My lawyer has discovered a a legal deficiency with the lease for the apartment we are purchasing in Primrose Hill. The other side have suggested title insurance as a solution. We are happy with insurance and will pay for it. Our solicitor says that he must ensure that the mortgage company is willing to move forward with this solution. Are we the client or is the lender?
Even though you have a mortgage offer from the lender does not mean to say that the property will meet their conditions for the purposes of a mortgage. Your lawyer has to ensure that the lease has to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook provisions. You and the mortgage company are the client. The appropriate lender conditions have to be complied with.
I have 7378 less than 75 years left on my lease and need a lease extension for my apartment in Primrose Hill. Conveyancing solicitors on the Bank of Ireland panel can deal with such extensions correct?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are getting a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Bank of Ireland have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 27/7/2025 the requirements read as follows :
I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in Primrose Hill. Now, I need the files however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Primrose Hill of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Is it possible to swap solicitor as I have to retain one who is on the Birmingham Midshires conveyancing panel. I was using a family conveyancing solicitor in Primrose Hill five minutes from me but he is not accepted by Birmingham Midshires
It would be our pleasure to help you select a conveyancing solicitor in Primrose Hill on the Birmingham Midshires panel. Please note that the solicitors that we on the directory do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are under regulation of the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Primrose Hill. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Primrose Hill.
We had our home loan approved on Tuesday with our bank. We appointed a high street conveyancer in Primrose Hill two days ago. Today, our financial adviser phoned to advise us that the mortgage company said that we cannot use our solicitor as they aren't on their 'approved list'. As FTB's, we had no idea that the mortgage company had a say Is this permitted?
You are permitted to use any conveyancing solicitor you want to appoint including the said conveyancer in Primrose Hill nevertheless if your mortgage company aren't happy with them you would have to pay additional cost so the bank can retain their own conveyancer too. On occasion it is possible your preferred conveyancing firm to get added to the bank panel. You can use internet search facilities including lenderpanel.com to find a conveyancing solcitor in Primrose Hill on the mortgage company panel. You can go into your local mortgage company branch in Primrose Hill. They will know some good conveyancing solicitors in Primrose Hill on the approved list.