Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Aston Clinton. My lender is Nationwide Building Society
Nationwide Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 9/9/2025, the requirements read as follows :
Can you help - my lawyer says that lack of right of way insurance is needed on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Aston Clinton?
The right level of lack of right of way indemnity insurance depends on your lender. It would differ for example between Lloyds TSB Bank and Skipton Building Society. Conveyancing solicitors as opposed to members of the public take out such policies.
Can you point me to a directory of Coventry BS panel conveyancers in Aston Clinton on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?
Unfortunately not yet. There is no such facility on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association sites. A small selection of lending institutions make their panel listings viewable online. Where you are seeking to appoint a Aston Clinton lawyer on the Coventry BS please make the most of our tool.
We have agreed to purchase a house in Aston Clinton. One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Coventry BS have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?
Given that your lender is Coventry BS your lawyer must check the conveyancing instructions set out in Section 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Coventry BS. The CML Handbook contains minimum conditions for solar panel roof-space leases, and property lawyers are required to report to Coventry BS where a lease does not satisfy these requirements. The specifications relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales and is not restricted to Aston Clinton.
Do I need to pay for insurance to protect me from financial exposure to chancel repairs when acquiring a residence in Aston Clinton?
Unless a prior acquisition of the house took place after 12 October 2013 you may take it that conveyancing practitioners delivering conveyancing in Aston Clinton to continue to propose a a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
I decided to have a survey done on a house in Aston Clinton ahead of retaining solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the house. My surveyor has said that some banks tend refuse to issue a mortgage on this type of home.
It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can look into this further with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Aston Clinton. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Aston Clinton to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
I have been advised by two or three local selling agents in Aston Clinton to find a solicitor using your seach tool. Is there a financial upside for Estate Agents to offer your lawyers ahead of another?
We refuse to offer any commission for sending work to this site. We thought it would be too underhand a fee because members of the public would think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.
I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for residential conveyancing in Aston Clinton. I happened to discover a web site which seems to have the ideal solution If there is a chance to get all the legals done via web that would be preferable. Do I need to be wary? What should out be looking out for?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?