I have just been advised by my broker that my Hastings lawyer is not on the lender Solicitor panel. What can I do to be sure if this is correct?
The sensible course of action for you to take is to contact your Hastings conveyancer. You lawyer should advise you of the situation. If they are not on the panel they may recommend you to a Hastings conveyancing practice that is on the conveyancing panel for your mortgage company.
Why is leasehold purchase conveyancing in Hastings is more expensive?
The conveyancing fees on a leasehold premises in Hastings is frequently greater when contrasted to a freehold acquisition or disposal. This is due to the additional work necessary in corresponding with the landlord and management company to obtain information about whether the rent and service charges have been cleared and whether there are any major works due in the foreseeable future on repairs or maintenance of the building.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Hastings. My lender is Virgin
Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 23/4/2025, the requirements read as follows :
My father advised me that in purchasing a property in Hastings there may be various restrictions affecting the ability to carry out external changes to a property. Is this right?
There are a number of properties in Hastings which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Hastings should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
I am selling my apartment. I had a double glazing fitted in February 2010, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's mortgage company, Yorkshire BS are being difficult. The Hastings solicitor who is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but Yorkshire BS are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Yorkshire BS have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Yorkshire BS have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Yorkshire BS 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.
About to purchase flat in Hastings. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the RBS conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Hastings solicitor is on the RBS conveyancing panel.
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Hastings in advance of appointing solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. The surveyor advised that some lenders tend refuse to give a loan on such a property.
It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can look into this further via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Hastings. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Hastings to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
We are a couple of weeks into a leasehold purchase having been recommend to a firm by the selling agent to handle our conveyancing in Hastings. We are not happy. Could you you assist me in finding new lawyers?
They would have to be very poor to suggest diss instructing them. Has your loan offer been generated? If so you need to inform them of the new contact details and get the loan are issued to the new lawyers. Your solicitor ideally should be on the banks panel to avoid added fees and delays. So that should be your starting point. Our search tool can help you find a bank approved conveyancer for your home move in Hastings