We note that you have a search directory identifying solicitors on the TSB conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our conveyancing in Filey?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the TSB conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Filey.
I am helping my niece sell her property in Filey. Will the solicitor arrange the energy assessment or do I organise this?
Following the abolition of HIPs, energy assessments was left as a mandatory element of selling a property. An energy performance certificate should be to hand in advance of the property being marketed. It is not a task that lawyers ordinarily arrange. Where you are using a Filey conveyancing practitioner they may be able to arrange energy performance certificates given their relationships with long established Filey energy assessors
I am selling my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in September 2010, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, Clydesdale are being a right pain. The Filey solicitor who is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel is happy to accept ‘lack of building regulation’ insurance but Clydesdale are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Clydesdale have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Clydesdale have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Clydesdale may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
My offer was accepted on an apartment in Filey on 1/10/2025, valuation was booked five days after, all came back fine. Solicitor retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Aldermore and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
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 Aldermore to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I have recentlydiscovered that Action Conveyancing have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Filey for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I establish that my home is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest method to see if the premises is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Filey conveyancing specialists.
How does conveyancing in Filey differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in Filey approach us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is finished. This is because house builders in Filey tend to acquire the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Filey or who has acted in the same development.
I have been sourcing a conveyancing lawyer in Filey for my home move. Is it possible to see a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?
Anyone may read documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from investigations from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors record, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may recorded call for training requirements.
I need to swap lawyers as my Filey lawyer is not on the mortgage company's panel of conveyancing solicitors. Is it practical to instruct different lawyers?
If you haven't yet appointed a conveyancer to start work and have just received an estimate as to costs, you're perfectly free to choose a different solicitor to carry out your work for you. The best way is to get recommendations from friends or family who have actually used the solicitor or conveyancer in Filey that you're considering.