I am not in a position to travel far from Southampton. Is there a reason why all Southampton conveyancers aren't automatically on all bank panels?
Banks point to the fact that solicitor-led fraud is considered to be responsible for millions of pounds of fraud every year.The elimination of law firms from lender panels started with the rise in mortgage fraud, which prompted a thematic review by the Financial Services Authority in 2011. Its conclusions included recommendations for lenders to review their conveyancing panels, which triggered a major policy change in the sector. It resulted in banks and building societies removing a number of firms from their books of approved lawyers .
Do the conveyancing solicitors identified via your search tool execute conveyancing in Southampton by way of an attended exchange?
We do have a number of conveyancing experts carrying out attended exchanges. You should call us to receive a conveyancing quote and details as to dates.
Are the BSA intent on creating a search tool with a view to list solicitors on the Earl Shilton BS conveyancing panel for instance in Southampton?
We would not expect to be advised of any intention on the part of the BSA to promote such a tool.
My friend advised me that where I am buying in Southampton I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is occasionally included in the estimate for your Southampton conveyancing searches. It is a large document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out important information about Southampton around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Southampton Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Southampton.
Do online conveyancing organisations undertake everything a high street Southampton solicitor does or do I still need to use a solicitor for the final stages for my conveyancing in Southampton?
Where you instruct an online conveyancer they will undertake all the tasks your Southampton solicitor would cover.