My wife and I are hoping to purchase a house in Ketton and have instructed a Ketton conveyancing practice. Within the past 48 hours our solicitor has forwarded the sale agreement to be signed with a detailed report with a view to exchanging next week. have this afternoon contacted us to inform me that they have now hit a problem as our Ketton conveyancer is not on their conveyancing panel. Please explain?

If you are buying a property with the assistance of a mortgage it is conventional for the purchasers' solicitors to also act for the purchaser's lender. In order to act for a bank or building society a law firm has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the law firm to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict criteria which the firm has to satisfy and indeed some lenders now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme. Your solicitor should contact your bank and see if they can apply for membership of their conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable they will instruct their own lawyers to represent them. You are not legally obliged to appoint a law firm on the bank's conveyancing panel and you may continue to use your own Ketton solicitors, in which case it will likely add costs, and it will likely delay the transaction as you are adding another lawyer into the mix.

Having invested time reading online forums for a conveyancing solicitor in Ketton, many post that I must instruct a CQS kitemarked solicitor. What is CQS?

The Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) provides a recognised quality standard for residential conveyancing practices issued by the Law Society. Membership achievement establishes a level of credibility for member firms with stakeholders (regulators, lenders, insurers and consumers) based upon: * the integrity of the senior responsible officer and other key conveyancing staff * the firm's adherence to good practice management standards * adherence to best practice conveyancing processes through the scheme protocol the standard covers numerous companies who carry out conveyancing in Ketton.

Have purchased a a detached house in Ketton , how long will it take for the Land Registry to record my title? My Ketton conveyancing solicitor has been very slow, so I want to be certain the post completion formalities are dealt with.

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Ketton registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can adjust subject to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry need to notify any other persons or bodies. As of today approximately three quarters of submission are fully addressed in less than three weeks but some can be subject to protracted hold-ups. Registration is effected after the new owner has moved in to the property thus an expedited registration is not always an essential issue but if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

I'm refinancing my current home to a BTL mortgage with and intend to use the remaining equity as a down payment on a second property. The neighborhood we are looking at is Ketton. Will your solicitors be able to act for the two mortgage companies and link together the conveyances?

Make use of our comparison tool on this site to ensure that the conveyancers are on the appropriate lender panels. Assuming that they are your lawyer will be able to connect the two conveyancing matters but you should have a chat with you lawyer and communicate your desired outcome and needs.

Your search tool is useful but there are many lawyers listed near Ketton being on the bank conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a specific firm on the bank approved panel?

We are not in the business of recommending one firm above another as the right Ketton conveyancing solicitor for you depends on where your priorities lie. For example you may require a local firm with Ketton knowledge or you might be looking for the low cost conveyancing. Before you appoint your lawyer we advise you to speak to two or three of the the firms listed to gain comfort as to which one is right for you..