I opted for a high street firm for my conveyancing in Thornhill last week. After carefully reading the fine print I noteI am responsible for fees even if the dealfalls through. Should I go with them or use an internet conveyancing company advertising no move no charge conveyancing in Thornhill?

Generally there is a concession along the lines that if "No Completion No Fee" is offered then the fee levels will tend to be be uplifted to counteract the transactions that fail to complete. Please beware that these arrangements tend not to protect you from expenses e.g. Thornhill conveyancing search expenses.

Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Thornhill. My lender is Platform

Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 2/2/2026, the requirements read as follows :

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our home are lost. The conveyancers who conducted the conveyancing in Thornhill 5 years ago are no longer around. What are my options?

Assuming the title is registered the details of your proprietorship will be retained by the Land Registry under a Title Number. It is possible to perform a search at the Land Registry, find your property and get current copies of the Registered Entries for a small fee. Where the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases hold a certified copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be ordered for a small fee.

I am purchasing my first flat in Thornhill benefiting from help to buy. The builders refused to reduce the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent suggested that I not to tell my conveyancer about this side-deal as it may affect my loan with the lender. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I require the services of a lender panel solicitor in Thornhill. Can you assist?

Unfortunately it’s not apparent why you need a Thornhill panel solicitor but in any event, if you can not find one on our search tool you will need to speak directly to the mortgage company to find out which solicitors in Thornhill are on their panel . If you do find such a firm in Thornhill not listed please direct them to our site to list. At a fee of one pound per month it is not expensive to register on the site