I am in the throes of switching my domestic mortgage to a Buy to Let Chelsea Building Society mortgage. The bank has said that I need a solicitor for this. I spoke to the same Burbage conveyancing solicitor who dealt with the legals when I first bought the house. The quote supplied of £450 plus VAT has taken me by surprise as its a remortgage than a sale or purchase.
The costs illustration is fractionally on the expensive side. If you you were to look around you might trim some of the cost by say a hundred pounds. That being said, if you were content with the assistance the firm offered you maylive to regret choosing an a cheaper conveyancer. Don't forget to check that the conveyancer can represent Chelsea Building Society. Do make use of our search tool to find a Burbage conveyancing firm on the Chelsea Building Society approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Burbage.
Do banks and building societies provide you with an approved list of Burbage conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the Lloyds conveyancing panel?
Burbage conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Lloyds conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Lloyds directly.
It has been four months since my purchase conveyancing in Burbage took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the residence from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
How does conveyancing in Burbage differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in Burbage approach us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is built. This is because new home sellers in Burbage typically buy the site, 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 conveyancing solicitors 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 Burbage or who has acted in the same development.
Am I best advised to appoint a Burbage conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am purchasing? I have an old university friend who can carry out the legal work but his firm is located 400kilometers away.
The benefit of a high street Burbage conveyancing firm is that you can visit the firm to sign paperwork, hand in your identification documents and apply pressure on them if necessary. Having local Burbage know how is a benefit. That being said it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have instructed your friend and on the whole were impressed that must trump using an unfamiliar Burbage conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being based in the area.
We yesterday become aware that one of the directors of the firm handling the purchase conveyancing in Burbage is an uncle of the vendor. Is this acceptable?
As long as no conflict arises this is permitted. If you are requiring mortgage finance then the lender may have a say as many banks have specific instructions concerning this. For example for Bradford & Bingley as of 23/7/2026, the requirements read as follows :