My partner and I are only a couple days away from an exchange on a property in Tulse Hill and my mum and dad have transferred the exchange deposit to my conveyancing practitioner. I am now told that as the deposit has been sent from someone other than me my property lawyer needs to make a notification to my bank. Apparently, in also acting for the lender he must advise them that the balance of the purchase price is coming from anyone other than me. I advised the bank about my parents' contribution when I applied for the home loan, so is it really necessary for him to raise this?
Your conveyancing practitioner is duty bound to clarify with the bank to ensure that they understand that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own funds. The solicitor can only notify this to your mortgage company if you permit them to, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.
Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Tulse Hill even where I’m not buying or selling a house, for instance where I want to buy an office in Tulse Hill with a loan from Leeds Building Society?
Our comparison service is mainly utilised to help choose domestic conveyancing solicitors in Tulse Hill but we have recorded at the end of this page some Tulse Hill commercial conveyancing firms. You should make contact with the solicitors directly to check if they can also act for Leeds Building Society
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Tulse Hill. My lender is Platform
Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 13/9/2025, the requirements read as follows :
I'm refinancing my current home to a buy to let mortgage with Barnsley Building Society and I will use the rest of the raised equity as a deposit on further house. The area we are talking about is Tulse Hill. Will your lawyers be able to act for the two lenders and link together the two deals?
Make use of our comparison tool on this page to ensure that the solicitors are approved by both mortgage companies. On the basis that they are the solicitor will be able to simultaneously deal with the two transactions but you should have a chat with you conveyancer and make clear your expectations and requirements.
Me and my partner have recently had an offer accepted on a flat and had meeting on Wednesday with HSBC for the mortgage. They warned me that when it comes to choosing a conveyancing practitioner that if they are not on their approved panel of conveyancing practitioners then we will be subject to an an additional fee of £200. This is because they will then have to appoint a property lawyer to act on their behalf as well as the one we choose to act for ourselves and we will be on the hook for their costs. I have requested HSBC to furnish me with a list so I can request estimates only from their approved solicitors but was told they dont have such a list to hand over. What would be the best way of going about this?
You can enquire of HSBC what their criteria for panel membership is for a conveyancer.Then ask the solicitor of your choice whether they meet the criteria and have they acted on mortgages for HSBC historically. If the answer to those is yes, then just double check with HSBC. Alternatively please make use of our search facility and we may be able to locate a lawyer in Tulse Hill on the panel for HSBC.