I have 7378 less than 75 years remaining on my lease and need a lease extension for my flat in Burntwood. Conveyancing solicitors on the Virgin panel can deal with such extensions right?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are securing a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 9/12/2025 the requirements read as follows :
Are all Burntwood Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the RBS conveyancing panel?
Some major lenders now utilise the accreditation scheme as the starting point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS accreditation however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to join their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.
After months of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Burntwood. My financial adviser suggested a solicitor. I paid an advanced payment of £225. A couple of days later, the solicitor called me to say that they were not on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Clydesdale panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
About to purchase flat in Burntwood. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Burntwood property lawyer is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel.
I am purchasing a property and the solicitor has raised the issue of Chancel Repair to which the house may be liable because it falls into the area of such a church. He has mentioned insurance. Is this really warranted for conveyancing in Burntwood
Unless a prior purchase of the property completed post 12 October 2013 you could assume that conveyancing practitioners carrying out conveyancing in Burntwood to continue to suggest a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
The deeds to my house can not be found. The solicitors who did the conveyancing in Burntwood 10 years ago have long since closed. Will I be able to sell the house?
You no longer need to hold title deeds to prove you own the land or premises, as the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.
I am downsizing from my home. My former conveyancers have shut. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Burntwood if that makes things easier.
Please use our search tool to help you choose a solicitor for your conveyancing in Burntwood. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with regulated solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes smoothly.