I am in the process of selling my maisonette in Marazion and the estate agent has just called to warn that the buyers are changing their conveyancer. The excuse is that the lender will only deal with property lawyers on their conveyancing panel. Why would a big named lender only deal with specific solicitors rather the firm that they want to appoint for their conveyancing in Marazion ?

Banks have always had an approved set of law firms that can act for them, but in the last few years big names such as Nationwide, have reviewed and reduced their conveyancing panel– in some cases removing conveyancing firms who have represented them for many years.

Lending institutions attribute this action to a rise in fraud by way of justification for the cull – criteria have been stiffened as a smaller panel is easier to maintain. No lender will say how many solicitors have been dropped, claiming the information is commercially sensitive, but the Law Society claims that it is being contacted daily by practices that have been removed from panels. Plenty of firms are unaware that they have been dropped until contacted by a borrower who has instructed them as might be the situation in your buyers' case. The buyers are not going to have any sway in the decision.

As I am unsure how the conveyancing process works what is the most important piece of guidance you can impart about purchase conveyancing in Marazion?

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Marazion or throughout is often a confrontational process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is lots of opportunity for confrontation between you and other parties involved in the legal transfer of property. For instance, the vendor, property agent and even potentially your bank. Appointing a solicitor for your conveyancing in Marazion is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE person in the legal process whose interest is to act in your best interests and to protect you.

There is a distinct ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone must be blamed for the process taking so long. We recommend that you should always trust your lawyer ahead of all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

We just had an offer accepted to buy with . I called into a couple of high street companies but cant to find a Marazion conveyancing firm on the approved list. Can you assist?

Feel free to take advantage of the search tool on this site. Pick the mortgage company and type Marazion or your preferred area and you will see a number of lawyer located in Marazion or nearest you.

I opted to have a survey carried out on a property in Marazion prior to retaining solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the house. My surveyor has said that some mortgage companies tend not issue a mortgage on such a premises.

It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can look into this further via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Marazion. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Marazion especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Marazion.

I am selling my property. My past conveyancers have shut. I would be grateful for any recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Marazion if that makes a difference.

You should use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Marazion. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with regulated solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes smoothly.