Much to our surprise we have been told by our broker that my Victoria Park property lawyer is not on the mortgage company Solicitor panel. What can I do to be sure that this is correct?
You need to call your Victoria Park conveyancer. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to notify you of the situation. Where they are not on the panel they may be able to suggest a Victoria Park conveyancing practice that is on the conveyancing panel for your lender.
Can your site be used to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Victoria Park even where I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for instance if I wish to acquire an office in Victoria Park with a mortgage from Leeds Building Society?
The service is primarily utilised to help choose residential conveyancing solicitors in Victoria Park but we have recorded towards the bottom of this page some Victoria Park commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the firm directly to see if they are also authorised to represent Leeds Building Society
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Victoria Park. My lender is Virgin
Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 29/5/2025, the requirements read as follows :
It has been 2 months since my purchase conveyancing in Victoria Park completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £215,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the residence from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £235,500 and identified one near me in Victoria Park I like with amenity areas and station in the vicinity, however it only has 61 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Victoria Park for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a short lease?
Should you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term may be problematic. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.
My husband and I are new on the property ladder - agreed a price, but the property agent advised that the owners will only go ahead if we use their recommended lawyers as they need a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local solicitor used to conveyancing in Victoria Park
It is improbable the vendors are driving this. Should the seller desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a motivated purchaser is likely to cause more damage than good. Contact the sellers directly and explain that (a)you are serious purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you do not need to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you will continue to use your preferred Victoria Park conveyancing lawyers - as opposed tothose that will provide their negotiator at the agency a referral fee or achieve conveyancing targets demanded by corporate headquarters.