My wife and I are buying a apartment in Aldershot. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a conveyancer? At some point we have to deposit funds into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our monies?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
I have a mortgage with Aldermore for my property in Aldershot. Conveyancing has been completed months ago. Should I wish to rent out my property and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a BTL mortgage or inform Aldermore?
Your original mortgage agreement with Aldermore will provide that you need their approval before renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of Aldermore’s mortgage conditions. It may be that Aldermore will allow you to rent out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Aldermore directly. You need not do this via a Aldermore conveyancing panel solicitor.
My offer was accepted on an apartment in Aldershot on 25/9/2025, valuation was booked 3 days after, all came back fine. Solicitor appointed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Kent Reliance and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Kent Reliance to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my home can not be found. The lawyers who handled the conveyancing in Aldershot 4 years ago are no longer around. What are my next steps?
Assuming the title is registered the information relating to your ownership will be held by HMLR with a Title Number. It is easy to carry out a search at the Land Registry, locate your property and secure up to date copies of the property title for less than a fiver. Where the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually hold a file copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for twenty pounds.
How does conveyancing in Aldershot differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Aldershot contact us having been asked by the builder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is ready to move into. This is because house builders in Aldershot typically buy the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Aldershot or who has acted in the same development.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a quick, chain free conveyancing. Aldershot is where the house is located. Can you offer any opinion?
Flying freeholds in Aldershot are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Aldershot you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Aldershot may ascertain 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.
Are there any apps to help search for a Aldershot solicitor on the Barclays Direct conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am happy to travel upto 20miles to meet the conveyancer.
Feel free to make use of the facility on this page. Please choose the lender and your location and you will see a number of Aldershot conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have listed some Aldershot conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can contact them to check whether they are on the Barclays Direct panel
After what seems like an age I have had an offer on an apartment in Aldershot accepted, but there is a chain. The current proprietors have submitted an offer on a flat, although it’s not yet agreed to, and are looking at other apartments booked. I have chosen a nearby conveyancing lawyer in Aldershot. What do I do now? At what stage do I apply for the mortgage with Skipton?
It is normal to have apprehensions where there is an associated chain given your reluctance to incur expenses too early (mortgage application is approx £1k, then survey, Aldershot conveyancing search fees, etc). The first course of action is to ensure that your property lawyer is on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Concerning the next phase this very much depends on the uniqueness of your case, desire for this property and on the state of the market. During a hot market many purchasers will apply for a home loan with Skipton and arrange for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they ask their conveyancing practitioner to press on with the conveyancing in Aldershot.