Much to our surprise we have been notified by our IFA that my Yiewsley lawyer is not on the lender Solicitor panel. What can I do to check?

You need to call your Yiewsley conveyancer. You lawyer should inform you what has happened. Where they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the conveyancing panel for your lender.

Having sold my house in Yiewsley last November yet the purchaser is whats apping daily to say his solicitor needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?

Following your sale your lawyer is obliged to forward the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Where relevant, your solicitor must also confirm that the mortgage has been redeemed to the buyers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion requirements just for conveyancing in Yiewsley.

Can you point me to a directory of panel conveyancers in Yiewsley on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such facility on the CML or Building Society Association websites. Very few lending institutions make their panel listings viewable over the internet. If you are looking for a Yiewsley on the please use our facility.

It is unclear whether my mortgage offer requires a lease extension. I have called my Yiewsley building society branch on numerous occasions and was told it wasn't a problem and they would lend. My Yiewsley conveyancing solicitor - who is on the bank conveyancing panel- telephoned and was told they refuse to lend based on their published requirements. Who do I believe?

Your must follow the CML Handbook Part 2 provisions for your bank. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the bank will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the mortgage company to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years left on the lease.

After much negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Yiewsley. My financial adviser pressured me to appoint their . I paid an on account payment of £200. A couple of days later, the contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

My husband and I are 17 days into a freehold purchase having been referred to solicitors by the local agent to do our conveyancing in Yiewsley. I am not happy. Can you help me find new solicitors?

They would need to be very poor to suggest changing them. Has the loan offer been sent? In the event that it has you will need to inform them of the new lawyer and have the loan are issued to the new lawyers. Your solicitor ideally needs to be on the lenders panel to avoid escalating expenses and frustration. So that should be your starting point. The search tool should help you find a lender approved lawyer for your home move in Yiewsley

Sixweeks into a sale of a flat in Yiewsley. Conveyancing solicitors are doing their job but we are being charged a fortune by the landlord. To date we have forked out £268 for a leasehold management pack and then a further £117.20 for supplemental questions raised by the purchaser's .

Your will unlikely have any impact over the extent of the bill for this information but the average fee for the information for Yiewsley leasehold premises is £350. When it comes to Yiewsley conveyancing deals it is standard for the owner to cover the costs. The freeholder or their agents are not duty bound to answer such questions although many will agree to do so - albeit often at high prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Regretfully there is no law that requires set fees for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time limit by which they are required to provide answers.