I am obtaining a mortgage offer from Halifax. I would like to instruct a Licensed Conveyancer in Isleworth. Does the Halifax Solicitor panel exclude conveyancers regulated by the CLC?
The Halifax conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, associated to the Council or Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
Our Isleworth solicitor has discovered an inconsistency when comparing the surveyor’s assumptions in the home valuation survey and what is in the conveyancing documents. My solicitor has advised that he needs to check that the lender is OK with this discrepancy and is content to go ahead. Is my solicitor’s stance legitimate?
Your lawyer must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook specifications which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for both parties.
I was advised by three or four local selling agents in Isleworth to choose a property lawyer on your site. What’s the financial incentive for Estate Agents to promote your lawyers ahead of another?
We refuse to offer any commission for pointing buyers and sellers our way. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission because members of the public would think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.
My father-in-law has recommend that I appoint his conveyancers in Isleworth. Do I follow his guidance?
Much as we are happy to recommend a Isleworth conveyancing lawyer the best way to choose a conveyancing lawyer is to get guidance from friends or relatives who have used the firm that you are contemplating using.
Do online conveyancing organisations do everything a local Isleworth solicitor does or must I employ a solicitor for the final stages for my conveyancing in Isleworth?
Where you choose an online conveyancer they will undertake all the work your Isleworth conveyancer would cover.