We were about to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Barlestone recommended on your site but stumbled across alternative costs illustrations via the web seem cheaper – how come?
You can find numerous websites promoting so-called £99 conveyancing, yet more often than not supplementalcosts result in the completion invoice being escalated. According to the Legal Ombudsman charges outlined in terms of business should be transparent and reasonable and be applied The solicitors that we put forward for conveyancing in Barlestone specify all legal fees for the property you intend topurchase.
Please help. My Barlestone lawyer is advising me that he has toconduct Barlestone conveyancing searches resulting from the fact thatthe firm are on the Nat Westapproved lawyer panel. Do I not have any say here?
You have limited options available to you. Given that you are taking out a loan with a lender your property lawyer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your conveyancer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your lender’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to comply with the CML Handbook conditions . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Barlestone conveyancing searches.
I have just over seventy years left on my lease and need a lease extension for my flat in Barlestone. Conveyancing solicitors on the Chelsea Building Society panel can deal with such extensions correct?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are securing a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 23/6/2025 the requirements read as follows :
I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with RBS. I assume I don't need a Barlestone lawyer on the RBS panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.
If you have finished paying off your RBS mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the RBS mortgage from the register. RBS, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where RBS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- RBS has instructed the Land Registry to do so
About to purchase apartment in Barlestone. 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 Coventry BS 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 Barlestone conveyancing practitioner is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel.
Nottingham have agreed my mortgage in principle, my bid on a property in Barlestone has been accepted, what are the next steps?
The estate agent will want to know who your solicitors are (ensure that the solicitors are on the bank’s panel). Call up Nottingham or the broker and finish off any relevant forms. Nottingham will instruct a valuer who will get in touch with the selling agent or vendor to schedule an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes on average ten days to receive the mortgage offer. Nottingham 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 Barlestone.
I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £305k and found one near me in Barlestone I like with a park and railway links in the vicinity, however it only has 52 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Barlestone for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?
Should you require a home loan the shortness of the lease will likely be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the property for at least twenty four months you could ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this.
Am I better off to appoint a Barlestone conveyancing lawyer based in the area that I am buying? We have a good friend who can perform the legal work however her office is 200miles away.
The benefit of a local Barlestone conveyancing practice is that you can drop in to execute documents, deliver your identification documents and apply pressure on them if necessary. Having local Barlestone know how is a bonus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If other friends have used your friend and the majority were content that should surpass using an unfamiliar Barlestone conveyancing lawyer just because they are Barlestone based.