Am I correct in assuming that the fact that my conveyancer in Oakley is not on my lender's solicitor panel that there is a problem with the quality of the firm’s conveyancing?
That would most likely be a wrong assumption to make. There are plenty of reasonable explanations. Just recently a report by the solicitors regulator indicated that over three quarters of law firms surveyed had been removed from at least one lender panel. The top 5 reasons are as follows: (1) low volume of transactions (2) the solicitor is a sole practitioner (3) as part of the HSBC panel reduction (4) regulatory contact by SRA (5) accidental removal. Should you be concerned you should simply call the Oakley conveyancing practice and enquire why they are no longer on the approved list for your mortgage company.
Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Oakley even if I’m not buying or selling a house, for example where I intend to acquire an office in Oakley with a mortgage from Accord Mortgages Ltd?
Our comparison service is mainly there to select domestic conveyancing solicitors in Oakley but we have listed at the bottom of this page some Oakley commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the firm directly to see if they are also authorised to represent Accord Mortgages Ltd
We are planning on selling our property in Oakley and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. A high street Oakley conveyancer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers instructed a nationwide conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Oakley. We have lived in Oakley for 4 years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to contact our local Authority to obtain confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing solicitor already. What do they say? You must check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same sickness)
I have justfound out that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Oakley for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I establish that my home is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest way to see if the property is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Oakley conveyancing specialists.
I was recommended by two or three local selling agents in Oakley to find a property lawyer using your seach tool. Is there a financial inducement for Estate Agents to offer your site over another?
We don’t offer any commission for sending work our way. We found it would be just too difficult a fee because home movers will think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.
I have read on numerous consumer advice websites that before choosing a conveyancing firm they need approved by your mortgage company. I am novice purchaser but I have an offer in principle via Santander and I already have a bricks and morter conveyancing solicitor in Oakley in place. Can Birmingham Midhshires need an approved conveyancer to be used? Does a list of approved solicitors even exist for my conveyancing in Oakley?
You should instruct a solicitor that is on the Birmingham Midhshires panel. Simply call your preferred Oakley conveyancing solicitor to check if they are on the Birmingham Midhshires panel. If they are not on the panel you have a number of options available to you here:
- Proceed with your existing Oakley solicitor but Birmingham Midhshires will undoubtedly instruct a property lawyer on their approved list. The net impact is additional cost and likely delay.
- Choose a fresh lawyer to act in the purchase, not forgetting to check that they are on the Birmingham Midhshires conveyancing panel.
- Convince your property lawyer to do everything within their powers to get listed on the Birmingham Midhshires conveyancing panel.