Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Leven. My lender is Chelsea Building Society
Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 22/6/2025, the requirements read as follows :
I used Stirling Law several years ago for my conveyancing in Leven. Now, I need my files however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 Leven of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, 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 advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Leven in advance of instructing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. Our surveyor advised that some lenders will not issue a mortgage on such a property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different requirements for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further with the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Leven. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Leven especially if they are familiar with such properties in Leven.
How simple is it to transfer to a new firm as I need to find a firm on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing list. I hired a high street conveyancing solicitor in Leven five minutes from me but she is not approved by Barnsley Building Society
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Leven on the Barnsley Building Society panel. Please note that the solicitors that we work with do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Leven. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Leven.
We are 18 days into a freehold purchase having been referred to conveyancers by the local agent to do our conveyancing in Leven. I am am starting to be frustrated with the level of service. Can you help me find new lawyers?
A solicitor would need to be very poor to suggest replacing them. Has your loan offer been generated? In the event that it has you must make them aware of the new contact details and get the offer are re-sent. Your new conveyancer needs to be on the mortgage company panel to avoid supplemental fees and delays. So that should be your starting point. The search tool should help you find a bank approved solicitor for your home move in Leven
Do you have any top tips for leasehold conveyancing in Leven with the aim of expediting the sale process?
- Much of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Leven can be reduced if you appoint lawyers the minute your agents start marketing the property and ask them to collate the leasehold information which will be required by the buyers’ representatives. The majority of landlords or managing agents in Leven charge for providing management packs for a leasehold premises. You or your lawyers should discover the fee that they propose to charge. The management information sought as soon as you have a buyer, thus accelerating the process. The average time it takes to receive management information is three weeks. It is the most usual reason for frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Leven. If you have had conflict with your landlord or managing agents it is essential that these are resolved before the property is put on the market. The buyers and their solicitors will be nervous about purchasing a property where there is an ongoing dispute. You may have to bite the bullet and discharge any arrears of service charge or resolve the dispute prior to the buyers completing the purchase. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled prior to the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You will still have to reveal details of the dispute to the buyers, but it is better to reveal the dispute as over as opposed to unresolved. If you have carried out any alterations to the property would they have required Landlord’s consent? In particular have you laid down wooden flooring? Most leases in Leven state that internal structural alterations or addition of wooden flooring calls for a licence issued by the Landlord approving such works. Where you fail to have the consents in place do not communicate with the landlord without contacting your conveyancer in the first instance.
Leasehold Conveyancing in Leven - Examples of Questions you should ask before Purchasing
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Is anyone aware of any major works on the horizon that could increase the service charges? It is important to be aware whether window replacement or some other significant cost is pending to be shared between the tenants and will dramatically impact the level of the service charges or result in a specific invoice.