It has come to my attention via my lender that my Becontree Heath solicitor is not on the lender Solicitor panel. What can I do to check?
Your first step should be to call your Becontree Heath lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to advise you of the situation. Where they are not on the panel they may recommend you to a Becontree Heath conveyancing firm that is on the approved list of lawyers for your lender.
At what point will exchange of contracts take place for domestic conveyancing in Becontree Heath and am I required to be at the lawyers branch?
If you are near to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Becontree Heath you are welcome to come in to sign contracts. However, the firms we recommend supply a countrywide conveyancing service and provide as equally diligent and professional a job for you when communicating with you digitally. The signing of the property agreement is not the point of no return. A signed contract is just a prerequisite for the solicitor to exchange contracts when the time is right, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The exchange process is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a long "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Becontree Heath)to be in the office at the appropriate time.
My offer was accepted on a property in Becontree Heath on 7/1/2026, valuation was booked 3 days later, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Bank of Ireland and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Bank of Ireland to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Santander have agreed my home loan in principle, my offer on a flat in Becontree Heath has been accepted, now what?
The estate agent will need to be advised as to your property lawyer's details (ensure that the property lawyers are on the lender’s panel). Call up Santander or your broker and complete any relevant paperwork. Santander will appoint a valuer who will get in touch with the selling agent or owners to book an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes on average a week for the mortgage offer to be issued. Santander will issue the offer to you and your lawyers. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Becontree Heath.
Our offer on a house in Becontree Heath has been accepted, the owners do nevertheless have a connected purchase. The owners have offered on somewhere, however it’s not yet tied up, and have viewings of other apartments booked. I have instructed a local conveyancing solicitor in Becontree Heath. What should be my next step? When should I get the mortgage application with Coventry BS started?
It is understandable to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur costs prematurely (mortgage application is in the region of £1k, then survey, Becontree Heath conveyancing search costs, etc). First, you should ensure that your conveyancing practitioner is on the Coventry BS approved list. Regarding the next steps this very much depends on the uniqueness of your case, motivation for this property and on the state of the market. During a hot market some purchasers would apply for the mortgage with Coventry BS and arrange for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they ask their property lawyer to move forward with the conveyancing in Becontree Heath.
What does a local search tell me concerning the property I am buying in Becontree Heath?
Becontree Heath conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations for instance PSG The local search is essential in every Becontree Heath conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any nasty surprises after you move into your property. The search will reveal data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject sections.
Me and my brother have a semi-detached Georgian house in Becontree Heath. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Accord Mortgages Ltd. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold with the matching address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?
You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Becontree Heath and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also enquire as to the situation with your conveyancing solicitor who carried out the work.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and identified one near me in Becontree Heath I like with a park and station nearby, however it only has 52 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Becontree Heath 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 need a home loan the shortness of the lease will be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you could request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor about this matter.