My fiance and I are purchasing a maisonette in Brook Green. My lawyer has never been on on the bank solicitor panel. Is it possible for me to retain my Brook Green conveyancing solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the bank panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?
You must have a conveyancing practitioner to complete the legal work required when you need a mortgage to purchase your home. They will conduct all the essential legal checks on the property, ensuring that you will be registered as proprietor and ensure that all the necessary mortgage paperwork is dealt with. You can instruct a Brook Green conveyancing practitioner of your choice. Nevertheless, if the conveyancing practitioner selected is not a member of the bank solicitor panel supplemental costs will arise as separate legal representation will be required by them. Lender panel applications may be submitted, so provided your lawyer has not previously sought membership they can do so.
Please explain the implications if my lawyer’s firm is suspended from the Bank of Ireland Conveyancing panel ahead of completing my conveyancing in Brook Green?
The first thing to point out is that, 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 for a fee.
My solicitor has informed me that lack of right of way insurance is needed on my purchase. What is the level of cover for Brook Green conveyancing?
The right level of lack of right of way indemnity insurance should be dictated by who who your lender is. It would differ for example between Santander and Skipton Building Society. Conveyancing practitioners as opposed to members of the public take out such policies.
Does a directory service exist listing Skipton panel solicitors in Brook Green on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?
Unfortunately not yet. There is no such facility on the CML or Building Society Association sites. A small selection of mortgage companies make their panel listings available on the web. If you are looking for a Brook Green conveyancing practitioner on the Skipton please make the most of our tool.
I had an offer accepted on an apartment in Brook Green on 2/12/2025, valuation was booked 3 days later, all came back fine. Solicitor retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Yorkshire BS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. Are Yorkshire BS entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Yorkshire BS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
The deeds to our home are lost. The lawyers who dealt with the conveyancing in Brook Green 4 years ago are no longer around. Will I be able to sell the house?
You no longer need to have the physical original deeds to prove you are the registered proprietor of land or premises, as the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.
Are there any apps to assist me to locate a Brook Green law firm on the Bank of Scotland conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am willing to travel upto 20kilometers to meet the solicitor.
Feel free to make use of the search on this website. Please pick a mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Brook Green conveyancing lawyers locally. We have detailed some Brook Green conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can contact them to verify if they are on the Bank of Scotland panel
My husband and I are a couple of weeks into a leasehold purchase having been referred to solicitors by the local agent to handle our conveyancing in Brook Green. We are not happy. Could you you assist me in finding new lawyers?
A solicitor would need to be very poor in order to consider diss instructing them. Has the mortgage offer been generated? If so you need to inform them of the new lawyer and get the offer are re-sent. The conveyancer needs to be on the lenders panel to avoid added costs and complications. That should be your first question of the new solicitors. The find a solicitor tool should assist you in finding a bank approved conveyancer for your conveyancing in Brook Green