It has come to my attention via my broker that my Selston property lawyer is not on the bank Solicitor panel. What can I do to be sure if this is correct?
The first thing you need to do is to call your Selston conveyancer. You lawyer should notify you of the situation. If they are not on the panel they may be able to suggest a Selston conveyancing practice that is on the conveyancing panel for your mortgage company.
As a novice what is the most important piece of guidance you can give me concerning purchase conveyancing in Selston?
You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Selston or throughout Nottinghamshire is an adversarial process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists lots of opportunity for confrontation between you and others involved in the home moving process. For example, the seller, property agent and sometimes your mortgage company. Selecting a solicitor for your conveyancing in Selston is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the legal process whose interest is to act in your best interests and to protect you.
There is a distinct ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone has to be blamed for the process taking so long. You your first instinct should be to trust your conveyancer ahead of all other players in the conveyancing process.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Selston. My lender is Platform
Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 20/1/2025, the requirements read as follows :
I have justdiscovered that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Selston for a purchase of a freehold house 9 months ago. How can I establish that my home is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest way to see if the property is in your name, 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 Selston conveyancing specialists.
How does conveyancing in Selston differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in Selston approach us having been asked by the housebuilder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is ready to move into. This is because new home sellers in Selston typically buy the real estate, 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 conveyancing solicitors 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 Selston or who has acted in the same development.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Selston is the location of the property. Is there any advice you can give?
Flying freeholds in Selston are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Selston you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Selston 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 premises.