My financial adviser has asked me for my Battersea solicitor’s panel member for the Lloyds conveyancing panel. What is the best way to find this out. I have contacted my local Battersea branch but they have not got back to me yet.
You are best placed to get this information from your Battersea lawyer . They maintain a central record lender panel numbers.
In the event thatI were to buy a straightforward propertyin Battersea mortgage fee and have no survey and no local authority searches how much would I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Battersea?
Any savings you would achieve would be limited to the costs for searches. A lawyer still got to do everything else - money laundering, liaising with your sellers solicitor, SDLT return, register the ownership etc. You might save a bit for them not needing to register a charge but it won't be a lot.
Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Battersea even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example where I want to buy an office in Battersea with a mortgage from Norwich and Peterborough Building Society?
Our search tool is predominantly there to find residential conveyancing solicitors in Battersea but we have listed towards the end of this page a selection of Battersea commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the firm directly to establish if they can also act for Norwich and Peterborough Building Society
I have been told that property searches are the main cause of hinderance in Battersea house deals. Is there any truth in this?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the common causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Searches are unlikely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Battersea.
Am I right to be wary about brokers that I am dealing with are recommending a web based conveyancing firm as opposed to a High Street Battersea conveyancing company?
As with many professional services, often input from connections can be worth their weight in gold. Yet there are lots of people with a vested interest in a conveyancing transaction; estate agents, mortgage brokers and banks may put forward solicitors to instruct. On occasion the solicitors might be known to one of the organisations as one of the best in their field, but sometimes there might be a commercial relationship behind the recommendation. You are free to select your preferred lawyer. Don't forget that some lenders specify a panel list of solicitors you are obliged to use for the lender aspect of your house move.
At long last our conveyancing in Battersea completes next Friday, but the owners I am purchasing off has asked to move out the next day at at 2pm. Should I accept such a plan?
You can't complete on a Saturday because the bank systems are not operating.