I can't travel far from Wollaston. What is the rationale as to why all Wollaston solicitors are not on all bank panels?
Lenders normally restrict either the type or the number of conveyancing firms on their panel. A common example of such restriction(s) being that the organisation is required to have two or more partners. In addition to restricting the nature of firm, some building societies made a decision to limit the number of firms they permit to represent them. You should note that lenders have no liability for the standard of service supplied by any Wollaston conveyancing practitioner on their panel. Property fraud was a key driver in the reduction of solicitor panels in the last decade even though there are opposing thoughts concerning the extent of solicitor involvement in some of that fraud. Statistics via HMLR indicates that thousands of law organisations only conduct a couple of conveyances a year. Those advocating conveyancing panel consolidation question why law firms deserve the right to be listed on a lender panel when it is apparent that property law is not their primary expertise?
I require conveyancing for an apartment in a relatively new development (five years built) in Wollaston. 95% of the appartments are already disposed of. Is it really necessary to order local searches as part of conveyancing in Wollaston?
If you are buying a property with the assistance of a mortgage, your mortgage company will need some (many) of the searches so you'll have no choice. If not, then Wollaston conveyancing searches are for you to decide upon. Your solicitor, will ’encourage’, perhaps strongly, that you should have the searches done, but he or she has a professional duty to do this. One thing to bear in mind; if you are likely to sell the house one day, it may be of interest to your future buyer what the searches contain. Sometimes houses with no practical issues can still throw up adverse search results. But if you choose to instruct your lawyer to proceed without searches then your lawyer will have to follow your instructions or you may need to find a new lawyer for your conveyancing in Wollaston.
We see that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I retain them for our own conveyancing in Wollaston?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Wollaston.
My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Wollaston. I need to find out if they are on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd approved list of lawyers. Could you help?
You should call the lawyer and ask them if they are on the lender panel. Otherwise you can get in touch with Godiva Mortgages Ltd who may be able to assist.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Wollaston?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Wollaston. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
I have been sourcing a conveyancing lawyer in Wollaston for my house move. Is it possible to see a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?
Anyone may see published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes monitor telephone calls for training reasons.