I was referred a solicitor who has given a fee calculation of £1200 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Crystal Palace. I am selling a Edwardian detached home for £300,000. Is this expensive? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Crystal Palace?
The costs illustration is slightly on the expensive side. If you shop around you may be able to shave off some of the cost by say £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you maycome to rue opting for an an unknown conveyancer. Don't forget to enquire the firm can also act for your bank. You can use our comparison tool to locate a Crystal Palace conveyancing firm on the lender’s member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Crystal Palace.
Would the conveyancing practitioners identified via your search app carry out right to buy conveyancing in Crystal Palace?
We have identified a number of conveyancing practitioners who can service right to buy transactions You should call us in order to secure a costs calculation.
I can not work out if my lender requires a lease extension. I have telephoned my Crystal Palace building society branch on numerous occasions and was told it does not impact the mortgage offer and they will lend. My Crystal Palace conveyancing solicitor - who is on the lender conveyancing panel- called to say that they would not lend in accordance with their published requirements. Who do I believe?
Your conveyancer has to follow the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook section two requirements for your lender. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the lender will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the mortgage company to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years remaining.
After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Crystal Palace. My financial adviser suggested a lawyer. I paid an upfront payment of £150. Not long after, the lawyer contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Leeds Building Society panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
I had an offer accepted on an apartment in Crystal Palace on 10/4/2026, valuation was booked 2 days later, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Lloyds and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Lloyds conveyancing panel. Are Lloyds entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Lloyds to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Lloyds conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
We are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our home in Crystal Palace and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being constructed on contaminated land. A local lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers instructed a nationwide conveyancing practice as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Crystal Palace. Having lived in Crystal Palace for many years we know that this is a non issue. Should we contact our local Authority to get confirmation that there is no issue.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor already. What do they say? You should enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same sickness)
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Crystal Palace in advance of retaining solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. The surveyor has said that some lenders may not give a mortgage on this type of premises.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different requirements for example to Nationwide. If you call us we can investigate further via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Crystal Palace. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Crystal Palace to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
I'm refinancing my primary house to a buy to let loan with The Mortgage Works and intend to use the remaining equity as a down payment on a second property. The area we are interested in is Crystal Palace. Will your conveyancers be able to act for the two banks and tie in the two deals?
Make use of our search tool on this site to be sure that the lawyers are approved by both banks. Assuming that they are the solicitor should be able to tie up the two deals but you should have a chat with you solicitor and specify your expectations and requirements.