When will exchange of contracts happen for residential conveyancing in Birkenhead and do I need to be at the conveyancers branch?
Where you are in close proximity to our conveyancing solicitors in Birkenhead you are invited in to sign the paperwork. However, the law practices we recommend provide a national conveyancing service and give as equally detailed and professional a job for you when communicating with you by post or email. The executing of the contract is not the important part. Signing on the dotted line simply enables the firm to exchange contracts at the suitable time, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where a long "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Birkenhead)to be in the office at the appropriate time.
What happens if my solicitor is suspended from the Kent Reliance Conveyancing panel ahead of completing my conveyancing in Birkenhead?
First, this is a very rare occurrence. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have to instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by a regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit at a cost.
Is it necessary to take out insurance to address the risk of chancel repairs when acquiring a house in Birkenhead?
Unless a previous acquisition of the property took place after 12 October 2013 you could expect solicitors delivering conveyancing in Birkenhead to remain encouraging a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.
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My husband and I are 18 days into a leasehold purchase having been directed to conveyancers by the estate agent to do our conveyancing in Birkenhead. We are not happy. Could you help me find new solicitors?
They would need to be really poor in order to consider changing them. Has the mortgage been sent? If so you need to inform them of the new contact details and get the offer are re-issued. The conveyancer needs to be on the banks panel to avoid escalating fees and frustration. So that should be your starting point. The find a solicitor tool will assist you in finding a bank approved solicitor for your conveyancing in Birkenhead
We recently discovered that one of the directors of the law firm handling the purchase conveyancing in Birkenhead is is the father of the seller. Is this acceptable?
On the basis that there is no conflict of interest this is allowable. Where you are obtaining a mortgage then the bank may have a say as many lenders have specific instructions concerning this. For example for Bradford & Bingley as of 11/11/2025, the requirements read as follows :