Recently contacted my conveyancing lawyer in Market Bosworth who completed the legal work two years ago asking for a conveyancing quote based on an identical type of home move (a leasehold residence and a freehold premises) of almost identical values with a mortgage from Coventry Building Society. It looks as though am now being charged twice the amount. Am I right to be tempted to shop around for a cheaper internet firm of conveyancing solicitor?
The quote is fractionally on the steep side. If you you were to look around you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by perhaps a hundred pounds. That being said, if you were pleased with the assistance the firm offered you maycome to rue choosing an an unknown conveyancer. Don't forget to be sure the conveyancer can act for Coventry Building Society. You can use our search tool to locate a Market Bosworth conveyancing firm on the Coventry Building Society member panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Market Bosworth.
We are buying a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Market Bosworth who is on the Bank of Ireland approved panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Bank of Ireland . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Market Bosworth.
I am mortgaging my home in Market Bosworth, does my lawyer have to be on the Bank of Ireland Conveyancing panel?
In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel, but Bank of Ireland would require one of their panel solicitors to be instructed to act in their interests, and you'd have to pay for this - so most people instruct a panel solicitor. It's also easier, as otherwise you'd have to deal with two solicitors for the same conveyancing matter.
I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Virgin Money. I assume I don't need a Market Bosworth solicitor on the Virgin Money panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.
If you have finished paying off your Virgin Money mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Virgin Money mortgage from the register. Virgin Money, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Virgin Money has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Virgin Money has instructed the Land Registry to do so
I am due to exchange contracts on my apartment. I had a double glazing fitted in October 2010, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s lender, Skipton are being problematic. The Market Bosworth solicitor who is on the Skipton conveyancing panel is happy to accept ‘lack of building regulation’ insurance but Skipton are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do Skipton have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Skipton have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Skipton may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
My offer was accepted on a house in Market Bosworth on 5/2/2025, valuation was booked 3 days later, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer retained, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Yorkshire BS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. Are Yorkshire BS entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Yorkshire BS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
My wife and I have a renovated Victorian house in Market Bosworth. Conveyancing solicitor represented me and Yorkshire Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the matching property. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?
You should assess 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 Market Bosworth 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 buyers. You can also question the position with your conveyancing lawyer who conducted the purchase.
Should I use a Market Bosworth conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am purchasing? An old friend can conduct the legal work but they are based 200miles away.
The primary upside of using a local Market Bosworth conveyancing practice is that you can drop in to execute documents, deliver your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local knowledge which is a benefit. That being said it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have instructed your friend and on the whole were impressed that should trump using an unknown Market Bosworth conveyancing lawyer just because they are based in the area.