My partner and I are hoping to buy a home in Pershore and have instructed a Pershore conveyancing practice. Within the last couple of days our property lawyer has sent a preliminary report and documents to look through in anticipation of exchanging contracts shortly. Santander have this morning contacted us to inform me that there is now an issue as our Pershore lawyer is not on their conveyancing panel. What do we do from here?
When purchasing a property with the benefit of a mortgage it is normal for the purchasers' lawyers to also act for the purchaser's lender. In order to act for a bank or building society a law firm has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the law firm to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict criteria which the firm has to satisfy and indeed some lenders now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme. Your property lawyer should contact your bank and see if they can apply for membership of their conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable they will instruct their own solicitors to act. You don't have to instruct a firm on the bank's conveyancing panel and you may continue to use your own Pershore solicitors, in which case it will likely add costs, and it may delay matters as you have another set of people involved.
We are purchasing a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Pershore who is on the Clydesdale approved panel. Can you recommend a local firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Clydesdale . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Pershore.
We had selected conveyancing lawyers locally in Pershore on the Principality solicitor panel. They have just invoiced me a separate sum for the legal aspects of the Principality mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Principality?
Unfortunately, so long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your conveyancing practitioner may levy a fee for this. The fee is not dictated by Principality but by your Pershore solicitor. Numerous firms on the Principality panel will charge ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.
I had an offer accepted on a house in Pershore on 30/12/2025, valuation was booked five days later, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Barclays and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Barclays conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Barclays to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Barclays conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I have instructed a Pershore lawyer having checked that they are on the Barclays conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?
Barclays will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Barclays will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your conveyancing practitioner will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Pershore postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Barclays, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Pershore.
I am buying a new build flat in Pershore. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.
Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Pershore
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There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please supply a car parking plan.
Taking into account that I am about to spend over three hundred thousand on a house in Pershore I wish to talk to a solicitor about myconveyancing ahead of instructing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
We could not agree more - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the lawyer due to be conducting your conveyancing in Pershore.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important individual, not a case reference. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are calculated and presented to you for your conveyancing in Pershore should be the figure that you are charged.
I am hoping to exchange soon on a leasehold property in Pershore. Conveyancing lawyers assured me that they will have a report out to me within the next couple of days. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?
Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Pershore should include some of the following:
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Where does the liability rest for maintaining the window frames Does the lease require carpeting throughout thus preventing wood flooring? Whether the landlord has obligations to ensure rights of quiet enjoyment over your property and do you know what it means in practice? Repair and maintenance of the property
I bought a studio flat in Pershore, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Corresponding flats in Pershore with over 90 years remaining are worth £180,000. The ground rent is £65 per annum. The lease expires on 21st October 2085
You have 59 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £20,900 and £24,200 plus professional fees.
The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more comprehensive due diligence. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.