My IFA has requested my Winslow law firm’s panel reference for the HSBC conveyancing panel. How do I find this out. I have e-mailed my local Winslow office but they have not got back to me yet.

Have you tried speaking to your Winslow conveyancing practitioner about this?. They should have a central record lender panel numbers.

We are planning to acquire a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Winslow who is on the Virgin Money solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing 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 Virgin Money . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Winslow.

We're in Winslow, First time buyers buying with a mortgage (lender is Santander , and our solicitor is on the Santander conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Santander conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancing practitioner should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on two weeks back in what was supposed to be a quick, no chain conveyancing. Winslow is where the house is located. Is there any guidance you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Winslow are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Winslow you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Winslow may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.

All being well we will complete our sale of a £400,000 maisonette in Winslow in just under a week. The management company has quoted £336 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and 3 years statements of service charge. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge such fees for a leasehold conveyance in Winslow?

For the majority of leasehold sales in Winslow conveyancing will involve, questions about the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

Addressing pre-contract questions Where consent is required before sale in Winslow Copies of the building insurance and schedule Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your lawyer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Winslow leasehold premises is £350. For Winslow conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are required to provide the information.

Winslow Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Queries before buying

How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their service charge payments? Best to be warned whether changing the roof or some other significant cost is due shortly to be shared amongst the leaseholders and may well materially increase the the service costs or necessitate a one off payment. Make sure you investigate if the the lease includes any onerous restrictions in the lease. For example plenty of leases prohibit pets being permitted in in a block in Winslow. If you love the flatin Winslow yet your dog is not allowed to live with you then you will be presented with a hard choice.