practitioners are on the lender’s approved list). Telephone Clydesdale or the broker and finalise any relevant paperwork. Clydesdale will appoint a valuer who will get in touch with the estate agent or owners to arrange a time for the valuation to take place. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes on average a week to receive the mortgage offer. Clydesdale will issue the offer to you and your conveyancing practitioners. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Winkleigh.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Winkleigh?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Winkleigh. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

Given that I am about to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on a terraced house in Winkleigh I would like to have a conversation with the conveyancer about myhouse move prior to appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

We could not agree more - we would be delighted to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the conveyancer who will be carrying out your property ownership legalities in Winkleigh.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is an important person, not a case reference. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for residential conveyancing in Winkleigh should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.

Me and my partner are purchasing a 2 room housein Winkleigh with a loan from a mortgage company. We like our lawyer in Winkleigh but our lender advise he's not on their "panel". Apparently we need to choose one of the our bank panel solicitors or stay with our Winkleigh solicitor and incur the extra legals for one of their panel ones to represent them. This seems very unfair; Can we not simply insist that our lender use our Winkleigh lawyer?

Unfortunately,no. The bank home loan offered to you is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that solicitors will on the bank's conveyancing panel. Until recently, most mortgage companies had open panels, including most conveyancing solicitors in Winkleigh : a mortgagee could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your solicitors to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for your bank.