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Top 5 reasons to use our service to assist you select a high street conveyancing solicitor in Craven Arms

  • 1 Cut price packages from online conveyancers might seem attractive. However, these firms are often based many kilometers away with limited appreciation of the factors that impact property transactions in Craven Arms
  • 2 Property lawyer conveyancing lawyers have extremely good personal links with Craven Arms estate agents and work very closely with them and local surveyors so as to ensure transactions proceed expeditiously.
  • 3 There is a distinct possibility the other side’s conveyancers have offices in Craven Arms - if so sets of lawyers will be less confrontational
  • 4 Retaining the services of a high street Solicitor usually results in a more personal touch. When using a an online conveyancing factory, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 5 You can gain comfort when you choose the very best, most recommended conveyancing solicitors. Craven Arms has a number to pick from, but for a truly dependable and dependable service many local people have been use the endorsement of this site.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Craven Arms since October 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Craven Arms

My partner and I are planning to purchase a house in Craven Arms and have appointed a Craven Arms conveyancing firm. Within the past 48 hours our lawyer has forwarded the sale agreement to be signed with a detailed report with the expectation that exchange is imminent. Yorkshire Building Society have this morning contacted us to advise us that they have now hit a problem as our Craven Arms solicitor is not on their conveyancing panel. Is this a problem?

When purchasing a property with mortgage finance it is standard for the purchasers' solicitors to also represent the purchaser's lender. In order to act for a bank or building society a law firm has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the law firm to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict criteria which the firm has to satisfy and indeed some lenders now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Accreditation Scheme. Your solicitor should contact your bank and see if they can apply for membership of their conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable they will instruct their own lawyers to represent them. You don't have to instruct a firm on the lender’s conveyancing panel and you may continue to use your own Craven Arms solicitors, in which case your legal fees may increase, and it may delay matters as you are adding another lawyer into the mix.

We are purchasing a newly constructed flat in Craven Arms and my conveyancer is advising me that she has to the bank to disclose incentives from the developer. I am nearing the developer’s deadline to exchange contracts and my preference is not to delay the conveyancing. is my lawyer playing by the book?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your property lawyer. A precondition to being on a lender panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.

We expect to receive a DIP from Virgin Money this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Virgin Money recommend any Craven Arms solicitors on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently?

You will need to appoint Craven Arms solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Virgin Money through the process.

I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Yorkshire BS. I assume I don't need a Craven Arms lawyer on the Yorkshire BS panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your Yorkshire BS 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 Yorkshire BS mortgage from the register. Yorkshire BS, 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:

  1. but are not moving to another property
  2. where Yorkshire BS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
  3. Yorkshire BS has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The Land Registry will send you a letter confirming that your Yorkshire BS mortgage has been paid off.

About to purchase house in Craven Arms. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Santander conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Craven Arms solicitor is on the Santander conveyancing panel.

I'm remortgaging my primary house to a buy to let loan with Virgin Money and I will use the rest of the raised equity as a down payment on further house. The area we are talking about is Craven Arms. Will your conveyancers be able to act for both sets of lenders and link together the two deals?

Make use of our comparison tool on this page to ensure that the solicitors are on the relevant lender panels. Having checked that they are your conveyancer will be able to tie up the two transactions but you should have a chat with you solicitor and make clear your desired outcome and requirements.

In sourcing the web for the words conveyancing in Craven Arms it brings up numerous solicitorsin the vicinity. With so much choice what is the best way to find the suitable solicitor for me?

The ideal method of choosing a suitable conveyancer is through a trusted recommendation, so seek the guidance of colleagues and those you trust who have bought a property in Craven Arms or a local estate agent or financial adviser. Fees for conveyancing in Craven Arms vary, so it's a good idea to request at least three fee calculations from varying types of companies. Be sure to obtain confirmation what costs in the quote includes.

Much to my surprise my conveyancer in Craven Arms has informed me that he requires ID documents stating that this is part of his requirements as a conveyancer on the bank Solicitor panel. Is this right?

Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules require Craven Arms conveyancing solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the identity of the person or body they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing business. The Terms and Conditions that you need to sign will no doubt confirm this. Your lawyer is right that the bank also require certain documents to be viewed. If a you refuse to provide ID verification documents, your conveyancer would not be able to accept instructions from you. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with the bank's UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements

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What to expect from a Licensed Conveyancer for conveyancing in Craven Arms?

Licensed Conveyancers specialise in the legalities surrounding acquiring and selling property and cover conveyancing throughout England and Wales not just Craven Arms. If appointed a Licensed Conveyancer governed by the CLC, you can expect:
  • Be supplied with an honest and lawful conveyancing.
  • Be supplied with a high standard of legal services.
  • Be supplied with your transaction dealt with using care, skill and legal competence.
  • Be supplied with a high quality of service due to your conveyancer’s arrangements, resources, procedures, skills and commitment.
  • Be provided with a service which is accessible and responsive to your individual needs.
  • Not feel discriminated against, victimised or harassed.
  • Not receive a service which is below the level you could expect, however, if you do your lawyer accepts responsibility for this and provides you with any appropriate redress.
  • Ensure your specific needs taken into account should you make a complaint.
  • Receive a swift, impartial and comprehensive service where if a complaint is made about your conveyancing in Craven Arms.

Transfer of Equity conveyancing in Craven Arms usually includes the following:

  • Taking instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Representing mortgage company (where applicable)
  • Negotiating the terms of the transaction
  • Drawing up Transfer or approving draft Transfer
  • Agreeing adjustments to the the Transfer deed
  • Corresponding with parties concerning the Transfer
  • Agreeing and preparing for completion
  • Receiving and releasing monies to the appropriate parties
  • Completing and submitting to HMRC the appropriate stamp duty forms and payment
  • Dealing with the registration formalities for the transfer of ownership and the mortgage (if applicable) at the Land Registry.

Craven Arms commercial property solicitors draw on a full range of commercial expertise offering advice on numerous issues across all aspects of commercial property law

    Property due diligence in connection with corporate acquisitions and disposals Advising landlords and tenants in respect of ancillary documentation e.g. licences to alter, assign underlet etc Subletting, licences and sharing occupation Buying, selling and leasing land for registered charities Property finance for investment and development loans for lenders and borrowers complex procedures concerning renewal, rent reviews, dilapidations and the many obligations encountered by Landlords and Tenants of commercial premises

Neighboring Locations

Church Stretton
 Shropshire
Bishops Castle
Craven Arms
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*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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