Souldappointing a Kirby Muxloe conveyancing lawyer make the ownership transfer smoother?
On the whole conveyancing solicitors in your location will benefit from strong alliances with your local authority, which can assist with your Kirby Muxloe conveyancing searches that your lawyer will require. It can only help if they enjoy good rapport with the Land Registry covering your area Kirby Muxloe, other lawyers in the location and Kirby Muxloe property agents.
I am acquiring a brand new flat in Kirby Muxloe and my conveyancer is telling me that she has to the lender to disclose incentives from the seller. I am under pressure to sign contracts and I have no desire to prolong deal. Is my lawyer right?
You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your conveyancing practitioner. A precondition to being on a mortgage company panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Kirby Muxloe. My lender is Chelsea Building Society
Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 8/9/2025, the requirements read as follows :
is it true that all Kirby Muxloe solicitor firms on the Santander conveyancing panel are governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Santander conveyancing panel they would need to be overseen by the SRA. Some banks do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such practice would be overseen by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
I am purchasing a property in Kirby Muxloe. One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Bank of Ireland have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?
Given that your lender is Bank of Ireland your lawyer must comply with the conveyancing requirements contained in Section 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Bank of Ireland. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook contains minimum provisions for solar panel roof-space leases, and conveyancers are required to report to Bank of Ireland where a lease fails to comply with these conditions. The conditions relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales and is not limited to Kirby Muxloe.
I have decided to exercise my right to buy my property in Kirby Muxloe off the council. I have a mortgage offer with Santander. Conveyancing is new to me. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?
It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Santander, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Santander conveyancing panel.
Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal planned roadworks that could impact a commercial land in Kirby Muxloe?
Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Kirby Muxloe will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers expend in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Kirby Muxloe. The report provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Kirby Muxloe.
For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Kirby Muxloe it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately may cause delays to Kirby Muxloe commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Kirby Muxloe.
Given that I will soon spend 450k on a terraced house in Kirby Muxloe I wish to have a conversation with the solicitor regarding theconveyancing prior to instructing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
We could not agree more - we would be happy to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the lawyer who will be carrying out your property ownership legalities in Kirby Muxloe.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important person, not a case reference. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for residential conveyancing in Kirby Muxloe should be the figure that you end up paying.