I am in a contract race with another prospective purchaser for a property in Thames View. What can I do to expedite matters?
In a situation where you are under time constraints for your conveyancing it is highly recommended that your solicitor is familiar with the area as they will have local relationships and insight. It is possible that they could have conducted previoushouses in the same neighbourhood. Therefore consider using a Thames View conveyancing lawyer. In addition, make sure that the conveyancing firm is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is said that 18% of Thames View conveyancing deals are held up or derailed after finding out that a buyer’s solicitor was not on their banks list of approved solicitors. This can often result in the transaction being held up by an average of 21 days. It is understood that this issue affects approximately 100,000 home sales every year. Almost all Thames View conveyancing firms can not act for certain lenders so do check as early as possible.
As I am unsure how the conveyancing process works what is the most important piece of guidance you can give me concerning purchase conveyancing in Thames View?
You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Thames View and elsewhere in England and Wales is often a confrontational process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists lots of room for confrontation between you and other parties involved in the home moving process. For example, the seller, selling agent and even potentially the bank. Appointing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Thames View is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY person in the transaction whose role it is to look after your legal interests and to protect you.
There is a definite emergence of a "blame" culture- someone has to be blamed for the process taking so long. You must always trust your conveyancer ahead of all other parties in the conveyancing process.
We are due to move house in June. Should my conveyancing solicitor communicate with the removal company on the day of completion. As an aside, can you put forward a removal company in Thames View. Conveyancing solicitor was found before I stumbled across this site.
On the day of completion you can collect the keys from the estate agent however this should only be done when the sellers conveyancers confirm to the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be handed over. After that you will need to tell the removal men that they can start moving you in. We do not suggest a specific removal organisation but can help you find a residential property solicitor in Thames View or a legal practice with expertise in conveyancing in Thames View.
I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in Thames View. My mortgage broker suggested a solicitor. I paid an on account payment of £200. Shortly after, the conveyancing practitioner contacted me to say that they were not on the Skipton 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 Skipton 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 had an offer accepted on an apartment in Thames View on 21/2/2025, valuation was booked 4 days later, all came back fine. Solicitor instructed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Nationwide and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. Are Nationwide entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Nationwide to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I am downsizing from our home in Thames View and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. A high street Thames View conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers are using a factory type conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Thames View. We have lived in Thames View for three years we know that this is a non issue. Do we contact our local Authority to get clarification that there is no issue.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. What do they say? You must enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same ailment)
Do I need to be concerned that brokers that I am dealing with are recommending an internet conveyancing firm rather than a High Street Thames View conveyancing practice?
As with many service providers, often referrals from connections can be most helpful. But there are many players in a conveyancing matter; estate agents, mortgage brokers and banks may suggest lawyers to appoint. Sometimes these conveyancers might be known to one of the organisations as one of the best in their field, but sometimes there is an underlying commercial relationship behind the recommendation. You have the discretion to appoint your preferred lawyer. However, bear in mind that many banks have an approved list of law firms you must use for the lender related work in your house move.
Is it best to choose a Thames View conveyancing lawyer in close proximity to the house I am hoping to buy? An old friend can execute the conveyancing however her office is 200miles drive away.
The benefit of a local Thames View conveyancing practice is that you can pop in to execute documents, deliver your ID and apply pressure on them where appropriate. Having local Thames View know how is a bonus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If other friends have instructed your friend and on the whole were happy that should surpass using an unfamiliar Thames View conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being based in the area.