I was told recently by my financial adviser that my Lewes property lawyer is not on the bank Solicitor panel. What can I do to be sure if this is correct?
The sensible course of action for you to take is to contact your Lewes lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to inform you of the situation. Where they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the approved list of lawyers for your bank.
What is the optimum way to investigate if the solicitor conducting my conveyancing in Lewes is on the mortgage lender’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Britannia thus paying £187.00 plus VAT in supplemental conveyancing invoice.
Feel free to take advantage of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this web page. Please choose the mortgage company and type ‘Lewes’ or your preferred area and you will see a number of lawyer located in Lewes or nearest you.
I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to have this when acquiring a property in Lewes? or I am told that there is historic law that could mean that homeowners living in a parish church boundary may be liable to pay for repairs towards the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this applicable for conveyancing in Lewes?
Unless a previous acquisition of the premises completed after 12 October 2013 you may expect solicitors carrying out conveyancing in Lewes to continue to suggest a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our property are lost. The conveyancers who did the conveyancing in Lewes 5 years ago have long since closed. What do I do?
In today’s world there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your lawyer should know precisely where to locate all the relevant documentation so you can purchase or sell your property without a hitch. If copies are not available, your lawyer may be able to arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities against future claims on the property.
Am I better off to use a Lewes conveyancing lawyer based in the vicinity that I am hoping to buy? We have a good friend who can carry out the conveyancing however they are based 400kilometers drive away.
The primary upside of using a high street Lewes conveyancing practice is that you can drop in to execute documents, present your ID and apply pressure on them where appropriate. They will also have local intelligence which is a bonus. However it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If you know people who instructed your friend and in the main were happy that must outweigh using an unknown Lewes conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being round the corner.