Unfortunately I am unable to travel far from Laindon. I would like to know the reason why all Laindon conveyancing practitioners aren't automatically on all lender panels?
Lenders point to the fact that solicitor-led fraud is thought to be responsible for millions of pounds of fraud annually.The elimination of law firms from lender panels started with the rise in mortgage fraud, which prompted a thematic review by the Financial Services Authority in 2011. Its conclusions included recommendations for lenders to review their conveyancing panels, which triggered a major policy change in the sector. It led to mortgage companies removing a number of firms off their panel of approved lawyers .
We are looking to buy a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Laindon who is on the Skipton solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a solicitor?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Skipton . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Laindon.
We just had an offer accepted to buy with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I called into a couple of local solicitors but am struggling to find a Laindon conveyancing firm on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel. Can you assist?
Feel free to take advantage of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this site. Pick the mortgage company and type Laindon or your preferred area and you will see a number of lawyer located in Laindon or nearest you.
Me and my brother have a semi-detached Georgian house in Laindon. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Britannia. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold under the matching property. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?
You need to review 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 proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Laindon and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also check the situation with your conveyancing solicitor who conducted the purchase.
I have been pointed in your direction by a few selling agents in Laindon to choose a property lawyer on your site. Is there a financial incentive for Estate Agents to recommend your lawyers over and above alternative conveyancing organisations?
We don’t offer any commission for sending work in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission because members of the public would think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.
As co-executor for the will of my grandfather I am disposing of a residence in Neath but live in Laindon. My lawyer (who is 250 kilometers awayhas requested that I execute a stat dec prior to completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Laindon to witness and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are located in Laindon