At long last a loan agreement from NatWest for the remortgage of my single bedroom maisonette is expected by the end of next week. Are you able to propose a low cost conveyancing practitioner in Cambridgeshire?
This site is not designed to help those in their quest for a cheap conveyancing in Cambridgeshire. We can offer you excellent value conveyancing but our intention is not to work with the cheapest lawyers. Avoid the trap of appointing organisations offering £100 conveyancing in Cambridgeshire. The optimum result, in choosing a lawyer for cheap conveyancing, you will earn what you pay for and at worst you will end up with a surprising uplift in extras and still not end up with the service you were looking for.
We were just about to sign contracts for a ground floor flat in Cambridgeshire. We encountered a stumbling block. The loan offer with Clydesdale expires on 30/1/2026 but the owners are suggesting a completion date of 3/2/2026. Can one prolong the mortgage offer?
The person best placed to deal with your issue is your lawyer who should calculate whether he or she is corresponding with the lender, seller’s conveyancers, property agents or possibly all parties taking into account what has happend in your house move to date.
We see that you have a search directory identifying law firms on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our own conveyancing in Cambridgeshire?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Co-operative conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Cambridgeshire.
I have Fifty Six years remaining on my lease and need a lease extension for my apartment in Cambridgeshire. Conveyancing solicitors on the Chelsea Building Society panel can deal with such extensions correct?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are getting a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 30/11/2025 the requirements read as follows :
We are buying a flat in Cambridgeshire. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a conveyancer? On the day of competition we have to deposit money into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our money?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
Is it the case that all Cambridgeshire CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the Co-operative conveyancing list of approved solicitors?
Some major lenders now make use of CQS as the kick off point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS accreditation however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitors wishing to remain on their panels.
I have paid off my mortgage with Clydesdale. I assume I don't need a Cambridgeshire solicitor on the Clydesdale panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Clydesdale mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Clydesdale mortgage from the register. Clydesdale, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Clydesdale has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Clydesdale has instructed the Land Registry to do so
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Cambridgeshire?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Cambridgeshire. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’