My financial adviser says he needs my Southmead law firm’s panel member for the Nationwide conveyancing panel. Can you suggest how I obtain this. I have called my local Southmead office but they have not got back to me yet.
The sensible thing to do is ask for this information from your Southmead lawyer . Most Southmead conveyancing practices will keep a file or database of lender panel information which would include, if applicable, their conveyancing panel details for each mortgage company.
We were just about to exchange contracts for a semi detached house in Southmead. We have hit a snag. The mortgage offer with Barnsley Building Society expires on 19/3/2025 but the owners are insisting on a completion date of 21/3/2025. Is it possible to extend the mortgage offer?
The best person to deal with your question is your lawyer who should assess if they corresponding with the mortgage broker, owner’s conveyancers, selling agents or conceivably all three given what has gone on in your house move to date.
My stepmother informed me that in buying a property in Southmead there may be various restrictions affecting the ability to carry out external changes to a property. Is this right?
We are aware of a number of properties in Southmead which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Southmead should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
We are aiming to move property in March. Does my conveyancing solicitor liaise with the removal company on the completion day. As an aside, can you put forward a removal company in Southmead. Conveyancing solicitor was organised before I stumbled across this page.
On the day of completion you can pick up the keys from the property agent but this should only occur after the sellers solicitors inform the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be collected. After that you can advise the removal men that you are ready to move in. We do not suggest a particular removal organisation but can assist you in locating a conveyancing in Southmead or a legal practice with expertise in conveyancing in Southmead.
My wife and I are in the throws of looking at flats in Southmead and I am about to put in an offer. Is it sensible to have my solicitor on ‘stand by’? I intend to finance via a home loan with Nottingham.
You should start requesting conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their details on to the estate agent. Given that you are seeking a mortgage with Nottingham, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Nottingham conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Southmead?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Southmead. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
I am looking to sell my house. My past lawyers have shut. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Southmead if that affects matters.
Do use our search tool to help you choose a solicitor for your conveyancing in Southmead. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move runs smoothly.
We are about to purchasing a house in Southmead. Could our solicitor have our purchase price a secret from the likes of Rightmove. what can I do to ensure this is not disclosed?
The Land Registry as a matter of law bound to specify price sold information on the official title for residential properties countrywide including properties in Southmead. The register of ownership is a public document, so HM Land Registry would be breaking the law excluded specific properties such as the one in Southmead.
You can make a request of HMLR to hide the price paid data however the answer will be in the negative.