We are buying a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in Potters Bar who is on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a 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 Leeds Building Society . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Potters Bar.
I have 7378 less than 75 years remaining on my lease and need a lease extension for my flat in Potters Bar. Conveyancing solicitors on the Tesco Bank panel can deal with such extensions right?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are getting a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 4/2/2026 the requirements read as follows :
When it comes to lenders such as Aldermore, do Potters Bar conveyancing practitioners incur a fee to be on the list of approved solicitors?
We are unaware of any mortgage company fees to be on their list of approved firms, although some do levy an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.
I recently had an offer agreed on a house in Potters Bar. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their conveyancing practitioner. I paid an upfront payment of £150. Soon after, the solicitor contacted me to say that they were not on the UBS 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 UBS 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.
Aldermore have agreed my home loan in principle, my offer on a flat in Potters Bar has been agreed to, what happens next?
Your estate agent will wish to be advised as to your lawyer's details (ensure that the solicitors are on the lender’s approved list). Call up Aldermore or your broker and finalise any appropriate forms. Aldermore will instruct a valuer who will get in contact with the selling agent or vendor to schedule an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes about ten days to receive the mortgage offer. Aldermore will send the offer to you and your lawyers. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Potters Bar.
I'm purchasing my first flat in Potters Bar with a mortgage from Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. The builders refused to reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative told me not disclose to my conveyancer about this side-deal as it would put at risk my loan with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
I am looking to sell my home. My previous conveyancers has retired. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Potters Bar if that makes a difference.
Please use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Potters Bar. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes with a minimum of fuss.
As co-executor for the will of my uncle I am disposing of a residence in Newport but live in Potters Bar. My lawyer (who is 250 miles awayneeds me to execute a statutory declaration before the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Potters Bar to witness and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are located in Potters Bar