After months of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Shoreditch. My financial adviser pressured me to appoint their solicitor. I paid an advanced payment of £200. Not long after, the lawyer called me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Kent Reliance panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
My offer was accepted on a property in Shoreditch on 30/5/2025, valuation was booked 2 days later, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to RBS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the RBS conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for RBS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the RBS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Principality have agreed my mortgage in principle, my offer on a house in Shoreditch has been agreed to, what happens next?
The estate agent will wish to be advised as to your property lawyer's details (ensure that the conveyancing practitioners are on the lender’s approved list). Contact Principality or the broker and finish off any relevant forms. Principality will appoint a valuer who will get in contact with the estate agent or vendor to arrange a slot for the valuation to take place. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes on average a week to receive the mortgage offer. Principality will issue the offer to you and your property lawyers. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Shoreditch.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Shoreditch?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Shoreditch. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
I was recommended by three or four local estate agents in Shoreditch to locate a property lawyer on your site. Is there a financial advantage for Estate Agents to recommend your site rather than a competitor’s?
We refuse to offer any commission for directing people our way. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission because members of the public would think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.
In sourcing the internet for the phrase cheap conveyancing in Shoreditch it brings up numerous solicitorsin the vicinity. How do I determine which is the suitable property lawyer for the sale of my house?
The ideal method of seeking the right conveyancer is through a trusted recommendation, so enquire of friends and relatives who have purchased a property in Shoreditch or the respected estate agent or mortgage broker. Fees for conveyancing in Shoreditch differ, so it's sensible to obtain a minimum of four costs illustrations from different property lawyers. Make sure that you clarify what costs in the quote includes.
I require the services of a lender panel solicitor in Shoreditch. Can you assist?
It is not clear why you need a Shoreditch panel solicitor but in any event, if you can not find one on our search tool you will need to speak directly to the bank to find out which solicitors in Shoreditch are on their panel . If you do find such a firm in Shoreditch not listed please direct them to our site to list. After all the cost is only one £1 a month