Having sold my house in East Oxford last February yet the purchaser is SMS messaging every few hours to say her conveyancer needs to hear from mylawyer. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?

Following your disposal your lawyer is committed to forward the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. If applicable, your lawyer must also confirm that the mortgage has been paid off to the purchasers lawyers. There are no post completion steps just for conveyancing in East Oxford.

I am buying my first flat in East Oxford with a mortgage from Alliance & Leicester . The builders would not budge the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative advised me not inform my conveyancer about this deal as it could adversely affect my mortgage with Alliance & Leicester . Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

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.

I was advised by numerous estate agents in East Oxford to locate a property lawyer on your site. What’s the financial incentive for Estate Agents to offer your site over and above another?

We don’t give any commission for pointing buyers and sellers to this site. We thought it would be too underhand a fee because members of the public would think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

In surfing the web for the term on line conveyancing in East Oxford it reveals numerous conveyancersin the area. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right conveyancing solicitor for me?

The preferential method of choosing the right conveyancer is via personal testimonial, so seek the opinion of colleagues and relatives who have bought a property in East Oxford or a local estate agent or financial adviser. Fees for conveyancing in East Oxford vary, so it's advisable to secure at least three fee calculations from varying types of law firms. Dont forget to clarify that the fees are fixed.

We are seeking to buy a repression house in East Oxford and the vendor would like to complete within 28 days. Do lawyers complete in this timeframe? Am I best advised to use a local East Oxford firm or an online organisation that professes to offer speedy conveyancing?

Attend your East Oxford high street. Go in to 3 companies and ask to talk to a conveyancing solicitor for an estimate. Explain your situation and seek assurances on deadlines. Appoint the one that seems most genuine. Make sure to use a conveyancing practitioner on the panel of solicitors approved by your bank.