Our mortgage company has recommended a law firm on their panel based in Crowborough but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in Crowborough or nearer to where I live. Are you able to assist?

The minority of Crowborough conveyancing solicitors are approved and listed on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Use our search tool to identify a Crowborough conveyancing conveyancer on the on the bank panel.

I need some fast conveyancing in Crowborough as I am faced with a deadline to complete within 4 weeks. Thankfully I do not require a mortgage. Can I decline from having conveyancing searches to save money and time?

If.Given you are are a mortgage free buyer you have the choice not to do searches although no law firm would recommend that you don't. With plenty of history conveyancing in Crowborough the following are instances of issues that can arise and adversely affect market value: Enforcement Notices, Outstanding Charges, Overdue Grants, Railway Schemes,...

I'm buying my first flat in Crowborough with the aid of help to buy. The builders refused to move on the amount so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The sale representative advised me not to tell my conveyancer about the side-deal as it could affect my loan with Yorkshire Building Society. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

How does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial offices in Crowborough and how can you help?

The particular law that you refer to provides security of tenure to commercial lessees, giving them the a statutory right to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of the lease term. There are certain specified grounds where a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Crowborough is one of the many areas of the UK in which our lawyers are based

My son is about to join the property ladder, he had his mortgage in principle. After the offer was accepted on flat we called the mortgage institution to move forward with his. I was very surprised to learn that mortgage lenders do not accept all conveyancing practitioner, they need to be on their approved list, is this legal?

Mortgage Companies tend to restrict either the type or the number of conveyancing solicitors on their panel. Typical examples of such restriction(s) being that a firm must have two or more partners. In addition to restricting the type of firm, some have decided to limit the number of firms they use to represent them. You should note that banks have no responsibility for the quality of advice provided by any Crowborough conveyancer on their panel. Mortgage fraud was a key driver in the rationalisation of conveyancing panels a few years ago and whilst there are differing views about the extent of solicitor involvement in some of that fraud. Statistics from the Land Registry reveal that thousands of law firms only carry out one or two conveyances a year. Those supporting conveyancing panel cuts ask why law firms should have the right to be on a Lender panel when clearly, conveyancing is not their speciality. To put it another way; would you want a conveyancing solicitor to represent you if you were charged with a crime? Probably not.