How do I investigate if the solicitor carrying out my conveyancing in Surrey is on the mortgage lender’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Accord Mortgages Ltd thus paying £192.00 in additional legal bill.

Please do make the most of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this web page. Pick the lender and type ‘Surrey’ or your location and you will see numerous conveyancers based in Surrey or near you.

My wife and I have a 4 bedroom Georgian property in Surrey. Conveyancing solicitor represented me and Aldermore. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the matching address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??

You should review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Surrey and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also check the position with your conveyancing practitioner who conducted the work.

I opted to have a survey carried out on a house in Surrey in advance of instructing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. My surveyor has said that some mortgage companies tend refuse to give a mortgage on a flying freehold home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. If you e-mail us we can check with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Surrey. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Surrey to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for my conveyancing in Surrey. I happened to land on a site which appears to be the perfect offering If there is a chance to get all formalities completed via email that would be preferable. Do I need to be wary? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

I am planning to acquire a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Surrey who is on the lender approved panel. Can you recommend a Surrey or local firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for the lender who carry out conveyancing in Surrey. We dont recommend any particular conveyancing practice.