Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a searchable register to list firms on the Loughborough BS conveyancing panel for example in Osidge?
We would not expect to be advised of any plans on the part of the BSA to develop such a search facility.
is it true that all Osidge solicitors on the Nottingham conveyancing panel are regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Nottingham approved list of solicitors they would need to be regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Some banks do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the organisation would be overseen by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
I'm at the point of looking at houses in Osidge and I am now considering a potential offer. Should I already have a lawyer appointed at this point? I will be getting a mortgage with UBS.
You should start obtaining conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the estate agent. Given that you are getting a mortgage with UBS, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel.
After months of negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Osidge. My financial adviser pressured me to appoint their lawyer. I paid an on account payment of £225. Soon after, the conveyancer contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Lloyds 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 Lloyds 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.
I am selling our property in Osidge and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed land that was not decontaminated. A local lawyer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the purchasers used a national conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Osidge. We have lived in Osidge for three years we know of no issue. Is it a good idea to contact our local Authority to seek confirmation that there is no issue.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer already. What do they say? You must enquire of 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 ailment)
The deeds to my property are lost. The lawyers who dealt with the conveyancing in Osidge 5 years ago no longer exist. What do I do?
You no longer need to hold title official documentation to establish that you are the registered proprietor of land or property, given that the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.
My husband and I are first time buyers - had an offer accepted, but the estate agent informed us that the owners will only move forward if we use the agent's preferred conveyancers as they need a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a family conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Osidge
It is highly unlikely the vendors are behind this. If they desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a motivated purchaser is not the way to achieve this. Speak to the owners direct and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are serious purchasers (b)you are ready to go, with finances in place © you are unencumbered (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you are going to appoint your preferred Osidge conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will earn the estate agent a referral fee or meet his conveyancing thresholds pre-set by corporate headquarters.
We are in the process of purchasing a house in Osidge. Conveyancing is not yet done but we wish to keep our transaction price a secret from sites such as Nestoria. Is this achievable and how?
The Land Registry by statute are bound to reveal price paid information on a register of the title for residential properties nationwide including homes in Osidge. The register of title is an open document, so the Land Registry would be breaching their statutory obligations if they did not permit access to the register.
In essence you can make a request of HM Land Registry to hide the amount paid data yet the answer would be a No.