I am in the throes of swapping over from my domestic mortgage to a BTL Nottingham Building Society mortgage. The bank has said that I must appoint a conveyancer as part of the process. I spoke to the same Wavertree conveyancing firm who dealt with the legals when I previously purchased the premises. The fee calculation sent of £500 has surprised me as its a refinance than a sale or purchase.

The estimate does seem a tad steep. If you you were to look around you could trim some of the expense by as much as a hundred pounds. That being said, if you were pleased with the service the firm offered you couldlive to regret opting for an an unknown conveyancer. Remember to ensure that the solicitor can also act for Nottingham Building Society. You can employ our search tool to find a Wavertree conveyancing firm on the Nottingham Building Society approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Wavertree.

My wife and I are about to exchange on the purchase of a property in Wavertree but as a consequence of damage from a small fire at the property I have was able negotiate compensation from the current proprietors of £2k taking the form of a adjustment in the price. I had intended this to be dealt with as part of the conveyancing process but Yorkshire BS are not allowing this. Should they have been informed?

Any solicitor that is on the Yorkshire BS approved list is duty bound to inform Yorkshire BS of any changes to the sale price. If you prohibit your conveyancing practitioner to notify the price change to Yorkshire BS then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Yorkshire BS and you would have to appoint a new property lawyer for your conveyancing in Wavertree.

We note that you have a search directory listing firms on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I retain them for our own conveyancing in Wavertree?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Skipton conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Wavertree.

We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from Aldermore as we wish to conduct alterations to our house in Wavertree. Do we need to appoint a high street Wavertree solicitor on the Aldermore conveyancing panel to handle the legals?

Aldermore don't usually appoint firms on their conveyancing panel to deal with such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Aldermore conveyancing panel.

I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Kent Reliance. I assume I don't need a Wavertree conveyancing practitioner on the Kent Reliance panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your Kent Reliance mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Kent Reliance mortgage from the register. Kent Reliance, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

1. but are not moving to another property
2. where Kent Reliance has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
3. Kent Reliance has instructed the Land Registry to do so

I can not work out if my mortgage offer requires a lease extension. I have called into my local Wavertree building society branch on numerous occasions and was told they are content with the situation and they would lend. My Wavertree conveyancing solicitor - who is on the bank conveyancing panel- called and was told they will not lend based on their published requirements. I have no idea who is right.

Your conveyancer has to follow the CML Handbook Part 2 requirements for your lender. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the mortgage company will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the bank to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years left on the lease.

My husband and I are 17 days into a freehold purchase having been directed to conveyancers by the selling agent to handle our conveyancing in Wavertree. I am not happy. Can you help me find new solicitors?

A conveyancer would have to be very bad to suggest diss instructing them. Has the mortgage been issued? If so you need to advise them of the new contact details and ensure the offer are re-issued. The conveyancer needs to be on the lenders panel to avoid supplemental charges and frustration. So that should be your first question of the new lawyers. Our search tool will help you find a bank approved lawyer for your home move in Wavertree