We note that you have a search directory identifying law firms on the UBS conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our own conveyancing in Goddington?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the UBS conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Goddington.

We wanted to use a conveyancing solicitor in Goddington for our house purchase. Our broker has since notified us that our bank National Westminster Bank won't deal with them. Surely this is unduly restrictive?

Mortgage Companies ordinarily restrict either the type or the number of conveyancing firms on their panel. Typical examples of such restriction(s) being that a law practice must not be a sole practitioner. As well as restricting the type of firm, a few banks have limited the number of firms they allow to act for them. Be aware that National Westminster Bank have no responsibility for the quality of advice provided by any member of National Westminster Bank Conveyancer Panel. Mortgage fraud was a key driver in the rationalisation of conveyancing panels since 2008 even though there are differing opinions about the level of solicitor engagement in some of that fraud. Data from the Land Registry reveal that thousands of law firms, including some in or near Goddington only perform very few conveyances a year.

Should our solicitor be making enquiries about flooding as part of the conveyancing in Goddington.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for lawyers dealing with homes in Goddington. Plenty of people will buy a property in Goddington, fully aware that at some time, it may be flooded. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, satisfactory building insurance, or sell the property. There are steps that can be taken as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.

Lawyers are not best placed to give advice on flood risk, but there are a number of searches that may be undertaken by the buyer or by their conveyancers which should give them a better understanding of the risks in Goddington. The conventional set of property information forms supplied to a purchaser’s solicitor (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) includes a standard question of the seller to find out if the premises has suffered from flooding. If the premises has been flooded in past which is not notified by the seller, then a purchaser may bring a legal claim for losses stemming from an incorrect response. A buyer’s lawyers should also commission an enviro search. This should higlight whether there is any known flood risk. If so, further inquiries should be carried out.

I am looking to sell my house. My former lawyers has retired. I am in need of a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Goddington if that makes things easier.

Do use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Goddington. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes with a minimum of fuss.

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing solicitor in Goddington for my house move. Is it possible to see a solicitor's record with the profession’s regulator?

Members of the public may search for presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes recorded call for training requirements.