My financial adviser has asked me for my Groby law firm’s panel member for the Nationwide conveyancing panel. What is the best way to find this out. I have e-mailed my local Groby office but they have not responded to me.

Have you tried speaking to your Groby property lawyer about this?. Most Groby conveyancing practices will keep a file or database of lender panel information which would include, if applicable, their conveyancing panel details for each lender.

Do I have to attend the offices of the solicitor to execute the legal charge? If so, I will instruct a firm who offer conveyancing in Groby so that I can pop in to their offices if necessary.

Whereas this was necessary ten years ago, almost all lenders no longer require their conveyancing panel lawyer to witness the mortgagors signature. You will still be obliged to supply ID documents and there are still manifest advantages to choosing a locally based solicitor, in your case a conveyancing solicitor in Groby.

I used Stirling Law a few years ago for my conveyancing in Groby. Now, I need my files however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Groby of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

How easy is it to switch firm as I have to choose a firm on the Santander conveyancing panel. I was using a family conveyancing solicitor in Groby round the corner but she is not approved by Santander

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Groby on the Santander panel. Please note that the law firms that we on the directory do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are under regulation of the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Groby. In making use of search facility on this site, you can contrast charges for conveyancing solicitors in Groby and beyond.

I have recently realised that I have 72 years left on my lease in Groby. I am keen to extend my lease but my freeholder is missing. What options are available to me?

On the basis that you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be extended by the magistrate. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have made all reasonable attempts to find the freeholder. In some cases an enquiry agent may be helpful to try and locate and to produce an expert document to be accepted by the court as proof that the landlord is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a solicitor both on investigating the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court covering Groby.

Groby Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Questions you should ask Prior to Purchasing

For most Groby leaseholds the cost for major works tend not to be included within maintenance charges, albeit that there some managing agents in Groby obliged leasehold owners to contribute towards a sinking fund and this is used to offset against larger repairs or maintenance. Where a Groby lease has no more than eighty years it will impact the salability of the apartment. It is worth checking with your bank that they are happy with residual term of the lease. Leases with less than 80 years remaining means that you will most likely need a lease extension sooner rather than later and you need to have some idea of how much this will be. For most Grobylease extensions you will be required to have been the owner of the residence for 24 months in order to be legally able to exercise a lease extension.