We wanted to use a property lawyer in Langport for our house move. Our broker has since notified us that our bank Barclays Direct won't deal with them. Surely this is unduly restrictive?
A decade ago most lenders had a different appetite for risk. Almost all Langport conveyancing firms would have been on many mortgage company panels. The financial services regulator in 2010 conducted a thematic review into mortgage fraud which come to the conclusion: know the conveyancing solicitors dealt with. Consequently, mortgage companies have regularly sought more information from law firms concerning their operations and their employees and set certain criteria such a completing on a minimum amount of conveyancing. Many Langport conveyancing firms that have been excluded from lender panels have Unblemished track record, no complaints and no claims and didn't just 'dabble' in conveyancing. Langport is amongst the hundreds of areas where the lawyers showing on our search results are are approved Barclays Direct.
We are planning to move property in November. Should my conveyancing solicitor liaise with the removal company on the completion day. On a separate note, can you recommend a removal company in Langport. Conveyancing lawyer was found prior to coming across this page.
On the day of completion you can collect the keys from the property agent but this can only happen after the sellers conveyancers advise the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be released. Subsequently you can inform the removal company that you are ready to move in. As a matter of policy we do not suggest a specific removal company but can assist you in choosing a conveyancing in Langport or a legal practice that specialises in conveyancing in Langport.
I recently had an offer agreed on a house in Langport. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an on account payment of £225. A couple of days later, the lawyer contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Co-operative panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
My offer was accepted on an apartment in Langport on 24/7/2025, valuation was booked 3 days after, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer instructed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Barclays and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Barclays conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Barclays to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Barclays conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
We are selling our home in Langport and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being constructed land that was not decontaminated. Any high street Langport conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the purchasers used an internet conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Langport. We have lived in Langport for 5 years we know of no issue. Do we contact our local Authority to get clarification that there is no issue.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You need to 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 sickness)
I am buying a new build house in Langport benefiting from help to buy. The developers refused to move on the price so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The sale representative advised me not inform my lawyer about the side-deal as it will impact my loan with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
I'm remortgaging my primary property to a buy to let loan with Nottingham Building Society and I will use the rest of the raised equity as a deposit on further property. The area we are looking at is Langport. Will your solicitors be able to act for the two banks and tie in the transactions?
Do use our search tool on this site to be sure that the solicitors are on the relevant lender panels. Assuming that they are the lawyer should be able to simultaneously deal with the two conveyancing matters but you should talk with you lawyer and make clear your expectations and requirements.
I own a leasehold house in Langport. Conveyancing and Virgin Money mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1998. The conveyancing solicitor in Langport who previously acted has now retired. Any advice?
The first thing you should do is contact HMLR to be sure that this person is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to incur the fees of a Langport conveyancing solicitor to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. You should note that in any event, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.
Leasehold Conveyancing in Langport - Sample of Questions you should ask before Purchasing
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Are any of leasehold owners in arrears of their service charge payments? Who are the managing agents?