Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Maida Hill. My lender is The Mortgage Works
The Mortgage Works have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 8/7/2026, the requirements read as follows :
We are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our property in Maida Hill and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being constructed land that was not decontaminated. A high street Maida Hill conveyancer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers are using a nationwide conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Maida Hill. We have lived in Maida Hill for six years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to contact our local Authority to obtain clarification that there is no issue.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer already. Are they able to advise? You need to enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same illness)
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my home can not be found. The conveyancers who did the conveyancing in Maida Hill 5 years ago have long since closed. What are my options?
Assuming you have a registered title the details of your ownership will be held by the Land Registry under a Title Number. It is possible to conduct a search at the Land Registry, find your house and get current copies of the property title for a small fee. Where the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally retain a file duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for twenty pounds.
I'm buying my first flat in Maida Hill with a mortgage from The Mortgage Works. The developers would not move on the price so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The sale representative advised me not reveal to my conveyancer about this deal as it could affect my mortgage with the bank. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.
Are there any apps to assist me to search for a Maida Hill solicitor on the Santander conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am willing to travel upto 10miles to meet the solicitor.
Feel free to make use of the tool on this page. Please select a lender and your location and you will see a number of Maida Hill conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have listed some Maida Hill conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can contact them to see whether they are on the Santander panel
What type of property do your Maida Hill conveyancing quotes apply to?
Our conveyancing quotes are only relevant to standard domestic premises in England & Wales. Where you have any different requirements for example industrial or agricultural property or commercial conveyancing in Maida Hill do telephone us to consider this further .