I am hoping to receive a offer of a home loan from Santander. My intention is to use a Licensed Conveyancer in Bedfordshire. Does the Santander Conveyancing panel exclude Licensed Conveyancers?
The Santander approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, associated to the CML or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
Please could you vouch for a Barnsley Building Society allowed Bedfordshire conveyancing lawyer that can complete within a short deadline? Am I best advised to unstruct a high street Bedfordshire solicitor or a nationwide comparison site?
We can recommend some very good Bedfordshire conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the high street in Bedfordshire. Go in to a couple of firms and request to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a costs illustration. Explain your requirements together with the reasons and get a commitment on speed. Appoint the lawyer that you are most comfortable with.
My wife and I are selling our house in Bedfordshire and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. A local lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers are using an online conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Bedfordshire. We have lived in Bedfordshire for three years we know that this is a non issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to obtain confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You should check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same ailment)
I have justbecome aware that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Bedfordshire for a purchase of a leasehold flat 10 months ago. How can I check that my home is in my name in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest way to check if the property is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Bedfordshire conveyancing specialists.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my uncle I am disposing of a property in Cardiff but reside in Bedfordshire. My lawyer (approximately 260 kilometers awayhas requested that I sign a statutory declaration prior to completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Bedfordshire who can attest and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are located in Bedfordshire
We have just discovered that one of the directors of the conveyancing practice handling the purchase conveyancing in Bedfordshire is an uncle of the owners that we are purchasing from. Is this permitted?
On the basis that there is no conflict of interest this should be fine. If you are requiring a home loan then the lender may have a say as many banks have specific instructions concerning this. For example for RBS - Direct Line as of 6/2/2026, the requirements read as follows :