Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a online directory to to identify practices on the Melton Mowbray Building Society conveyancing panel for instance in Thurston?
Lexsure has not been advised of any intention on the part of the BSA to promote such a register.
This question may be naive but I am new to the process as a 1st time buyer of a garden flat in Thurston. Do I pick up the keys to the premises on completion from my solicitor? If so, I will find a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Thurston?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will electronically transfer the purchase money to the vendor’s solicitors, and once they have received this, you should be able to receive the keys from the property Agents and move into your new home. Usually this happens between 1 and 3pm.
I'm the single beneficiary of my late mum's estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the house in Thurston. The Thurston property was put into my name in August. I now wish to sell up. I understand that there is a CML 6 month 'rule', meaning my proprietorship could be treated the same way as though I had purchased the house in August. Do I have to wait 6 months to sell?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook mandates solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you may be affected by that. Most banks would take a sensible view as this provision is chiefly there to pick up on the purchase and immediately sell or the flipping of property.
I had an offer accepted on a house in Thurston on 6/8/2026, valuation was booked 4 days later, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer instructed, so the only thing outstanding 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?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage 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.
We are intent on selling our home in Thurston and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. Any local lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers instructed an online conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Thurston. We have lived in Thurston for 4 years we know that this is a non issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to seek confirmation that there is no issue.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer already. Are they able to advise? 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)
I decided to have a survey done on a house in Thurston before retaining solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. My surveyor has said that some banks tend refuse to give a mortgage on a flying freehold property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different requirements from Halifax. If you contact us we can check via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Thurston. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
I am looking into buying my first house which is in Thurston and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Thurston. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Thurston area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Thurston. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
How much will conveyancing in Thurston cost?
Almost all Thurston conveyancing practices will charge a standard fee. In the event that further work become due during the transaction your conveyancer should advise you in writing of such extra charges for any work as soon as it becomes apparent. Some work on a no sale no cost principle, others will levy an bill for a percentage of the agreed charges, calculated based on the stage at which the transaction falls through.
It may be helpful for you to seek various practices to give you an estimate.