My mortgage broker has requested my Grays law firm’s panel member for the Santander conveyancing panel. What is the best way to find this out. I have called my local Grays branch but they have not got back to me yet.
The sensible thing to do is ask for this information from your Grays property lawyer . They keep a central record lender panel numbers.
We were just about to exchange contracts for a property in Grays. We encountered a stumbling block. The loan offer with HSBC Bank runs out on 21/9/2026 but the vendors are putting forward a completion date of 23/9/2026. Is it possible to extend the mortgage offer?
The person best placed to deal with your question is your conveyancer who will assess whether he or she is should be discussing with the mortgage company, owner’s lawyers, selling agents or possibly all three taking into account the circumstances your house move as of today.
We are selling our home in Grays. Will my property lawyer have to be on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently at the moment.
I used Wolstenholmes a few years ago for my conveyancing in Grays. I now require my papers however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Grays of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a quick, chain free conveyancing. Grays is the location of the property. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Grays are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Grays you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Grays may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.
What does commercial conveyancing in Grays cover?
Non domestic conveyancing in Grays incorporates a broad range of guidance, supplied by qualified solicitors, relating to business premises. For example, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the transfer of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of leases.