I'm purchasing my first flat in Corston with the aid of help to buy. The sellers refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The sale representative suggested that I not disclose to my lawyer about the deal as it may affect my mortgage with Barclays . Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

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.

Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Corston prior to retaining solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies may refuse to give a mortgage on a flying freehold house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different requirements from Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Corston. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Corston to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

Given that I will soon spend over three hundred thousand on a garden flat in Corston I wish to talk to a conveyancer about mytransaction in advance of instructing the firm. Can this be arranged?

We could not agree more - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the solicitor who will be carrying out your conveyancing in Corston.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is an important individual, not a matter reference. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for your conveyancing in Corston should be the figure that you are charged.

I need to retain a conveyancing solicitor for leasehold conveyancing in Corston. I've stumble across a site which looks to be the ideal offering If it is possible to get all this stuff completed via email that would be ideal. Do I need to be wary? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

I happen to be an executor of my recently deceased mother’s Will, with a bungalow in Corston which will be sold. The bungalow is unregistered at HMLR and I'm told that many estate agents will insist that it is in place before they will proceed. What's the procedure for this?

In the situation you refer to it seems prudent to apply to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. HMLR’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and official copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.