We see that you have a search directory listing law firms on the Lloyds conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I appoint them for our own conveyancing in Park Hill?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Lloyds conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Park Hill.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Park Hill. My lender is Tesco Bank
Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 27/5/2025, the requirements read as follows :
I happen to be the only recipient of my late father’s estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in Park Hill. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in April. I want to move. I do know about the Mortgage Lenders six month 'rule', which means that my property ownership will be considered the same way as though I had purchased the property in April. Do I have to wait 6 months to sell?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook requires conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you might be caught by that. How practical a view mortgage companies take of it, depend on the bank as this clause principally exists to pick up on subsales or the wholesaling and assigning of properties.
We are getting the release of further funds on our mortgage from Lloyds as we want to conduct renovations to our home in Park Hill. Are we obliged to select a bricks and mortar Park Hill solicitor on the Lloyds conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Lloyds would not normally instruct firms on their conveyancing panel to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Lloyds conveyancing panel.
Completion of my purchase has taken place for my property in Park Hill. Conveyancing was satisfactory but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. How does one go about formally complaining?
All banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Department at head office. We understand that complaints to a lender are sorted out very quickly. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR who will take matters further.
five months have gone by following my purchase conveyancing in Park Hill concluded. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £215,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £235,500 and found one round the corner in Park Hill I like with open areas and railway links nearby, the downside is that it only has 51 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Park Hill suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?
Should you require a mortgage that many years may be an issue. Reduce the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you could ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this matter.
We're novice buyers - agreed a price, yet the estate agent informed us that the vendor will only go ahead if we appoint their preferred solicitors as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a family solicitor with experience of conveyancing in Park Hill
We suspect that the seller is not behind this requirement. If they require ‘a quick sale', turning down a serious buyer is going to damage their objectives. Speak to the vendors direct and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you do not need to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you are going to use your own,trusted Park Hill conveyancing solicitors - rather thanthe ones that will earn the negotiator at the agency a commission or achieve conveyancing targets pre-set by senior management.