Much to our surprise we have been told by our estate agent that my Newburn the law firm I have appointed is not on the mortgage company Conveyancing panel. What can I do to be sure that this is correct?
The first thing you need to do is to contact your Newburn conveyancer. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to inform you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they may be able to suggest a Newburn conveyancing firm that is on the conveyancing panel for your mortgage company.
Completed the sale of my flat in Newburn last September yet the purchaser is e-mailing daily to moan that his solicitor is waiting to hear from mylawyer. What are the post completion sale legalities following completion?
After completion of your disposal your conveyancer should send the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer should also evidence that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been repaid to the buyers lawyers. There is unlikely to be post completion tasks just for conveyancing in Newburn.
My Conveyancer in Newburn is not on the Barclays Direct Solicitor Panel. Is it possible for me to retain my prefered solicitor even though they are excluded from the Barclays Direct panel?
Your options are as follows:
- Carry on with your existing Newburn lawyers but Barclays Direct will need to use a lawyer on their panel. This will inevitably rack up the overall conveyancing charges and result in frustration.
- Choose a new lawyer to to deal with the conveyancing, remembering to check they are Barclays Direct approved.
- Try to convince your Barclays Direct solicitor to attempt to join the Barclays Direct panel
I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Newburn. I now require my papers however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Newburn 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.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on last month in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Newburn is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Newburn are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Newburn you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Newburn may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
I'm remortgaging my primary property to a BTL mortgage with Lloyds TSB Bank and intend to use the remaining equity as a down payment on further property. The neighborhood we are interested in is Newburn. Will your solicitors be able to act for both sets of lenders and link together the two deals?
Make use of our search tool on this site to ensure that the conveyancers are approved by both lenders. On the basis that they are the solicitor should be able to connect the two conveyancing matters but you should talk with you lawyer and specify your expectations and needs.