Can your site be used to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Holbrook even where I’m not buying or selling a house, for instance where I want to acquire an office in Holbrook with a mortgage from Birmingham Midshires?

Our search tool is mainly utilised to help choose domestic conveyancing solicitors in Holbrook but we have set out at the end of this page a few Holbrook commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the solicitors directly to see if they can also act for Birmingham Midshires

If you had a top tip for selecting a conveyancing solicitor in Holbrook what would it be?

We would encourage you not to base your choice on the cheapest Holbrook conveyancing costs illustration. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.

Is there a list of Nottingham panel solicitors in Holbrook on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such facility on the CML or Building Society Association websites. Very few lenders make their panel listings open the public over the internet. If you are looking for a Holbrook property lawyer on the Nottingham please use our facility.

The formalities of my purchase has taken place for my property in Holbrook. Conveyancing was a necessary evil but I would like to complain about the lender. Who do I contact should I wish to lodge a complaint?

Most lenders have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Department at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are sorted out very quickly. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service who will take matters further.

I'm buying a new build house in Holbrook with the aid of help to buy. The developers would not reduce the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The house builders rep told me not reveal to my conveyancer about this extras as it may impact my loan with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I decided to have a survey completed on a property in Holbrook before retaining lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. The surveyor advised that some mortgage companies tend refuse to give a mortgage on this type of property.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions for example to Nationwide. If you e-mail us we can check with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Holbrook. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

Is it best to use a Holbrook conveyancing practitioner based in the location that I am purchasing? An old friend can conduct the legal work but her office is approximately 350kilometers drive away.

The benefit of a high street Holbrook conveyancing practice is that you can visit the firm to sign paperwork, hand in your identification documents and apply pressure on them if necessary. They will also have local knowledge which is a bonus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If if people you trust instructed your friend and on the whole were impressed that should trump using an unknown Holbrook conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being Holbrook based.