My partner and I are intent on purchasing an apartment in Basinghall. My property lawyer is not listed on the lender solicitor list. Can I still continue with my Basinghall conveyancing solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the lender panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?

Your options include

• Carry on with your chosen Basinghall conveyancing practitioner but your lender will undoubtedly use a property lawyer from their approved list. The net result is additional fees together with probable frustration.
• Choose a new solicitor to conduct the conveyancing, obviously checking they are on the lender conveyancing panel.
• Convince your lawyer to do everything within their powers to get listed on the mortgage company panel of solicitors

Do banks and building societies provide you with an approved list of Basinghall conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel?

Basinghall conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Clydesdale directly.

What is the optimum way to investigate if the solicitor conducting my conveyancing in Basinghall is on the lender’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Yorkshire Building Society thus spending £187.00 plus VAT in additional legal fees.

You should make use of the search tool on this page. Pick the mortgage company and type ‘Basinghall’ or your location and you will be presented with a number of lawyer based in Basinghall or by proximity to you.

Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Basinghall before instructing solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. Our surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will not grant a loan on this type of premises.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can check with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Basinghall. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Basinghall especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Basinghall.

We are one month into a residential purchase having been referred to conveyancers by the selling agent to perform conveyancing in Basinghall. I am not happy. Could you help me find new lawyers?

A lawyer would have to be really poor to suggest replacing them. Has the loan offer been sent? If so you need to make them aware of the new contact details and get the loan are issued to the new lawyers. Your conveyancer needs to be on the banks approved list to avoid supplemental charges and delays. So that should be your starting point. Our find a solicitor tool should assist you in finding a bank approved lawyer for your home move in Basinghall