Can you recommend a Santander allowed Clerkenwell conveyancing firm who can have us moved in within a short deadline? Would it be better to use a high street Clerkenwell firm or an online comparison site?
We can recommend some very good Clerkenwell conveyancing firms. Another option is to visit the main road in Clerkenwell. Go in to some well established firms and request to see a conveyancing solicitor for a quote. Explain your time frames together with your reasons and ask for an assurance on speed. Select the lawyer that appears most efficient.
Do banks and building societies provide you with an approved list of Clerkenwell conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel?
Clerkenwell conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Kent Reliance directly.
The Clerkenwell conveyancing solicitors that I appointed last week on my house acquisition in Clerkenwell have suddenly shut down. I chose them because I needed a firm on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel and my preferred Clerkenwell lawyer was not. I paid them £170 on account. What do I do now?
If you have an estate agent involved then let them know straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to the problems encountered. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors should be in a position to assist.
Please help - my lawyer advises that lack of building regulations insurance is required on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Clerkenwell?
The appropriate level of lack of building regulations indemnity insurance depends on who your lender is. It would differ for example between Halifax and The Mortgage Works. Conveyancing lawyers as opposed to borrowers take out such policies.
When it comes to lenders such as Nottingham, do Clerkenwell lawyers have to pay an annual charge to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are unaware of any mortgage company fees to register on their panel, although some do levy an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.
I am buying a property in Clerkenwell. A rare aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender Aldermore be concerned?
As you are obtaining a mortgage with Aldermore your lawyer must check the conveyancing requirements contained in Section two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Aldermore. The CML Handbook contains minimum specifications for solar panel roof-space leases, and property lawyers are required to report to Aldermore where a lease fails to satisfy these provisions. The provisions relate to the installation of panels on properties nationwide and is not isolated to Clerkenwell.
I am looking for a conveyancing lawyer in Clerkenwell for my remortgage. Is it possible to review a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?
You can find presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may recorded call for training requirements.