I'm in the process of changing my current homeowner loan to a BTL Barnsley Building Society mortgage. The bank has said that I require a solicitor for this. I spoke to the same Kensal Green conveyancing firm who acted on my behalf when I previously acquired the property. The costs illustration e-mailed to me of £470 is an eye-watering amount to do this as I am not require purchase conveyancing - it’s just a bog-standard refinance.
The charges appear a tad high. If you you were to look around you might reduce the fees slightly by say £125. On the other hand, providing that you were pleased with the service the firm provided you maycome to rue choosing an an untested solicitor. If is important to enquire the solicitor can also act for Barnsley Building Society. Do use our search tool to find a Kensal Green conveyancing firm on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Kensal Green.
Do the conveyancing lawyers that you recommend carry out right to buy conveyancing in Kensal Green?
We work with a variety of conveyancing firms carrying out right to buy conveyancing work Do contact the solicitors listed to get a conveyancing quote.
My brother-in-law has suggested I instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Kensal Green. I I would like to check if they are accepted on the Yorkshire Building Society conveyancing panel. Can you assist?
You should e-mail your conveyancer and enquire if they are on the lender panel. Otherwise please call Yorkshire Building Society who may be able to assist.
My colleague recommended that if I am buying in Kensal Green I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is occasionally included in the estimate for your Kensal Green conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about Kensal Green around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Kensal Green Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Kensal Green.
I used Stirling Law a few years ago for my conveyancing in Kensal Green. Now, I need the files however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should call 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 Kensal Green of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Kensal Green ahead of retaining lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. The surveyor has said that some banks will refuse to grant a mortgage on this type of home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you contact us we can investigate further via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Kensal Green. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.