Are the Cambourne conveyancing solicitors identified as being on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by Clydesdale?
Cambourne conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Clydesdale directly.
I have Fifty Six years remaining on my lease and need a lease extension for my apartment in Cambourne. Conveyancing solicitors on the Platform panel can deal with such extensions right?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are securing a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 20/1/2026 the requirements read as follows :
When it comes to lenders such as Nottingham, do Cambourne lawyers have to pay a fee to be on the list of approved solicitors?
We are unaware of any bank fees to be on their panel, although some do levy an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.
We previously chose solicitors located in Cambourne on the Leeds Building Society solicitor panel. They have just billed me an additional sum for the legal aspects of the Leeds Building Society mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Leeds Building Society?
Provided it is contained in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your lawyer is entitled to charge a fee for this. This charge is not dictated by Leeds Building Society but by your Cambourne solicitor. Plenty of firms on the Leeds Building Society panel will quote ’dealing with mortgage’ fee but many firms incorporate it on their overall fee.
I recently had an offer agreed on a house in Cambourne. My financial adviser suggested a lawyer. I paid an advanced payment of £225. Not long after, the lawyer called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Coventry BS 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 Coventry BS 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.
How does conveyancing in Cambourne differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Cambourne contact us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is built. This is because developers in Cambourne tend to purchase the real estate, 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 Cambourne or who has acted in the same development.
I have been sourcing a conveyancing lawyer in Cambourne for my home move. Is there any facility to see a firm’s complaints history with the profession’s regulator?
One can search for presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from inquisitions started on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For records Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may recorded telephone calls for training reasons.
What tools are available to search for a Cambourne conveyancing solicitor on the mortgage company conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel up to 25miles to attend the lawyer.
Feel free to make use of the find a conveyancing panel search on this page. Please choose the lender and your location, in this case Cambourne and you will see a number of lawyer located nearest Cambourne. Alternatively you can type in the name of your proposed law firm and see if they are listed as being on the bank solicitor panel.