Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a searchable register to to identify firms on the Loughborough BS conveyancing panel for instance in Dolwyddelan?
We have not been informed any intention on the part of the BSA to promote such a search facility.
My aunt advised me that in buying a property in Dolwyddelan there may be a number of restrictions preventing external alterations to the property. Is this right?
There are a number of properties in Dolwyddelan which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Dolwyddelan should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
I am due to exchange contracts on my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in December 2007, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s lender, Barclays are being pedantic. The Dolwyddelan solicitor who is on the Barclays conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but Barclays are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Barclays have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Barclays have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Barclays may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
I had an offer accepted on a property in Dolwyddelan on 5/6/2025, valuation was booked 3 days after, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to TSB and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the TSB conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
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 TSB to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the TSB conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Dolwyddelan?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Dolwyddelan. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
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Am I better off to choose a Dolwyddelan conveyancing lawyer in close proximity to the house I am buying? We have a good friend who can deal with the legal work but they are based 200kilometers drive away.
The benefit of a high street Dolwyddelan conveyancing firm is that you can attend the office to execute documents, deliver your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local insight which is a plus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If other friends have instructed your friend and on the whole were happy that must trump using an unknown Dolwyddelan conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being round the corner.