Me and my partner are buying a 1 bedroom apartment in Moor Park with a mortgage. We wish to retain our Moor Park conveyancer, but the mortgage company says he's not on their "panel". It seems we have no choice but to select one of the lender panel solicitors or keep our Moor Park property lawyer as well as pay for one of their panel firms to represent them. We consider that this is inequitable; are we not able to demand that the bank use our Moor Park conveyancing practitioner ?
No, not really. The mortgage offered to you is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that lawyers will on the bank’s conveyancing panel. Until recently, most lenders had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your Moor Park conveyancing solicitor to apply to be on the conveyancing panel.
Do lenders provide you with an approved list of Moor Park conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the Santander conveyancing panel?
Moor Park conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Santander conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Santander directly.
Me and my partner are purchasing a house in Moor Park. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a solicitor? On completion day we have to send our life savings into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our deposit?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
My father informed me that in purchasing a property in Moor Park there may be a number of restrictions prohibiting external changes to a property. Is this right?
There are anumerous of properties in Moor Park which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Moor Park should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
My offer was accepted on a property in Moor Park on 1/9/2026, valuation was booked 3 days after, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer instructed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Virgin Money and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Are Virgin Money entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Virgin Money to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Is it necessary to pay for insurance to protect me from financial exposure to chancel repairs when purchasing a house in Moor Park?
Unless a prior purchase of the house took place after 12 October 2013 you could take it that conveyancing practitioners conducting conveyancing in Moor Park to continue to recommend a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
How does conveyancing in Moor Park differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in Moor Park approach us having been asked by the builder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is built. This is because house builders in Moor Park usually acquire the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Moor Park or who has acted in the same development.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandfather I am disposing of a property in Swansea but reside in Moor Park. My lawyer (based 260 miles awayneeds me to sign a stat dec before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Moor Park who can attest this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are based in Moor Park