My mortgage broker says he needs my West Harrow law firm’s panel reference for the Lloyds conveyancing panel. How do I obtain this. I have contacted my local West Harrow office but they have not responded to me.
Have you tried contacting your West Harrow property lawyer about this?. They keep a central record lender panel numbers.
I purchased a freehold property in West Harrow yet invoiced for rent, why is this and what is this?
It is rare for properties in West Harrow and has limited impact for conveyancing in West Harrow but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.
Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges date back hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the generation of new rentcharges post 1977.
Previous rentcharges can now be extinguished by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence in 2037 will be dispensed with completely.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in West Harrow. My lender is Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 23/5/2026, the requirements read as follows :
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in West Harrow. Now, I need the files however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 West Harrow of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I'm purchasing my first flat in West Harrow with the aid of help to buy. The developers would not move on the price so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not to tell my solicitor about this extras as it could impact my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
My husband and I are first time buyers - agreed a price, yet the selling agent has warned us that the seller will only go ahead if we appoint their recommended lawyers as they want an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a family conveyancer accustomed to conveyancing in West Harrow
We suspect that the seller is unaware of this ultimatum. Should the vendor desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a serious buyer is going to damage their objectives. Try to communicate with the vendors directly and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to go, with mortgage lined up © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you intend to use your preferred West Harrow conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will earn the estate agent a kickback or hit his conveyancing figures pre-set by senior management.