I am in a contract race with another buyer for a property in Newhaven. What can I do to accelerate the buying process?
Where the seller is applying a tight deadline for your conveyancing it is highly recommended that your conveyancer is familiar with the location as they will benefit local relationships and insight. It is even conceivable that they may have conducted previoushomes in the same road. You would be best advised to use a Newhaven conveyancing lawyer. In addition, double check that the conveyancing firm is on the lender panel. It is believed that just under twenty per cent of Newhaven conveyancing transactions are delayed or jeopardised after finding out that a buyer’s conveyancer was not on their banks panel. In many cases this discovery resulted in the home move being delayed by an average of 21 days. It is claimed that this issue affects in the region of one hundred thousand home sales annually. Many Newhaven conveyancing firms can not act for certain mortgage companies so do check at the outset.
Please explain the implications if my lawyer’s firm is removed from the Coventry BS Conveyancing panel ahead of completing my conveyancing in Newhaven?
First, this is a very rare occurrence. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have to instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by a regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit for a fee.
I am buying a property in Newhaven. An unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Clydesdale have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?
As you are obtaining a mortgage with Clydesdale your lawyer must comply with the conveyancing instructions outlined in Section two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Clydesdale. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook includes minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to Clydesdale where a lease does not meet these specifications. The specifications relate to the installation of panels on properties countrywide and is not restricted to Newhaven.
Planning on purchasing a maisonette in Newhaven. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the TSB conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Newhaven conveyancing practitioner is on the TSB conveyancing panel.
My offer was accepted on an apartment in Newhaven on 9/6/2025, valuation was booked 2 days after, all came back fine. Property lawyer instructed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to UBS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel. Are UBS entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for UBS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the UBS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in two weeks back in what was supposed to be a quick, chain free conveyancing. Newhaven is where the house is located. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Newhaven are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Newhaven you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Newhaven may determine 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 property.
I am 14 days into a leasehold purchase having been recommend to conveyancers by the high street agent to do our conveyancing in Newhaven. I am not happy. Could you you assist me in finding new lawyers?
They would need to be very bad in order to consider diss instructing them. Has the mortgage offer been issued? In the event that it has you need to advise them of the new solicitor and have the loan are re-issued. Your solicitor ideally needs to be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid supplemental charges and frustration. That should be your first question of the new lawyers. The find a solicitor tool should assist you in finding a lender approved solicitor for your conveyancing in Newhaven
If instructed can a conveyancer remove someone from the title of my home in Newhaven ?
Removing or adding someone to the title of your house is relatively straightforward. You’ll need to appoint a property lawyer to discuss your legal rights before you can proceed with a transfer of property. Contact us to book a free consultation with one a lawyer