Me and my wife are acquiring a ground floor flat in Hazlemere. My Conveyancer is not on the bank solicitor list. Is it possible for me to use my Hazlemere conveyancing solicitor even though they are not on the bank panel?
You have numerous alternatives available to you here
- Carry on with your preferred Hazlemere lawyer but your mortgage company will need to instruct a conveyancing practitioner from their approved list. This will result in additional fees together with likely delay.
- Choose a fresh solicitor to act in the purchase, making sure they are on the lender conveyancing panel.
- Convince your conveyancing practitioner to do everything within their powers to join the lender’s panel of solicitors
Can your site be used to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Hazlemere even where I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for instance if I intend to acquire a shop in Hazlemere with a loan from Platform Home Loans Ltd?
Our comparison service is primarily utilised to find domestic conveyancing solicitors in Hazlemere but we have listed at the bottom of this page a few Hazlemere commercial conveyancing firms. You should enquire with the firm directly to see if they are also authorised to represent Platform Home Loans Ltd
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Hazlemere. My lender is Accord Mortgages
Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 25/10/2026, the requirements read as follows :
Me and my brother have a terraced Victorian house in Hazlemere. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Aldermore. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold under the matching address. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?
You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Hazlemere and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also check the position with your conveyancing solicitor who conducted the conveyancing.
I opted to have a survey done on a house in Hazlemere before appointing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. Our surveyor advised that some banks may refuse to issue a loan on a flying freehold property.
It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you call us we can check with 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 Hazlemere. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Hazlemere to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
If all goes to plan we aim to complete the disposal of our £375,000 flat in Hazlemere in just under a week. The managing agents has quoted £348 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and 3 years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge such fees for a flat conveyance in Hazlemere?
For most leasehold sales in Hazlemere conveyancing will involve, queries regarding the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :
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Completing pre-exchange questions
Where consent is required before sale in Hazlemere
Supplying insurance information
Deeds of covenant upon sale
Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Hazlemere Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Queries Prior to Purchasing
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How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their service charge payments? If a Hazlemere lease has no more than eighty years it will affect the marketability of the property. Check with your mortgage company that they are happy with the length of the lease. A short lease means that you will most likely need a lease extension at some point and it is worth discovering what this would cost. Remember, in most cases you would need to own the premises for two years before you are eligible to extend the lease. Is anyone aware of any major works anticipated that could increase the maintenance charges?