I am in the process of selling my house in Coniston and the estate agent has just e-mailed to warn that the purchasers are swapping law firm. I am told that this is due to the fact that the mortgage company will only engage with solicitors on their approved list. Why would a major lender only work with specific solicitors rather the firm that they want to select to handle their conveyancing in Coniston ?

Lenders have always had an approved set of law firms they are willing to work with, but in the past few years big names such as Santander, have considered and reduced their conveyancing panel– in some cases removing conveyancing firms who have acted for them for many years.

Lenders point to the increase in fraud as the reason for the reduction – criteria have been narrowed as a smaller panel is easier to maintain. No lender will say how many solicitors have been dropped, claiming the information is commercially sensitive, but the Law Society claims that it is hearing daily from firms that have been removed from panels. Some do not even realise they have been dropped until contacted by a borrower who has instructed them as might be the situation in your buyers' case. Your purchasers are not going to have any impact on this.

I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in Coniston. Now, I need my documents but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Coniston of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am looking to sell my house. My former solicitors have shut. I am in need of a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Coniston if that makes things easier.

You should use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Coniston. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes smoothly.

My father-in-law has recommend that I use his lawyers for conveyancing in Coniston. Do I follow his guidance?

There are no two ways about it it’s preferable to select a conveyancing practitioner is to get referrals from friends or family who have used the conveyancer that you are considering.

I am purchasing a garden maisonette in Coniston. Conveyancing lawyer has been waiting for, from the owner, building insurance documents. This morning I was informed that the seller needs to forward the insurance documents for the flat above in addition. Why does my conveyancer need to review the insurance for the other flat? Is it really necessary? We have been stalled for the last fortnight…

It is not impossible in leasehold conveyancing in Coniston to find Conveyancing in Coniston in a minority of cases reveals that the lease requires the tenant's to insure their individual flats rather than the landlord insuring the complete property - which is definitely better. You should clarify with your conveyancing practitioner but it would seem that your property lawyer is attempting to establish that the entire building is insured. Insuring your residence is no help when it comes to rebuilding after a fire if the 1st floor cannot be reinstated as a result of lack of insurance cover.