Recently contacted my conveyancing solicitor in Rothley who completed the legal work two years ago and wanted a conveyancing estimate based on an identical type of house sale & purchase (a leasehold property and a freehold property) of almost identical values with a loan from Godiva Mortgages Ltd. I am now being quoted double. Am I right to be tempted to shop around for a cheaper internet property lawyer?
The estimate does seem a tad overpriced. If you shop around you might reduce the fees slightly by say a hundred pounds. That being said, assuming were happy with the service the firm gave you maycome to rue choosing an an unknown conveyancer. Don't forget to ensure the solicitor can also act for Godiva Mortgages Ltd. Do make use of our search tool to choose a Rothley conveyancing firm on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd conveyancing panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Rothley.
My son-in-law is purchasing a newly built flat in Rothley with a home loan from Barclays. His lawyer has said that there is a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. What is this document - I have never come across this before?
The document is intended to provide information to the main parties involved in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Barclays conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the valuer when asked. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Barclays conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.
Can your site be used to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Rothley even if I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for instance where I intend to buy an office in Rothley with a loan from Santander?
Our search tool is predominantly utilised to get a quote from domestic conveyancing solicitors in Rothley but we have recorded at the bottom of this page a few Rothley commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the firm directly to establish if they can also act for Santander
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Rothley. My lender is Platform
Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 21/6/2025, the requirements read as follows :
When it comes to lenders such as Barclays, do Rothley lawyers have to pay an annual charge to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are unaware of any lender fees to register on their list of approved firms, although some do levy an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.
We had instructed conveyancing lawyers based in Rothley on the Barclays solicitor panel. They have just invoiced me a supplemental charge for handling the Barclays mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee specified by Barclays?
Provided it is contained in their Terms and Conditions or estimate then yes your solicitor can charge a fee for this. The fee is not set by Barclays but by your Rothley lawyer. Numerous firms on the Barclays panel will quote ’dealing with mortgage’ fee but many firms include it on their overall fee.
The mortgage over my property is with Nottingham for my property in Rothley. Conveyancing was finalised some time ago. In the event that I decide to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a BTL mortgage or inform Nottingham?
Your original mortgage agreement with Nottingham will provide that you need their approval prior to renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of Nottingham’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Nottingham directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a Nottingham conveyancing panel firm.
Why is it not possible to complete our conveyancing in Rothley on Easter Monday?
This is due to the fact that on completion the purchase price needs to be transferred electronically between the banks of the buyer and owner’s solicitor and at present this can only occur on a working day. So you can't complete on a saturday or sunday either.