We see that you have a search directory listing firms on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our own conveyancing in Sands End?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Sands End.
My bank has recommended a law firm on their panel based in Sands End but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Sands End or nearer to where I live. Can you assist?
The minority of Sands End conveyancing practices are listed all lender’s conveyancing panel. Do make use of the above find an approved solicitor tool to identify a Sands End conveyancing solicitor on the on the lender panel.
I am purchasing a victorian detached house in Sands End. We would like to carry out a loft conversion at the property.Will legal due diligence on the property include checks to ascertain if these alterations are permitted?
Your solicitor will review the deeds as conveyancing in Sands End will on occasion reveal restrictions in the title documents which prohibit categories of changes or necessitated the permission of a 3rd party. Many extensions require local authority planning consent and approval under the building regulations. Certain areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or impact extensions. It would be wise to check these issues with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
About to purchase flat in Sands End. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the RBS conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Sands End solicitor is on the RBS conveyancing panel.
I had an offer accepted on a house in Sands End on 15/4/2025, valuation was booked five days after, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer appointed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Bank of Ireland and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Bank of Ireland to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Do I need to pay for insurance to protect me from financial exposure to chancel repairs when buying a house in Sands End?
Unless a previous purchase of the property completed after 12 October 2013 you can take it that solicitors carrying out conveyancing in Sands End to continue to propose a a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.
I have justfound out that Wolstenholmes have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Sands End for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 12 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is in my name in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest way to check if the property 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 Sands End conveyancing specialists.
I am purchasing a new build house in Sands End with a loan from The Royal Bank of Scotland. The builders would not reduce the amount so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The property agent advised me not disclose to my lawyer about the extras as it will adversely affect my mortgage with The Royal Bank of Scotland. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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.