I plan on acquiring residence in Forest Hill. My lawyer is not listed on the lender conveyancing list. Is it possible for me to continue with my Forest Hill conveyancing solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the mortgage company panel?
Your options include
- Complete the deal with your preferred Forest Hill property lawyer but your bank will need to appoint a solicitor on their approved panel. This will result in additional fees and likely frustration.
- Choose a new property lawyer to act in the purchase, making sure they are on the bank conveyancing panel.
- Convince your solicitor to do everything possible to join the bank’s panel of solicitors
Why do I have to pay up front for my conveyancing in Forest Hill?
Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Forest Hill your solicitor will ask you to provide them with funds to cover the search fees. Ordinarily this is requested to cover the fees of the conveyancing searches. When the deposit is as part of the total price then this should be required shortly in advance of exchange of contracts. The closing balance that is needed should be sent to your lawyer a couple of days ahead of the day of completion.
My lender has recommended solicitors on their panel based in Forest Hill but I would rather instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Forest Hill local to me. Can you help?
Not all Forest Hill conveyancing practitioners are approved and listed on all banks conveyancing panel. Use the above find an approved solicitor tool to choose a Forest Hill conveyancing conveyancer on the on the mortgage company panel.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Forest Hill?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Forest Hill. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
Are there any apps to assist me to identify a Forest Hill law firm on the The Royal Bank of Scotland conveyancing panel? I drive a motor bike and am happy to travel upto 25miles to meet the lawyer.
Feel free to make use of the search on this page. Please choose the bank and your location and you will see a number of Forest Hill conveyancing lawyers locally. We have detailed some Forest Hill conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can telephone them to verify if they are on the The Royal Bank of Scotland approved list