Do banks and building societies provide you with an approved list of Andover conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the Principality conveyancing panel?
Andover conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Principality conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Principality directly.
What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Andover
There are many recorded licenced Conveyancers in Andover and Solicitor partnerships in Andover who can help with your conveyancing It is important to make clear that both are regulated professionals specialising in the legal work in transferring property. The two can handle other property legal work such as remortgage conveyancing, lease extensions and transfer of equity conveyancing.
Planning on purchasing a maisonette in Andover. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Nationwide 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 Andover conveyancing practitioner is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel.
Lloyds have agreed my mortgage in principle, my bid on a flat in Andover has been accepted, what are the next steps?
The property agent will want to know who your solicitors are (make sure the solicitors are on the bank’s approved list). Contact Lloyds or the financial adviser and finalise any relevant forms. Lloyds will instruct a valuer who will get in touch with the estate agent or vendor to book a slot for the valuation to take place. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes on average ten days for the mortgage offer to be issued. Lloyds will send the offer to you and your solicitors. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Andover.
I used Wolstenholmes several years ago for my conveyancing in Andover. I now require my papers however the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Andover of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
How does conveyancing in Andover differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Andover come to us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is constructed. This is because developers in Andover usually acquire the land, 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 conveyancing solicitors 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 accustomed to new build conveyancing in Andover or who has acted in the same development.
I am looking for a ground for flat up to £245,000 and found one close by in Andover I like with amenity areas and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 52 years on the lease. There is not much else in Andover in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?
Should you require a home loan that many years will likely be an issue. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you may request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.
We today found out that one of the partners of the solicitors undertaking the purchase conveyancing in Andover is related to the vendor. Is this acceptable?
Provided there is no conflict of interest this is permitted. If you are requiring mortgage finance then the bank may have a say as many lenders have specific instructions on this. For example for Coventry Building Society as of 23/2/2026, the requirements read as follows :