My financial adviser has asked me for my Kingswood solicitor’s panel reference for the Lloyds conveyancing panel. How do I find this out. I have e-mailed my local Kingswood office but they have not got back to me yet.
You are best placed to get this information from your Kingswood lawyer . They retain a central record lender panel numbers.
Can the conveyancing lawyers that you recommend carry out conveyancing in Kingswood by way of an attended exchange?
There are a few conveyancing specialists who can conduct one day exchanges. You should contact us to secure a fee calculation and details as to dates.
At what point does exchange of contracts happen for residential conveyancing in Kingswood and am I required to be at the solicitors branch?
Where you are near to our conveyancing solicitors in Kingswood you are welcome to come in to sign contracts. That being said, the firms we work with supply a countrywide conveyancing service and give as equally detailed and professional a job for you when communicating with you electronically. The signing of the contract is not the critical part. A signed contract is just a prerequisite for the solicitor to exchange contracts at the suitable time, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The procedure is is usually a five minute process, although where an extended "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Kingswood)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Kingswood. My lender is Platform
Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 26/5/2025, the requirements read as follows :
Should my lawyer be raising questions regarding flooding as part of the conveyancing in Kingswood.
Flooding is a growing risk for solicitors dealing with homes in Kingswood. Some people will acquire a house in Kingswood, completely aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, suitable building insurance, or sell the premises. There are steps that can be taken as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.
Lawyers are not best placed to give advice on flood risk, but there are a number of checks that can be initiated by the buyer or on a buyer’s behalf which should figure out the risks in Kingswood. The conventional set of information given to a buyer’s conveyancer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) contains a usual question of the owner to discover if the property has suffered from flooding. In the event that flooding has previously occurred and is not notified by the vendor, then a buyer could bring a claim for damages resulting from an misleading answer. The purchaser’s solicitors may also conduct an enviro search. This should disclose if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, additional inquiries should be initiated.
I have been advised by a few property agents in Kingswood to select a conveyancer using your seach tool. What’s the financial incentive for Estate Agents to market your lawyers over alternative conveyancing organisations?
We don’t offer any financial incentive for sending work in our direction. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission because a client could think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.