We note that you have a search directory identifying solicitors on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I instruct them for our conveyancing in Worplesdon?

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

My house in Worplesdon is up for sale and I have accepted an offer. Does the property lawyer need to be required to be on the Nationwide conveyancing panel in order to deal with repayment of my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Nationwide conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their conditions fairly frequently at the moment.

What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Worplesdon

There are two types of lawyers who can perform conveyancing in Worplesdon namely CLC regulated conveyancers or solicitors. The two can provide conveyancing services that you need to complete the disposal or acquisition of property. They are both obliged to conduct Worplesdon conveyancing to the same standards and guidelines so you can be sure that your conveyancing will be properly administered and that all requisite procedures will be suitably adhered to.

I am the sole beneficiary of my late grandmother’s estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the house in Worplesdon. The Worplesdon property was put into my name in November. I plan to dispose of the house. I do know about the CML 6 month 'rule', which means that my property ownership may be treated the same way as if I'd bought the property in November. Will no one buy the property for half a year?

The CML handbook mandates conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you could be caught by that. How practical a view banks take of it, depend on the lender as this requirement chiefly exists to pick up on the purchase and immediately sell or the wholesaling and assigning of property.

After shopping around on the internet I have found a Worplesdon conveyancing practitioner having made sure that they are on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?

Virgin Money will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Virgin Money will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Worplesdon surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.

Will my lawyer be making enquiries regarding flooding during the conveyancing in Worplesdon.

Flooding is a growing risk for solicitors conducting conveyancing in Worplesdon. Some people will buy a house in Worplesdon, completely aware that at some time, it may be flooded. However, aside from the physical damage, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, satisfactory building insurance, or sell the property. Steps can be carried out during the course of a property purchase to forewarn the buyer.

Lawyers are not best placed to offer advice on flood risk, however there are a various searches that can be carried out by the purchaser or on a buyer’s behalf which will figure out the risks in Worplesdon. The standard completed inquiry forms given to a buyer’s solicitor (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) includes a usual question of the vendor to find out if the premises has suffered from flooding. In the event that the premises has been flooded in past and is not notified by the owner, then a purchaser could commence a claim for damages resulting from an misleading reply. A buyer’s conveyancers will also order an enviro report. This should reveal whether there is any known flood risk. If so, further inquiries should be conducted.

I am four weeks into a leasehold purchase having been directed to a firm by the selling agent to perform conveyancing in Worplesdon. I am not happy. Can you you assist me in finding new conveyancers?

They would need to be very poor to suggest changing them. Has the mortgage offer been issued? In the event that it has you need to make them aware of the replacement solicitor and have the mortgage documents are issued to the new lawyers. Your solicitor ideally needs to be on the banks panel to avoid added fees and delays. So that should be your first question of the new solicitors. Our find a solicitor tool will help you find a lender approved solicitor for your conveyancing in Worplesdon