Unfortunately I am unable to travel far from Brownhills. I would like to know the reason why all Brownhills conveyancers are not on all mortgage company panels?
Even though it may seem unfair for banks to limit who can act for them, from the public’s or lawyer’s perspective, the the contrary view is that banks are increasingly anxious and feel it vital to protect them against illegal activities. As a consequence of this concern mortgage companies have consolidated their panel of approved conveyancing lawyers to a size that they are happy to control.
I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and have to vacate my rented flat in Brownhills by 26/11/2025. Conveyancing for my house purchase has just started. How realistic is it to complete in 5 weeks as don't want to have to find temporary accommodation?
The normal practice is not to serve notice on a rental until you have exchanged. Assuming that you have not already done so, update to your solicitor and request that they cajole the owners solicitors, try to a target completion date that all parties will look towards
Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a search tool with a view to list solicitors on the Darlington Building Society conveyancing panel for example in Brownhills?
We are not aware of any intention on the part of the BSA to promote such a register.
I appreciate that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to have this when acquiring a property in Brownhills? or Apparently there is a law dating back centuries that could mean that owners of property living in a parish church boundary may be liable to pay for maintenance to the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this a legitimate concern for conveyancing in Brownhills?
Unless a prior acquisition of the premises took place post 12 October 2013 you can take it that conveyancing practitioners carrying out conveyancing in Brownhills to continue to propose a a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
I used Arc property Solicitors several years past for my conveyancing in Brownhills. Now, I need the files but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Brownhills of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I opted to have a survey done on a property in Brownhills in advance of instructing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies may not grant a loan on a flying freehold premises.
It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. If you e-mail us we can investigate further via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Brownhills. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Brownhills to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.