What is the best way to find the right solicitor who will provide a first class service for our conveyancing in Stansted?
Option 1 is to ask relatives who they would recommend.
Second, look on the internet for conveyancing in Stansted. Call a couple or more firms from the list and invite them to send you their conveyancing charges and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will oversee the conveyancing prior tomaking your choice.
Option 3 is to use this site to help you find the right solicitors taking into account your personal factors including the type of property,deadlines, complications and who your intended lender is. Do not be teased by £99 conveyancing in Stansted
Do banks and building societies provide you with an approved list of Stansted conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the RBS conveyancing panel?
Stansted conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the RBS conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from RBS directly.
My wife and I buying a 4 bedroom semi-detached house in Stansted. We would like to an extension at the rear at the property.Will the conveyancing process involve investigations to see if these alterations are prohibited?
Your conveyancer will check the deeds as conveyancing in Stansted can occasionally identify restrictions in the title documents which prevent categories of works or need the permission of a 3rd party. Many extensions require local authority planning consent and approval in accordance building regulations. Some areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
We have agreed to purchase a house in Stansted. A rare aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Lloyds have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?
Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with Lloyds your lawyer must follow the formal requirements set out in Part two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Lloyds. The CML Handbook contains minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and property lawyers are required to report to Lloyds where a lease fails to satisfy these specifications. The provisions relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales and is not limited to Stansted.
I had an offer accepted on a house in Stansted on 18/7/2025, valuation was booked 4 days later, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer retained, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Virgin Money and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Virgin Money 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 Virgin Money to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Stansted is where the house is located. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Stansted are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Stansted you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Stansted may decide 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 property.
How can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial property in Stansted and how can you help?
The 1954 Act affords protection to commercial leaseholders, granting the legal entitlement to make a request to court for a new tenancy and continue in occupation at the end of an expired lease. There are limited grounds that a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing firms who use the act to your advantage and handle your commercial conveyancing in Stansted
I have been sourcing a conveyancing practitioner in Stansted for my house move. Is there any facility to check a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?
You can find documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from inquisitions commenced on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For information Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes recorded telephone calls for training purposes.