My financial adviser has asked me for my Cannington solicitor’s panel reference for the Santander conveyancing panel. How do I discover this. I have tried my local Cannington office but they cant find it on their system.
Have you tried contacting your Cannington conveyancer about this?. They retain a central record lender panel numbers.
About to place an offer on a leasehold flat in Cannington. The property agents tell me that it is usual for flats in Cannington to have less than 75 years left on the lease. I am obtaining a loan with Platform. Will the property be mortgageable given that the lease has Seventy One years unexpired.
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 13/1/2026 the requirements read as follows :
Me and my partner are purchasing a flat in Cannington. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we have to put funds into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our deposit?
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.
Two weeks ago we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Clydesdale. Cannington conveyancing lawyers are instructed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Clydesdale?
There is no definitive answer here. Have Clydesdale conducted the valuation? Have you informed Clydesdale as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.
Having digested plenty of mortgage guides, I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Cannington solicitor - who is on the Principality conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?
Principality will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Principality will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Cannington surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Cannington is where the house is located. Can you offer any guidance?
Flying freeholds in Cannington are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Cannington you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Cannington may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
What advice can you give us when it comes to appointing a Cannington conveyancing firm to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?
If you are instructing a solicitor for your lease extension (regardless if they are a Cannington conveyancing practice) it is imperative that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We recommend that you make enquires with two or three firms including non Cannington conveyancing practices prior to instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then so much the better. The following questions might be of use:
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What are the legal fees for lease extension conveyancing? If the firm is not ALEP accredited then what is the reason?
I own a 1 bedroom flat in Cannington, conveyancing formalities finalised May 2002. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Comparable properties in Cannington with an extended lease are worth £211,000. The ground rent is £45 per annum. The lease runs out on 21st October 2093
With 67 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £10,500 and £12,000 plus legals.
The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more detailed investigations. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.
My fiance and I have just found out that one of the directors of the firm acting on the purchase conveyancing in Cannington is related to the owners that we are buying from. Is this allowed?
On the basis that there is no conflict of interest this is allowable. If you are requiring a home loan then the bank may have a say as many mortgage companies have specific instructions on this. For example for RBS (One Account) as of 13/1/2026, the requirements read as follows :