It has come to my attention via my estate agent that my Cranbrook lawyer is not on the lender Solicitor panel. What can I do to be sure if this is correct?
The first thing you need to do is to contact your Cranbrook lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to notify you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the approved list of lawyers for your bank.
Can I use your services to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Cranbrook even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for instance if I intend to acquire a shop in Cranbrook with a loan from Nottingham Building Society?
Our search tool is mainly utilised to find domestic conveyancing solicitors in Cranbrook but we have listed towards the bottom of this page a few Cranbrook commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the solicitors directly to establish if they can also act for Nottingham Building Society
A friend informed me that in buying a property in Cranbrook there could be various restrictions affecting the ability to carry out external alterations to a property. Is this right?
We are aware of anumerous of properties in Cranbrook which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to execute external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Cranbrook should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
Can you point me to a directory of Nottingham panel conveyancers in Cranbrook on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?
Unfortunately not yet. There is no such tool on the CML or Building Society Association sites. A small selection of banks make their panel listings available online. If you are seeking to appoint a Cranbrook lawyer on the Nottingham please use our tool.
We previously selected conveyancing lawyers locally in Cranbrook on the Principality solicitor approved list. They have just invoiced me a further amount for handling the Principality mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee specified by Principality?
Provided it is contained in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your lawyer can charge a fee for this. The charge is not set by Principality but by your Cranbrook conveyancer. Numerous firms on the Principality panel will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
Various web forums that I have come across warn that are the number one cause of obstruction in Cranbrook conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the top 10 causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Searches are not likely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Cranbrook.
A licensed conveyancer dealt with my conveyancing in Cranbrook half a dozen years past having retained my title documents but has now closed – What steps do I now take to retreive these?
Title deeds, as such, are no longer appropriate for most homes in Cranbrook are archived digitally at Land Registry. Where you need to establish ownership or are selling or re-mortgaging your solicitor will need to obtain up to date copies of the register from the Land Registry in any case.
If you feel there may be other documents or you have any other queries please e-mail your request with details of the transaction and documents you need to filerequest@clc-uk.org. The CLC will let you know what information they have and any additional information they may need before they are in a position to identify and send the documents to you. Following an intervention it may take some time for the CLC to access archived files and documents, but your request will be actioned as quickly as possible.