We are looking to buy a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Blackfen who is on the Clydesdale 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 Clydesdale . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Blackfen.
What is the best way to investigate if the solicitor carrying out my conveyancing in Blackfen is on the lender’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Aldermore thus paying £175.00 in another set of legal bill.
Please do make use of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this page. Pick the mortgage company and type ‘Blackfen’ or your preferred area and you will discover a number of lawyer offices in Blackfen or by proximity to you.
My wife and I are buying a apartment in Blackfen. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we will need to put money into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our money?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Leeds Building Society. I assume I don't need a Blackfen conveyancer on the Leeds Building Society panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Leeds Building Society mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Leeds Building Society mortgage from the register. Leeds Building Society, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Leeds Building Society has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Leeds Building Society has instructed the Land Registry to do so
The formalities of my purchase has taken place for my property in Blackfen. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. Who do I contact should I wish to lodge a complaint?
Almost all lenders have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Team at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are sorted out effectively and efficiently. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR who will take matters further.
Do I need to pay for insurance to address the risk of chancel repairs when purchasing a property in Blackfen?
Unless a previous acquisition of the premises took place post 12 October 2013 you could expect solicitors carrying out conveyancing in Blackfen to remain recommending a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
How does conveyancing in Blackfen differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in Blackfen approach us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is ready to move into. This is because builders in Blackfen usually buy the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Blackfen or who has acted in the same development.