We are purchasing our first house. Our conveyancing practitioner has calledto enquire if we would like to take out additional conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's necessary for conveyancing in Writtle
The type of Writtle conveyancing searches should be dictated primarily on the premises, the location, the likelihood of any of these risks, your familiarity of the area and risks, your general approach to risk. What is important is that you adequately appreciate what information each search could provide. Then you can decide if you personally think you need that search. Should you be unsure, ask the conveyancing practitioner to advise.
We see that you have a post code search directory identifying law firms on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our own conveyancing in Writtle?
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 Writtle.
This question may be naive but I am unseasoned as FTB of a two bedroom flat in Writtle. Do I pick up the keys to the premises on completion from my conveyancer? If this is the case, I will use a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Writtle?
On the day of completion you do not need to go to the conveyancers office in Writtle. Conveyancing lawyers for you will arrange to send the purchase money to the seller's conveyancers, and once they have received this, you will be invited to receive the keys from the Estate Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.
I had an offer accepted on an apartment in Writtle on 19/12/2025, valuation was booked 4 days after, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer instructed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Coventry BS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Are Coventry BS entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Coventry BS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Nottingham have agreed my mortgage in principle, my offer on a house in Writtle has been accepted, now what?
The estate agent will need to know who your solicitors are (ensure that the conveyancing practitioners are on the bank’s approved list). Call up Nottingham or your financial adviser and complete any outstanding paperwork. Nottingham will instruct a valuer who will get in contact with the estate agent or owners to schedule an appointment. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes about a week for the mortgage offer to be issued. Nottingham will issue the offer to you and your property lawyers. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Writtle.
I have been told that property searches are the primary cause of hinderance in Writtle house deals. Is that correct?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the common causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to feature in any holding up conveyancing in Writtle.
I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and identified one near me in Writtle I like with open areas and transport links nearby, the downside is that it only has 49 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Writtle for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a short lease?
If you require a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term may be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for at least twenty four months you may request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this.
I'm converting the mortgage on my current house to a buy to let loan with Barclays Direct and intend to use the remaining equity as a deposit on a second house. The neighborhood we are talking about is Writtle. Will your solicitors be able to act for both sets of lenders and link together the transactions?
Do use our comparison tool on this site to check that the lawyers are approved by both banks. Assuming that they are the lawyer should be able to tie up the two deals but you should have a chat with you lawyer and specify your desired outcome and requirements.