When will exchange of contracts take place for sale conveyancing in Egremont and am I required to be at the conveyancers branch?
Where you are near to our conveyancing solicitors in Egremont you are welcome to attend to sign the paperwork. However, the law practices we work with supply countrywide coverage for conveyancing and give just as comprehensive and professional a job for you when communicating with you electronically. The executing of the contract is not when everything is set in stone. Signing on the dotted line is just a prerequisite for the solicitor to exchange contracts at the suitable time, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The exchange process is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a long "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Egremont)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.
My property lawyer in Egremont is not on the Barnsley Building Society Approved Panel. Can I still use my prefered solicitor even though they are not on the Barnsley Building Society panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?
The limited options available to you here include:
- Carry on with your existing Egremont solicitors but Barnsley Building Society will need to retain a conveyancer on their panel. This will inevitably rack up the total conveyancing fees as well as cause frustration.
- Find a new solicitor to to deal with the conveyancing, obviously checking they are Barnsley Building Society approved.
- Persuade your Barnsley Building Society based solicitor to attempt to join the Barnsley Building Society panel
What is your number one tip for choosing a conveyancing solicitor in Egremont
It would be unwise to be swayed by the lowest Egremont conveyancing fees. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.
I am expecting a AIP from Kent Reliance this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Kent Reliance recommend any Egremont solicitors on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently?
You will need to appoint Egremont solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Kent Reliance through the process.
My offer was accepted on an apartment in Egremont on 9/12/2025, valuation was booked 2 days after, received a clean bill of health. Solicitor appointed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Aldermore and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Are Aldermore entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Aldermore to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I completed on my home on 8 October and the transaction details is yet to be on the land registry website. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Egremont said it will be formalised in a couple of weeks. Are titles in Egremont uniquely lengthy to register?
As far as conveyancing in Egremont registration is no quicker or slower than anywhere else in the country. Rather than based on location, timeframes can differ subject to the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry have to notify any other parties. Currently approximately 80% of submission are fully addressed within two weeks but occasionally there can be extensive hold-ups. Historically registration takes place once the purchaser is living at the premises thus an expedited registration is not usually top priority but where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your lawyers must communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Egremont ahead of retaining lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the house. Our surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will refuse to give a mortgage on such a house.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can look into this further via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Egremont. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Egremont especially if they are familiar with such properties in Egremont.