It has come to my attention via my lender that my Romsey the law firm I have appointed is not on the mortgage company Solicitor panel. What can I do to be sure that this is correct?
The best course of action for you to take is to contact your Romsey conveyancer. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to notify you what has happened. Where they are not on the panel they may be able to suggest a Romsey conveyancing firm that is on the conveyancing panel for your lender.
Finally the sale completed on my house in Romsey last October yet the purchaser is whats apping daily complaining that his conveyancer needs to hear from mylawyer. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?
Post completion of your sale your solicitor should send the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. If applicable, your conveyancer should also evidence that the home loan has been repaid to the purchasers conveyancers. There are no post completion formalities specific conveyancing in Romsey.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Romsey. My lender is Platform
Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 23/1/2025, the requirements read as follows :
I have todaybecome aware that Stirling Law have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Romsey for a purchase of a leasehold flat 9 months ago. How can I establish that the property is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest way to check if the premises is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Romsey conveyancing specialists.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a simple, no chain conveyancing. Romsey is the location of the property. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Romsey are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Romsey you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Romsey may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
I have been recommended by numerous estate agents in Romsey to locate a solicitor on your site. What’s the financial advantage for Estate Agents to offer your lawyers over and above alternative conveyancing organisations?
We don’t make any commission for sending work in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult a fee because members of the public would think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.