We see that you have a search directory identifying solicitors on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I instruct them for our conveyancing in Box?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Box.
We're in Box, FTBs buying with a mortgage (lender is Nottingham , and our solicitor is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancing practitioner should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our home are lost. The conveyancers who dealt with the conveyancing in Box 5 years ago no longer exist. What do I do?
Gone are the days when you need to hold title official documentation to evidence that you are the owner of your registered land or property, as the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.
How does conveyancing in Box differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in Box come to us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is finished. This is because developers in Box tend to acquire the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Box or who has acted in the same development.
I am looking for a conveyancing practitioner in Box for my sale. Is it possible to check a firm’s record with the legal regulator?
Members of the public can find published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from inquisitions started on or after 1 January 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For details Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes recorded call for training purposes.
Our property lawyer in Box has informed me that he requires personal identification documents saying that this is part of his obligations as a conveyancer on the mortgage company Solicitor panel. Can you confirm whether this is the case?
Due to Money Laundering Regulations your conveyancing lawyer is duty bound to confirm positively your identification when entering into a business relationship with you. It is a criminal offence if your lawyer not do this. If you do not provide ID early in the transaction the solicitor must refuse to act for you. It’s unlikely a lawyer will turn you away if you come to the first meeting without relevant ID but you will have to produce it at some point so you might as well bring it with you to the initial meeting so the lawyer can tick the ID verification box and start sorting out the conveyancing straight away. If you are getting a mortgage, your lawyer also has to check ID documents to satisfy the mortgage company. This is not specific to conveyancing in Box