My wife and I are buying a 3 bedroom apartment in Coney Hall with a mortgage. We like our Coney Hall conveyancer, however the bank advise he's not on their "panel". It seems we have little choice but to select one of the bank panel conveyancing practices or retain our Coney Hall property lawyer and pay for one of their panel lawyers to act for them. This seems very unfair; can we not require that the mortgage company use our Coney Hall conveyancer ?
Unfortunately,no. 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 Coney Hall conveyancing lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Coney Hall. My lender is Nationwide Building Society
Nationwide Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 3/8/2026, the requirements read as follows :
I need some quick conveyancing in Coney Hall as I am faced with pressure to exchange contracts within 2 weeks. A mortgage is not required. Is it possible to escape the need for conveyancing searches to save money and time?
As you are not obtaining a mortgage you have the choice not to have searches carried out although no law firm would advise that you don't. Drawing on years of experience of conveyancing in Coney Hall the following are examples of issues that can crop up and therefore affect the marketability of the property: Refused Planning Applications, Overdue Fees, Outstanding Grants, Unadopted Roads,...
2 months have gone by since my purchase conveyancing in Coney Hall completed. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
I am purchasing a new build house in Coney Hall with a mortgage from TSB. The builders refused to move on the amount so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative told me not to tell my conveyancer about the deal as it could jeopardize my loan with TSB. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
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.
Is it possible to change firm as I need to retain one who is on the Halifax conveyancing list. I instructed a local conveyancing solicitor in Coney Hall five minutes from me but she is not accepted by Halifax
It would be our pleasure to assist you find a conveyancing solicitor in Coney Hall on the Halifax panel. Please note that the law firms that we on the directory do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Coney Hall. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Coney Hall.