The loan agreement from Nationwide for the remortgage of my 2 bedroom apartment is to be issued by the end of next week. Are you able to put forward a low cost conveyancing solicitor in Romiley?
You are on the wrong site if you are seeking the cheapest conveyancing in Romiley. Our aim is to provide affordable conveyancing but our intention is not to advertise as being the cheapest. Resist the temptation to appoint brokers offering £99 conveyancing in Romiley. The optimum outcome, in deciding on cheap conveyancing, you will receive what you pay for and at worst you will end up invoiced for extras and still not get the service required.
There are numerous conveyancing solicitors in Romiley but how do I know who I should use?
We would encourage you not to go for the lowest Romiley conveyancing quote. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.
Is it the case that all Romiley solicitor practices on the Santander conveyancing panel are governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Santander approved list of solicitors they would need to be regulated by the SRA. The majority of banks do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the practice would be governed by the CLC.
My offer was accepted on a house in Romiley on 11/8/2025, valuation was booked five days after, received a clean bill of health. Solicitor retained, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Kent Reliance and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Kent Reliance to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
What can a local search tell me about the property my wife and I purchasing in Romiley?
Romiley conveyancing often commences with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company for example Xpress Legal The local search is essential in every Romiley conveyancing purchase; that is if you wish to avoid any unpleasant once you have moved into your new home. The search should reveal information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic headings.
2 months have elapsed since my purchase conveyancing in Romiley concluded. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £160,000. 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 premises 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 opted to have a survey carried out on a house in Romiley ahead of instructing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the house. The surveyor advised that some banks may not give a loan on a flying freehold home.
It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can check via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Romiley. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
Am I better off to appoint a Romiley conveyancing practitioner based in the area that I am buying? I have an old university friend who can perform the legal formalities however his firm is located 400miles away.
The primary upside of using a local Romiley conveyancing firm is that you can drop in to execute paperwork, hand in your ID and pester them if necessary. Having local Romiley know how is a plus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If you know people who instructed your friend and they were content that should outweigh using an unknown Romiley conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being Romiley based.