We are purchasing a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in Benfleet who is on the Kent Reliance approved panel. Can you recommend a local solicitor?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Kent Reliance . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Benfleet.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Benfleet. My lender is Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 5/6/2026, the requirements read as follows :
I'm the sole recipient of my late mum's will and I have everything in my name now, including the my former home in Benfleet. The Benfleet property was put into my name in May. I plan to dispose of the property. I understand that there is a Mortgage Lenders 6 month 'rule', meaning my property ownership will be considered the same way as though I had purchased the property in May. Do I have to wait 6 months to sell?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook mandates conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you may be caught by that. How practical a view banks take of it, depend on the lender as this obligation is principally there to identify subsales or the flipping of property.
We are getting the release of further funds on our mortgage from Skipton as we want to conduct renovations to our property in Benfleet. Do we need to select a local Benfleet solicitor on the Skipton conveyancing panel to handle the legals?
Skipton would not normally appoint a member of their approved list of lawyers to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Skipton panel.
I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Barclays. I assume I don't need a Benfleet conveyancing practitioner on the Barclays panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Barclays 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 Barclays mortgage from the register. Barclays, 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 Barclays has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Barclays has instructed the Land Registry to do so
It has been 4 months since my purchase conveyancing in Benfleet took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £160,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
I am buying a new build house in Benfleet with the aid of help to buy. The sellers refused to move on the amount so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The estate agent told me not to tell my solicitor about this side-deal as it could put at risk my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
Do I need to be wary that third parties that I am dealing with are suggesting a nationwide conveyancing firm as opposed to a local Benfleet conveyancing practice?
As is the case with lots of service providers, often referrals from family and friends can be extremely useful or valuable. Yet there are many parties with a vested interest in a conveyancing deal; estate agents, mortgage brokers and mortgage companies may suggest solicitors to choose. On occasion the lawyers might be known to one of the organisations as being good in their field, but occasionally there might be a commercial relationship behind the endorsement. You are at liberty to select your own lawyer. You need to be aware that many mortgage providers operate an approved list of law firms you are obliged to use for the mortgage aspect of your house move.