I am in the throes of porting my current residential home loan to a Buy to Let Nottingham Building Society mortgage. I have been informed by my broker that I require a conveyancer as part of the process. I had a chat my past Calstock conveyancing solicitor who acted on my behalf when I previously purchased the property. The fee calculation supplied of £470 has shocked me as I am not require purchase conveyancing - it’s simply a bog-standard refinance.
The costs illustration is slightly on the high side. If you you were to look around you may be able to get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by perhaps a hundred pounds. That being said, if you were pleased with the legal work the firm provided you couldcome to rue choosing an an unknown solicitor. If is important to enquire that the firm can act for Nottingham Building Society. You can utilise our search tool to find a Calstock conveyancing firm on the Nottingham Building Society approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Calstock.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Calstock. My lender is Tesco Bank
Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 10/1/2026, the requirements read as follows :
We expect to receive a DIP from TSB this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do TSB recommend any Calstock solicitors on the TSB conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?
You will need to appoint Calstock solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the TSB conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and TSB through the process.
After much negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Calstock. My financial adviser pressured me to appoint their property lawyer. I paid an upfront payment of £150. A few days later, the property lawyer contacted me to say that they were not on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Aldermore panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
Principality have agreed my mortgage in principle, my offer on a flat in Calstock has been accepted, now what?
The estate agent will wish to be advised as to your conveyancing practitioner's details (be sure the property lawyers are on the lender’s approved list). Telephone Principality or the financial adviser and finish off any outstanding forms. Principality will instruct a valuer who will get in touch with the estate agent or owners to arrange an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes on average a fortnight to get a mortgage offer. Principality will send the offer to you and your property lawyers. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Calstock.
Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that could affect a commercial land in Calstock?
Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Calstock will execute a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers expend in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Calstock. The report sets out definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Calstock.
For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Calstock it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could result in delays to Calstock commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Calstock.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my home can not be found. The lawyers who dealt with the conveyancing in Calstock 4 years ago have long since closed. What do I do?
Nowadays there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your conveyancer should know precisely where to find all the relevant paperwork so you may purchase or sell your property without any difficulty. If copies can’t be located, your conveyancer may be able to put in place insurance or indemnities against possible claims on the premises.
I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for some conveyancing in Calstock. I have land on a web site which appears to be the perfect answer If there is a chance to get all the legals completed via email that would be ideal. Should I be wary? What should out be looking out for?
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?