I am under pressure from the mortgagee in possession of a property in Wollaton to complete within four weeks. What can I do to speed up the legal process?
In a situation where you are under a tight deadline to sign contracts we would recommend that your solicitor is familiar with the location as they will have local relationships and knowledge. It is even conceivable that they would have handled otherhouses in the same street. You would be best advised to use a Wollaton conveyancing firm. Second, make sure that the conveyancing firm is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is said that 18% of Wollaton conveyancing transactions are held up or derailed after finding out that a buyer’s solicitor was not on their mortgage lender’s list of approved solicitors. This can often result in the buying process being held up by an average of three weeks. It is understood that this issue impacts approximately 100,000 home moves annually. Most Wollaton conveyancing practices can not act for certain mortgage companies so do check at the outset.
We are buying a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Wollaton who is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a local solicitor?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Coventry BS . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Wollaton.
Is there a list of Co-operative panel solicitors in Wollaton on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?
Unfortunately not yet. There is no such tool on the CML or Building Society Association sites. Very few lenders make their panel listings viewable on the web. If you are seeking to appoint a Wollaton lawyer on the Co-operative please make the most of our tool.
My offer was accepted on a house in Wollaton on 19/5/2025, valuation was booked five days after, all came back fine. Property lawyer retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Nottingham and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. Are Nottingham entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Nottingham to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Our offer on a detached house in Wollaton has been accepted, but there is a chain. The sellers have offered on somewhere, but it’s not yet tied up, and have viewings of other flats booked. I have chosen a high street conveyancing solicitor in Wollaton. What do I do now? At what point should I apply for the mortgage with Kent Reliance?
It is normal to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses prematurely (home loan application is approx £1k, then survey, Wollaton conveyancing search fees, etc). The first course of action is to check that your solicitor is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Regarding the subsequent phase this very much depends on the specifics of your case, motivation for the property and on the state of the market. In a buoyant market the majority of buyers would apply for the mortgage with Kent Reliance and pay for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they ask their lawyer to proceed with searches.
A colleague advised me that if I am purchasing in Wollaton I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
This is a search is usually included in the estimate for your Wollaton conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Wollaton around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type 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 information regarding Wollaton.
As co-executor for the estate of my grandmother I am disposing of a property in Cardiff but I am based in Wollaton. My solicitor (approximately 250 miles awayrequires that I execute a statutory declaration before the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Wollaton to witness this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Wollaton based