My wife and I are intending to acquire a 1 bedroom apartment in Clophill with a mortgage. We have a Clophill lawyer, however the mortgage company says she’s not on their "panel". It appears that we have little choice but to select one of the lender panel firms or continue with our Clophill conveyancer as well as pay for one of their panel lawyers to act for them. This feels very unfair; is there anything we can do?
No, not really. The mortgage offered to you is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that lawyers will on the bank’s conveyancing panel. Until recently, most lenders had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. A further alternative is for your Clophill conveyancing lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel.
We are about to exchange contracts for a freehold house in Clophill. We have hit a problem. Our mortgage offer with Platform Home Loans Ltd runs out on 2/10/2026 but the sellers are insisting on a completion date of 6/10/2026. Is it possible to prolong the mortgage expiry date?
The person best placed to address this issue is your conveyancer who will determine if he or she is should be discussing with the lender, vendor’s solicitors, selling agents or indeed all three given the history of your transaction to date.
Is there a reason why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Clophill is more expensive?
In short, leasehold conveyancing in Clophill and Bedfordshire usually requires more hours of investigation compared to freehold transactions. This includes reviewing the lease, liaising with the landlord about serving required notices, procuring up-to-date service charge and management information, procuring the freeholder’s consents and reviewing management accounts. The obligations on both the landlord and the tenant in the lease need to be studied by the buyer’s conveyancing team and read from beginning to end – no matter how many different owners have owned the lease since it was first entered into.
I'm purchasing a new build house in Clophill with a loan from Bank of Ireland. The builders refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The property agent advised me not to tell my conveyancer about this deal as it could jeopardize my loan with the lender. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
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We are contemplating instructing an online solicitor rather than a Clophill conveyancing practice. Should I ‘stay local’?
Numerous benefits exist in being able to pop in to a local Clophill conveyancing solicitor for instance
- signing documents and and when necessary
- getting one on one explanations of matters that need explaining
- the ability to complain if things are not going as expected
When comparing estimates, look carefully for hidden extras. Most decent Clophill high street solicitors give an all-inclusive figure. Many online agents appear to offer discounted fees, yet have burried 'extras' in the in the terms and conditions.