It has come to my attention via my financial adviser that my Trowbridge lawyer is not on the bank Solicitor panel. How can I be certain if this is indeed the case?

The first thing you need to do is to call your Trowbridge conveyancer. You lawyer should inform you of the situation. Where they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the conveyancing panel for your lender.

Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Trowbridge. My lender is The Mortgage Works

The Mortgage Works have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 14/7/2025, the requirements read as follows :

I am helping my step-mother sell her flat in Trowbridge. Does the conveyancer commission the EPC or do I organise this?

Following the demise of Home Packs, energy assessments was kept a mandatory component of moving house. An energy performance certificate should be commissioned prior to the property being marketed. This is not a task that law firms normally organise. Where you are instructing a Trowbridge conveyancing practitioner they may help arrange energy performance certificates due to their contacts with reputable Trowbridge providers

My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Trowbridge. Conveyancing is required. What is next?

Given that you are now for all intents and purposes signed on the dotted line you now have to instruct a conveyancing practitioner quickly as you now have a fast approaching a drop dead date to complete the deal. An auction property will ordinarily have a bespoke legal pack. This will include most,if not all of the documents that your conveyancer requires. Where you are dealing with leasehold premises the legal papers may contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing documentation pertinent to a leasehold property. You must give this to the solicitor working for you at the earliest opportunity. Do make sure that your finances are organised to complete on the date specified in the contract.

Is there a list of RBS panel conveyancers in Trowbridge on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?

No. There is no such tool on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. Very few mortgage companies make their panel listings viewable on the web. Where you are seeking to appoint a Trowbridge property lawyer on the RBS please make the most of our tool.

As co-executor for the estate of my grandfather I am selling a residence in Newport but live in Trowbridge. My solicitor (who is 300 kilometers from meneeds me to sign a statutory declaration ahead of completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Trowbridge who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are located in Trowbridge

My step-son is embarking on her first house purchase, he had his mortgage in principle. After the seller agreed the offer on the house we telephoned the mortgage company to progress the mortgage application. I was very surprised to hear that mortgage companies do not accept all lawyer, they must be on their panel, is this right?

Mortgage Companies ordinarily restrict either the type or the number of conveyancing solicitors on their panel. Typical examples of such restriction(s) being that a firm must have two or more partners. In addition to restricting the type of firm, some have decided to limit the number of firms they use to represent them. You should note that banks have no responsibility for the quality of advice provided by any Trowbridge conveyancer on their panel. Mortgage fraud was a key driver in the rationalisation of conveyancing panels a few years ago and whilst there are differing views about the extent of solicitor involvement in some of that fraud. Statistics from the Land Registry reveal that thousands of law firms only carry out one or two conveyances a year. Those supporting conveyancing panel cuts ask why law firms should have the right to be on a Lender panel when clearly, conveyancing is not their speciality. To put it another way; would you want a conveyancing solicitor to represent you if you were charged with a crime? Presumably not.