Me and my partner are purchasing a 2 bedroom apartment in Whitstable with a mortgage. We like our Whitstable solicitor, however the lender says he's not on their "panel". It appears that we have little choice but to instruct one of the mortgage company panel conveyancing practices or continue with our Whitstable lawyer and pay for one of their panel lawyers to act for them. We consider that this is unjust; are we not able to demand that the mortgage company use our Whitstable lawyer ?
Unfortunately,no. Your mortgage offer is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that lawyers will on the lender’s conveyancing panel. Until recently, most lenders had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your Whitstable conveyancing lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel.
Do the conveyancing lawyers identified via your search tool carry out attended exchange conveyancing in Whitstable?
There are a few conveyancing experts who can conduct personalised exchanges. You should e-mail us to obtain a conveyancing quote and details as to dates.
When can the exchange of contracts take place for sale conveyancing in Whitstable and do I need to attend the conveyancers office?
Where you are local to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Whitstable you are invited in to sign documents. However, the law practices we work with provide countrywide coverage for conveyancing and provide just as detailed and professional a job for you when dealing with you by post or email. The executing of the contract is not the point of no return. A signed contract is necessary for the conveyancer to exchange contracts at the suitable time, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The procedure is is usually a five minute process, although where a long "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Whitstable)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.
Hoping to buy a property located in Whitstable and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Whitstable. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Whitstable area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Whitstable. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
I am looking for a conveyancing lawyer in Whitstable for my remortgage. Is there any facility to see a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?
You can find published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from inquisitions commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes recorded telephone calls for training purposes.
I am due to assess estimates for conveyancing in Whitstable from numerous property lawyer and appoint one. Am I right to tell them to sit tight until I a suitable house to buy.
We suggest that you only request your conveyancer to open a file and order searches once the sales confirmation has been sent by the estate agent especially as Whitstable conveyancing searches are costly.