I am in the market for a reasonably priced property lawyer. Do I opt for a nationwide conveyancer as opposed to a local Little Oakley conveyancing solicitor?
Little Oakley is a unique place, where regional know-how helps. The relaxed pace of life has an upside – but not for your home move. The solicitors that we recommend possess wide Little Oakley know how with a proactive, can doattitude that ensures everything runs smoothly. It will certainly help if they can make use of well established relationships with mortgage brokers, local authorities, surveyors and other Little Oakley conveyancing solicitors
We have very brash sellers who has recommended a preliminary contract with a payment 6,000. Is it wise to enter into such agreements?
Exclusivity contracts are contracts binding a home seller and prospective buyer giving the buyer a ‘clear field’ to the sale of the property for a certain period of time. For all intents and purposes, a lock out agreement is a contract stating that you should have a contract at a later date which is the contract for the actual sale. It tends to be used for buyer assurance though in some cases, the vendor may stand to benefit from such agreements as well. There are various pros and cons to having an agreement but you need to check with your conveyancer but beware that it may result in costing you extra in conveyancing fees. For this these contracts are not popular in relation to conveyancing in Little Oakley.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Little Oakley. My lender is Tesco Bank
Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 8/10/2025, the requirements read as follows :
Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Nationwide. Little Oakley conveyancing lawyers were instructed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Nationwide?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Nationwide done the survey? Have you informed Nationwide as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Nationwide conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.
After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Little Oakley. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an upfront payment of £150. A few days later, the conveyancing practitioner called me to say that they were not on the Santander 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 Santander 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.
Our sealed bid on a detached house in Little Oakley has been accepted, but there is a chain. The owners have placed an offer on somewhere, but it’s not been accepted yet, and have viewings of other apartments in the pipeline. I have instructed a bricks and mortar conveyancing solicitor in Little Oakley. What should be my next step? At what point should I apply for the mortgage with Nottingham?
It is normal to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses too early (mortgage application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then survey, Little Oakley conveyancing search fees, etc). First, you must check that your conveyancing practitioner is on the Nottingham approved list. Regarding the subsequent stages this very much depends on the uniqueness of your case, attraction to the property and on the state of the market. In a hot market the majority of buyers will apply for a home loan with Nottingham and pay for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they request their property lawyer to move forward with searches.
Is it possible to switch firm as I need to instruct one who is on the Coventry Building Society conveyancing panel. I was using a family conveyancing solicitor in Little Oakley round the corner but he is not approved by Coventry Building Society
It would be our pleasure to help you find a conveyancing solicitor in Little Oakley on the Coventry Building Society panel. Please note that the solicitors that we on the directory do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Little Oakley. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can scrutinise charges for conveyancing solicitors in Little Oakley and beyond.
Is it the case that all Little Oakley legal practices on every bank conveyancing panel?
You can use our search tool or you can go into your local bank branch in Little Oakley. Chances are that they can recommend conveyancing solicitors in Little Oakley