Recently been in touch with my conveyancing lawyer in South Cave who completed the legal work two years ago requesting a conveyancing costs illustration based on an identical type of home move (a leasehold premises and a freehold premises) of similar values with a loan from Chelsea Building Society. It looks as though am now being quoted double. Should I look for a cheaper internet conveyancer?
The estimate does seem a little steep. If you shop around you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, providing that you were happy with the assistance the firm gave you mightcome to regret opting for an an untested solicitor. Don't forget to be sure that the solicitor can also act for Chelsea Building Society. You can make use of our search tool to choose a South Cave conveyancing firm on the Chelsea Building Society approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in South Cave.
Can you help? My South Cave conveyancer is informing me me that he has toorder South Cave conveyancing searches due to the fact thatthe firm are on the Santanderconveyancing panel. These South Cave checks cost a lot of money can this be avoided?
You have limited options available to you. Given that you are taking out a loan with a bank your lawyer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the UK Finance Conveyancing Handbook. Your solicitor would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your lender’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to comply with the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook conditions . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out South Cave conveyancing searches.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in South Cave. My lender is Nationwide Building Society
Nationwide Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 27/10/2026, the requirements read as follows :
This question may be naive but I am unseasoned as a first time buyer of a garden flat in South Cave. Do I receive the keys to the house on the completion date from my lawyer? If so, I will appoint a High Street conveyancing solicitor in South Cave?
On the day of completion you will not be required to go to the conveyancers office in South Cave. Conveyancing lawyers for you will transfer the purchase money to the owner’s conveyancers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be able to pick up the keys from the property Agents and move into your new home. Usually this happens early afternoon.
I recently had an offer agreed on an apartment in South Cave. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an upfront payment of £175. A couple of days later, the conveyancing practitioner contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Santander conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Santander panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
I am due to exchange contracts on my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in July 2010, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's mortgage company, Leeds Building Society are being a right pain. The South Cave solicitor who is on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but Leeds Building Society are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do Leeds Building Society have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Leeds Building Society have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Leeds Building Society may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in South Cave. I now require my file however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 South Cave of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Why do I have to send my lawyer with various items of identification before I can commence with my conveyancing in South Cave?
South Cave conveyancing practitioners are duty bound by the Law Society, SRA, HMLR and current AML legislation to record that the have checked the identity of their clients. It is also sometimes a requirement of your bank where you are taking a mortgage. In addition they have to complete various forms, particularly those relating to SDLT and need to have information such as your full names, NI number and date of birth.