Is there a search tool that I can utilise to check that the solicitor handling my conveyancing in Raynes Park is on the lender’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Santander thus paying £187.00 plus VAT in further legal fees.

You should take advantage of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this site. Please choose the mortgage company and type ‘Raynes Park’ or your preferred area and you will be presented with a number of lawyer based in Raynes Park or near you.

I used Wolstenholmes a few years ago for my conveyancing in Raynes Park. Now, I need my documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do 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 Raynes Park 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.

How does conveyancing in Raynes Park differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build property in Raynes Park approach us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is ready to move into. This is because new home sellers in Raynes Park usually acquire the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Raynes Park or who has acted in the same development.

Is it simple use your search tool to get a fee calculation from a conveyancing lawyer in Raynes Park on the panel for my lender?

First choose a lender such as Halifax, Barnsley Building Society or Nottingham Building Society then choose your location for example Raynes Park. Conveyancing firms in Raynes Park and beyond should be shown.

My lawyers in Raynes Park have advised me that they can not locate my conveyancing file. At the time of my purchase I took out a mortgage with the bank. Is it case that being on the bank conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a prescribed period?

Different lenders have different requirements but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the bank Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting the lender directly.