Do all mortgage companies provide you with an approved list of West Norwood conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel?

West Norwood conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Leeds Building Society directly.

Is there a search tool that I can use to investigate if the solicitor conducting my conveyancing in West Norwood is on the mortgage lender’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for HSBC Bank thus paying £192.00 in another set of conveyancing invoice.

Please do take advantage of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this site. Please choose the mortgage company and type ‘West Norwood’ or your preferred area and you will discover a number of lawyer based in West Norwood or near you.

I am buying a new build flat in West Norwood. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in West Norwood

Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared.

I have been advised by a number of property agents in West Norwood to find a property lawyer on your site. Is there a financial upside for Estate Agents to promote your lawyers over and above a competitor’s?

We don’t make any financial incentive for pointing buyers and sellers in our direction. We thought it would be too underhand a fee as a client could think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

Our offer on semi in West Norwood has been agreed to, the seller does however have a connected purchase. The owners have put an offer on a property, although it’s not yet agreed to, and has viewings of other properties in the pipeline. I have instructed a local conveyancing solicitor in West Norwood. What do I do now? When should I get the mortgage application with Coventry BS started with Coventry BS?

It is usual to have concerns where there is an associated chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket too early (home loan application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then survey, West Norwood conveyancing search fees, etc). The first course of action is to check that your property lawyer is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. As to the subsequent phase this very much dictated by the uniqueness of your case, desire for this property and on the state of the market. During a hot market the majority of purchasers will apply for a home loan with Coventry BS and arrange for the survey and only if it was satisfactory would they ask their solicitor to proceed with the conveyancing in West Norwood.