We were just about to sign contracts for a freehold house in Bookham. We have hit a snag. The mortgage offer with Barclays runs out on 8/7/2026 but the owners are insisting on a completion date of 10/7/2026. Is it possible to extend the mortgage offer?
The best person to deal with your issue is your conveyancer who is in a position to determine whether he or she is better off negotiating with the mortgage company, vendor’s lawyers, selling agents or possibly all parties taking into account the history of your conveyancing to date.
The Bookham conveyancing solicitors that I recently instructed on my purchase in Bookham have suddenly closed. They were on acting for me because I had to have a solicitor on the Principality conveyancing panel and my preferred Bookham lawyer was not. I cut them a cheque for two hundred pounds in advance. What are my options?
Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then inform them straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to the problems encountered. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Principality conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers should be in a position to help.
My wife and I are intent on selling our home in Bookham and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being constructed on contaminated land. Any high street Bookham lawyer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers instructed a national conveyancing practice as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Bookham. Having lived in Bookham for six years we know of no issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to get confirmation that there is no issue.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer already. 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 illness)
Is it possible to transfer to a new firm as I need to select a firm on the Barclays Direct conveyancing panel. I was using a local conveyancing solicitor in Bookham five minutes from me but he is not approved by Barclays Direct
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Bookham on the Barclays Direct panel. Please note that the law firms that we on the directory do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Bookham. In utilising search facility on this site, you can scrutinise charges for conveyancing solicitors in Bookham and beyond.
I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for some conveyancing in Bookham. I have stumble upon a site which seems to have the perfect answer If there is a chance to get all this stuff done via phone that would be ideal. Do I need to be concerned? What are the potential pitfalls?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?
I have just placed an offer on an apartment in Bookham and the mortgage adviser that we are dealing with suggested his property lawyer. They quoted £800 plus VAT and 3rd party costs. Does this sound steep?
Don't just go on one quote. One should seek like-for-like quotes for your conveyancing in Bookham. Then choose one that you are comfortable with and crucially, is on the approved list of the bank that you are sourcing your mortgage from.