Some advice if I may. My Wapping lawyer is informing me me that he has toconduct Wapping conveyancing searches becausethe firm are on the HSBCconveyancing panel. Is this really necessary?
You have limited options available to you. Given that you are taking out a loan with a bank your conveyancer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your conveyancing practitioner would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your bank’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook provisions . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Wapping conveyancing searches.
We note that you have a search directory identifying solicitors on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I instruct them for our conveyancing in Wapping?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Nationwide conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Wapping.
We're in Wapping, FTBs buying with a mortgage (lender is Principality , and our lawyer is on the Principality conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Principality conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no property lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.
I have been told that property searches are the number one cause of stalling in Wapping house deals. Is that correct?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the common causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Wapping.
How do I search for a Wapping solicitor on the Britannia conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am prepared to travel upto 20miles to meet the lawyer.
Feel free to make use of the search on this page. Please select a bank and your location and you will see a number of Wapping conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have listed some Wapping conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can telephone them to check whether they are on the Britannia panel
We're FTB’s - had an offer accepted, yet the estate agent has warned us that the vendor will only move forward if we appoint the agent's preferred conveyancers as they need a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a high street conveyancer used to conveyancing in Wapping
We suspect that the owner is unaware of this requirement. If they want ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious purchaser is not the way to achieve this. Try to communicate with the vendors directly and make sure they understand (a)you are motivated purchasers (b)you are ready to go, with mortgage lined up © you are unencumbered (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you will continue to appoint your preferred Wapping conveyancing lawyers - as opposed tothose that will give their negotiator at the agency a kickback or hit his conveyancing thresholds set by senior management.