Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Sevenoaks even if I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example if I want to acquire a shop in Sevenoaks with a loan from Nationwide Building Society?
The service is mainly utilised to select residential conveyancing solicitors in Sevenoaks but we have recorded at the end of this page a few Sevenoaks commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the company directly to establish if they are also authorised to represent Nationwide Building Society
Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Sevenoaks prior to appointing solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. Our surveyor has said that some banks may refuse to give a mortgage on such a property.
It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different requirements from Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further with the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Sevenoaks. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Sevenoaks especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Sevenoaks.
Is it simple use the search tool to get a costs illustration from a conveyancing lawyer in Sevenoaks on the authorised to act for my mortgage?
First choose a lender such as Yorkshire Building Society, Bank of Scotland or Bank of Ireland then choose your location e.g. Sevenoaks. Conveyancing practices in Sevenoaks and beyond should be identified.
Is it best to instruct a Sevenoaks conveyancing practitioner based in the location that I am purchasing? An old friend can carry out the legal formalities but his firm is located 300kilometers drive away.
The benefit of a local Sevenoaks conveyancing practice is that you can visit the firm to sign paperwork, present your ID and apply pressure on them if necessary. Having local Sevenoaks know how is a bonus. However it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who used your friend and in the main were happy that should trump using an unknown Sevenoaks conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being Sevenoaks based.
What can I do where I am unhappy with the lawyer who carried out my conveyancing in Sevenoaks?
We live in an imperfect world, and unfortunately occasionally things do go wrong. However there is recourse where you were unhappy with your conveyancing in Sevenoaks. This varies from trying to resolve matters directly with them, through to reporting a property lawyer to their regulator. If you remain unhappy you may consider getting in touch with the Legal Ombudsman.