Much to our surprise we have been notified by our broker that my Farnworth the law firm I have appointed is not on the mortgage company Conveyancing panel. How can I be certain whether this is indeed the case?
The first thing you need to do is to call your Farnworth conveyancer. You lawyer should advise you of the situation. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the conveyancing panel for your bank.
At what point can the exchange of contracts take place for domestic conveyancing in Farnworth and am I required to be at the lawyers office?
Where you are local to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Farnworth you are invited in to sign documents. That being said, the firms we work with supply a national conveyancing service and give as equally diligent and professional a job for you when dealing with you electronically. The signing of the contract is not the important part. Signing on the dotted line is necessary for the firm to address the formalities when the time is right, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The procedure is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a long "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Farnworth)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.
I have 71 years remaining on my lease and require a lease extension for my flat in Farnworth. Conveyancing solicitors on the Platform panel can deal with such extensions right?
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 12/2/2025 the requirements read as follows :
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Farnworth prior to appointing conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. Our surveyor has said that some banks tend refuse to issue a loan on a flying freehold property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can check with the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Farnworth. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
How difficult is it to switch conveyancer as I have to find a firm on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd conveyancing list. I was using a local conveyancing solicitor in Farnworth five minutes from me but the firm is not accepted by Godiva Mortgages Ltd
It would be our pleasure to assist you select a conveyancing solicitor in Farnworth on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd panel. Please note that the law firms that we work with do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Farnworth. Using search facility on this website, you can compare charges for conveyancing solicitors in Farnworth and throughout England and Wales.
I note that you have a search directory listing law firms on the lender conveyancing panel. Do Farnworth conveyancing firms pay you a commission if I appoint them for my conveyancing?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the bank conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Farnworth.