My IFA has requested my Buckinghamshire law firm’s panel reference for the HSBC conveyancing panel. Can you suggest how I obtain this. I have tried my local Buckinghamshire branch but they cant find it on their system.

Have you tried contacting your Buckinghamshire lawyer about this?. Most Buckinghamshire law firms will keep a file or database of lender panel information which would include, if applicable, their conveyancing panel details for each bank.

Is there a reason why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Buckinghamshire is more expensive?

Buckinghamshire leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving appropriate notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.

The deeds to our property can not be found. The solicitors who did the conveyancing in Buckinghamshire 5 years ago have long since closed. What are my next steps?

As long as the title is registered the information relating to your ownership will be documented by HMLR under a Title Number. It is possible to conduct a search at the Land Registry, identify your property and order up to date copies of the property title for less than a fiver. If the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually retain a certified duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for a small fee.

I'm converting the mortgage on my primary home to a buy to let mortgage with Santander and I will use the rest of the raised equity as a down payment on a second house. The area we are talking about is Buckinghamshire. Will your conveyancers be able to act for both sets of mortgage companies and link together the transactions?

Make use of our comparison tool on this site to be sure that the solicitors are on the relevant lender panels. On the basis that they are your solicitor should be able to connect the two deals but you should talk with you lawyer and specify your desired outcome and requirements.

I have checked your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the bank conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the lender approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?

Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the lender conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the mortgage company solicitor panel.