Are the Tadworth conveyancing solicitors identified as being on the Nationwide conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by Nationwide?
Tadworth conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Nationwide conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Nationwide directly.
Is it necessary during the course of the conveyancing process to attend the offices of the solicitor to sign the legal charge? If so, I will choose one who does conveyancing in Tadworth so that I can pop in to their offices when needed.
As opposed to ten years ago, almost all mortgage companies no longer oblige their conveyancing panel lawyer to witness the borrowers signature. It will still be necessary for you to provide ID documents and there are still distinct benefits to using a locally based ayer, in your case a conveyancing solicitor in Tadworth.
The deeds to our property are lost. The lawyers who handled the conveyancing in Tadworth 4 years ago are no longer around. Will I be able to sell the house?
As long as the title is registered the information relating to your ownership will be recorded by the Land Registry with a Title Number. It is possible to carry out a search at the Land Registry, identify your property and order up to date copies of the Registered Entries for less than a fiver. If the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually hold a certified duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for a small fee.
Is it possible to swap solicitor as I have to find a firm on the Yorkshire Building Society conveyancing list. I was using a family conveyancing solicitor in Tadworth five minutes from me but the firm is not accepted by Yorkshire Building Society
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Tadworth on the Yorkshire Building Society panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we list do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Tadworth. In making use of the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this site, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Tadworth.
My conveyancers in Tadworth have advised me that no longer have my conveyancing file. At the time of my purchase I took out a mortgage with the lender. Is it case that being on the bank conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a number of years?
It very much depends from lender to lender 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 lender Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting the mortgage company directly.