Are the Rossington conveyancing solicitors identified as being on the UBS conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by UBS?
Rossington conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the UBS conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from UBS directly.
Please explain the implications if my lawyer’s firm is removed from the Clydesdale Solicitor panel ahead of completing my conveyancing in Rossington?
First, this is very unlikely to happen. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have to instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by a regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit for a fee.
I used Action Conveyancing a few years past for my conveyancing in Rossington. I now require my papers but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Rossington of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
How does conveyancing in Rossington differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Rossington come to us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is constructed. This is because house builders in Rossington tend to acquire the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Rossington or who has acted in the same development.
Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Rossington ahead of appointing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. My surveyor has said that some mortgage companies tend refuse to give a mortgage on a flying freehold home.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can look into this further with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Rossington. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Rossington especially if they are familiar with such properties in Rossington.
My partner and I have recently had an offer accepted on a flat and had meeting on Monday with Nationwide for the mortgage. They have informed us that when it comes to selecting a property lawyer that unless they are on their approved list of property lawyers then we will have to pay out a further fee of £200. This is because they will then have to instruct a property lawyer to act on their behalf in addition to the one we appoint for ourselves and we will be on the hook for their fees. I have asked Nationwide to furnish me with a list so I can obtain quotes only from their approved conveyancers but was told that I need to check with each individual solicitor to see if they are on the panel. Is their an easier way of going about this?
Ask Nationwide what their criteria for joining their panel is for a solicitor.Thereafter ask the property lawyer of your choice whether they meet the criteria and have they acted on loans for Nationwide previously. If the answer to those is yes, then just double check with Nationwide. Alternatively please use our search facility and we should be able to identify a solicitor in Rossington on the panel for Nationwide.