Our god-son is in the process of securing a house that has just been built in Groby and Ratby with a mortgage from RBS. His lawyer has said that there is a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. What is this document - I have never come across this before?
The document is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the RBS conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when asked. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the RBS conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.
My husband and I are in the process of looking at flats in Groby and Ratby and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it sensible to have my conveyancing practitioner on ‘stand by’? I will be getting a mortgage with Nottingham.
It would be wise to start your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their details on to the estate agent. As you are getting a mortgage with Nottingham, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Nottingham conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
Completion of my purchase has taken place for my property in Groby and Ratby. Conveyancing was satisfactory but I would like to complain about the lender. How does one go about formally complaining?
Almost all lenders have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Department at head office. We understand that complaints to a lender are sorted out effectively and efficiently. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR who will take matters further.
My offer was accepted on a property in Groby and Ratby on 18/8/2026, valuation was booked five days after, received a clean bill of health. Solicitor appointed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Virgin Money and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Virgin Money to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I used Stirling Law a few years past for my conveyancing in Groby and Ratby. Now, I need my files but cannot find the solicitor. 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 Groby and Ratby 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.
Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Groby and Ratby. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.
Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Groby and Ratby
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The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Please supply a car parking plan.
Is it possible to swap solicitor as I have to find a firm on the Barclays conveyancing list. I was using a high street conveyancing solicitor in Groby and Ratby five minutes from me but she is not approved by Barclays
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Groby and Ratby on the Barclays panel. Please note that the law firms that we on the directory do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Groby and Ratby. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this site, you can scrutinise fees for conveyancing solicitors in Groby and Ratby and beyond.
Am I better off to appoint a Groby and Ratby conveyancing solicitor in close proximity to the house I am hoping to buy? We have a good friend who can handle the legal formalities but his firm is located a couple of hundredkilometers away.
The benefit of a local Groby and Ratby conveyancing firm is that you can visit the firm to execute paperwork, deliver your ID and pester them if necessary. They will also have local insight which is a plus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust instructed your friend and the majority were content that should outweigh using an unknown Groby and Ratby conveyancing lawyer just because they are based in the area.