It has come to my attention via my mortgage adviser that my East Barnet the law firm I have appointed is not on the bank Solicitor panel. How can I check?
The first thing you need to do is to call your East Barnet conveyancer. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to advise you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they may recommend you to a East Barnet conveyancing firm that is on the approved list of lawyers for your lender.
Would the conveyancing lawyers that are recommend handle auction conveyancing in East Barnet?
There are a few auction solicitors we can connect you with those specialising in auction conveyancing. East Barnet is one of hundreds of locations where our lawyers are based.
I have 70 years unexpired on my lease and require a lease extension for my apartment in East Barnet. Conveyancing solicitors on the Nationwide Building Society panel can deal with such extensions right?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are securing a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Nationwide Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 26/8/2026 the requirements read as follows :
I am assisting my niece sell her flat in East Barnet. Will the conveyancer order an EPC or do I organise this?
Following the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy assessments was maintained a compulsory element of selling a property. An energy assessment needs to be to hand prior to the property being marketed. It is not something that law firms ordinarily arrange. If you are instructing a East Barnet conveyancing solicitor they may help arrange EPC’s due to their relationships with reputable East Barnet assessors
We previously selected conveyancers based in East Barnet on the Principality solicitor approved list. They have just billed me a separate sum for the legal aspects of the Principality mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Principality?
As unfair as it may appear, as long as it’s in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your solicitor can charge a fee for this. This fee is not set by Principality but by your East Barnet lawyer. Numerous firms on the Principality panel will levy an ‘acting for lender’ fee but some firms include it on their overall fee.
The formalities of my purchase has taken place for my property in East Barnet. Conveyancing was a necessary evil but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. How does one go about formally complaining?
Almost all lenders have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Team at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are resolved very quickly. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service who will take matters further.
I have todaydiscovered that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in East Barnet for a purchase of a leasehold flat 9 months ago. How can I establish that my home is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest way to check if the property is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of East Barnet conveyancing specialists.
I'm purchasing a new build house in East Barnet with a mortgage from Barnsley Building Society. The builders would not budge the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent suggested that I not reveal to my solicitor about this deal as it could jeopardize my loan with the bank. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.