My fiance and I are hoping to acquire a flat in Hungerford and are in fact using a Hungerford conveyancing firm. Within the last couple of days our solicitor has forwarded the sale agreement to be signed with a detailed report with a view to exchanging next week. Platform Home Loans Ltd have this evening contacted us to advise us that they have now hit a problem as our Hungerford lawyer is not on their conveyancing panel. Is this a problem?
When purchasing a property with mortgage finance it is usual for the purchasers' lawyers to also represent the mortgage company. In order to act for a bank or building society a law firm has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the law firm to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict criteria which the firm has to satisfy and indeed some lenders now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Accreditation Scheme. Your property lawyer should contact your lender and see if they can apply for membership of their conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable they will instruct their own solicitors to act. You are not legally obliged to appoint a law firm on the lender’s conveyancing panel and you may continue to use your own Hungerford solicitors, in which case it will likely add costs, and it may delay matters as you have another set of people involved.
Do the conveyancing solicitors that you recommend handle right to buy conveyancing in Hungerford?
We have identified a variety of conveyancing conveyancers who can service right to buy conveyancing Do contact the solicitors listed in order to secure a costs illustration.
Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Hungerford even if I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for instance if I want to acquire an office in Hungerford with a mortgage from Britannia?
Our search tool is primarily there to find domestic conveyancing solicitors in Hungerford but we have set out towards the end of this page some Hungerford commercial conveyancing firms. You should make contact with the firm directly to see if they are also authorised to represent Britannia
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Hungerford. My lender is Virgin
Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 18/12/2025, the requirements read as follows :
My wife and I are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our property in Hungerford and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being constructed land that was not decontaminated. A high street Hungerford conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers used an internet conveyancing practice as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Hungerford. Having lived in Hungerford for 5 years we know of no issue. Should we get in touch with our local Authority to get confirmation need.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You should check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same illness)
I am a sole trader planning to take over a lease of a shop on a shopping parade. Can you recommend solicitors offering competitive charges for commercial conveyancing in Hungerford for below 2k?
We are happy to recommend firms who have an in-depth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Hungerford, including the sale and acquisition of businesses as well as simply premises. If you are looking to purchase or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a complete business we will find you the right solicitor. Regarding the charges this will depend on the structure and nuances of the deal. Let us have your details or email so as to enable us to furnish you with a fixed commercial conveyancing quote.