Is there a reason why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Thorpe St Andrew costs more?
In short, leasehold conveyancing in Thorpe St Andrew and elsewhere usually involve extra work compared to freehold transactions. This includes lease investigation, liaising with the landlord about serving required notices, securing current service charge and management information, securing the freeholder’s consents and reviewing management accounts. The obligations on both the landlord and the tenant in the lease need to be studied by the buyer’s conveyancing team and read from beginning to end – regardless of the fact the lease has passed through many different property solicitors hands since it was first granted.
Two weeks ago we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Santander. Thorpe St Andrew conveyancing solicitors have been instructed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Santander?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Santander conducted the survey? Have you advised Santander as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Santander conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.
My offer was accepted on a house in Thorpe St Andrew on 7/4/2025, valuation was booked 4 days after, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer retained, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to HSBC and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the HSBC conveyancing panel. Are HSBC 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 HSBC to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the HSBC conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
After shopping around on the internet I have found a Thorpe St Andrew property lawyer having checked that they are on the Lloyds conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?
Lloyds will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Lloyds will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your solicitor will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Thorpe St Andrew postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Lloyds, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Thorpe St Andrew.
I used Action Conveyancing a few years ago for my conveyancing in Thorpe St Andrew. I now require my papers but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Thorpe St Andrew of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I decided to have a survey done on a property in Thorpe St Andrew ahead of retaining solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the house. Our surveyor has said that some banks will refuse to grant a loan on this type of premises.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can check via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Thorpe St Andrew. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Thorpe St Andrew especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Thorpe St Andrew.
I am looking for a conveyancing lawyer in Thorpe St Andrew for my house move. Can I see a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?
Anyone can review documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from investigations started on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may recorded call for training purposes.
What type of property do your Thorpe St Andrew conveyancing estimates apply to?
Our conveyancing quotes are only relevant to standard residential homes in England & Wales. Where you have any different needs for instance industrial or agricultural land or commercial conveyancing in Thorpe St Andrew do contact us to discuss this further .