It has come to my attention via my IFA that my Stockbridge Village the law firm I have appointed is not on the lender Solicitor panel. How can I be sure that this is correct?
Your first step should be to call your Stockbridge Village lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to advise you what has happened. Where they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the approved list of lawyers for your mortgage company.
Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Stockbridge Village even where I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for instance if I want to acquire a shop in Stockbridge Village with a mortgage from Clydesdale?
Our search tool is primarily utilised to help choose residential conveyancing solicitors in Stockbridge Village but we have recorded towards the bottom of this page a few Stockbridge Village commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the solicitors directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Clydesdale
I had intended to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Stockbridge Village for our home move. Our financial adviser informed us that our mortgage lenders National Westminster Bank won't deal with them. Why is this not regarded as unduly restrictive?
A bank will direct that an approved conveyancer act for it. You would be expected to bear the cost of this. Please make use of our tool to locate a solicitor to conduct conveyancing in Stockbridge Village on the National Westminster Bank approved list of solicitors.
I am helping my niece sell her house in Stockbridge Village. Does the conveyancer commission an EPC or it is for me to see to?
After the demise of Home Packs, energy performance certificates was maintained a required part of moving property. An EPC needs to be commissioned prior to the property being placed on the market. It is not as aspect of the sale process that solicitors normally organise. If you are using a Stockbridge Village conveyancing practitioner they might be able to arrange energy performance certificates due to their relationships with long established Stockbridge Village accredited person
I am being told by my solicitor that lack of planning permission insurance is required on my purchase. What is the level of cover for Stockbridge Village conveyancing?
The appropriate level of lack of planning permission indemnity insurance should be dictated by who who your lender is. It would differ for example between Nationwide Building Society and Barnsley Building Society. Conveyancing solicitors as opposed to members of the public take out such policies.
I am due to exchange contracts on my apartment. I had a double glazing fitted in November 2010, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, Skipton are being a right pain. The Stockbridge Village solicitor who is on the Skipton conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but Skipton are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do Skipton have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Skipton have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Skipton 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 have been advised by a few selling agents in Stockbridge Village to locate a conveyancer using your seach tool. What’s the financial advantage for Estate Agents to recommend your lawyers ahead of a competitor’s?
We don’t make any financial incentive for directing people our way. We found it would be just too difficult a fee as members of the public would think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.
I am looking for a conveyancing lawyer in Stockbridge Village for my home move. Is it possible to check a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?
Anyone may review published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from investigations started on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may recorded call for training reasons.