Would the conveyancing solicitors listed on your site execute attended exchange conveyancing in Wealdstone?

There are a few conveyancing specialists who can conduct attended exchanges. Do call us to secure a costs illustration and details as to availability.

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Wealdstone. I I am struggling to find out whether they are on the Halifax conveyancing panel. Can you or the lender confirm if they are on the panel?

You should phone the solicitor and ask them whether they are on the lender panel. Otherwise you should call Halifax who may be able to help.

I happen to be the single recipient of my late grandmother’s will with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in Wealdstone. The Wealdstone property was put into my name in August. I now wish to sell up. I do know about the Mortgage Lenders 6 month 'rule', which means that my property ownership could be considered the same way as though I had purchased the property in August. Is the property unsalable for six months?

The CML handbook obliges solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you could be affected by that. How sensible a view lenders take of it, depend on the bank as this provision chiefly exists to capture subsales or the flipping of properties.

I have decided to exercise my right to buy my property in Wealdstone off the council. I have a mortgage offer with Bank of Ireland. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?

It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Bank of Ireland, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel.

Completion of my purchase has taken place for my property in Wealdstone. Conveyancing was a necessary evil but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. How do I make a complaint?

All lenders have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Department at head office. In most cases complaints to a lender are resolved effectively and efficiently. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service with full details of your complaint.

I appreciate that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I need this when buying a residence in Wealdstone? or I am told that there is an ancient law that means some house owners residing in a parish church boundary will be compelled to pay for repairs to the chancel within the church. Is this suitable for conveyancing in Wealdstone?

Unless a previous purchase of the house completed after 12 October 2013 you could take it that solicitors carrying out conveyancing in Wealdstone to continue to recommend a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

Our lender agreed in principle to grant us a mortgage. We appointed a long established conveyancer in Wealdstone two days ago. This morning, our broker phoned to advise us that the mortgage company said that we cannot use our solicitor as they aren't on their panel. As novices, we did not have a clue that the lender had a say Is this usual?

You are permitted to choose any lawyer you wish to instruct including the said conveyancer in Wealdstone nevertheless if your lender aren't happy with them you will have to incur additional cost so the bank can instruct their own lawyers. On occasion it is conceivable that your solicitor may apply to get added to the bank panel. You can use online search facilities including lenderpanel.com to find a conveyancing solcitor in Wealdstone on the mortgage company panel. You can go into your high street mortgage company branch in Wealdstone. They can recommend conveyancing solicitors in Wealdstone on the bank panel.