My partner and I are planning on selling our house in Retford and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. Any local lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the purchasers are using a national conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Retford. Having lived in Retford for six years we know of no issue. Should we contact our local Authority to seek clarification need.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor already. What do they say? You need to enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same ailment)

I have recentlyfound out that Wolstenholmes have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Retford for a purchase of a leasehold flat 10 months ago. How can I check that the property is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest method to see if the property is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Retford conveyancing specialists.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Retford. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Retford

The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.

I'm refinancing my current home to a BTL loan with The Royal Bank of Scotland and I will use the rest of the raised equity towards another house. The area we are interested in is Retford. Will your conveyancers be able to act for both sets of banks and link together the conveyances?

Make use of our search tool on this page to ensure that the solicitors are approved by both mortgage companies. Assuming that they are your solicitor should be able to connect the two conveyancing matters but you should talk with you lawyer and specify your expectations and needs.

I have read on various online forums that before selecting a conveyancing solicitors they must be approved by your lender. It happens to be my first home move but I have an offer in principle via Nat West Bank and I already have a local conveyancing solicitor in Retford at the ready. Can Nat West Bank need an approved conveyancer to be used? Does a directory of panel firms even exist so I can appoint a conveyancing lawyer in Retford?

You need to choose a solicitor that is on the Nat West Bank panel. Just call your preferred Retford conveyancing solicitor and ask if they are on the Nat West Bank panel. If they are not on the panel you have a couple of choices open to you here:

• Carry on with your preferred Retford conveyancer but Nat West Bank will need to use a solicitor on their approved list. The net impact is additional charges together with likely frustration.
• Get a new conveyancing practitioner to act in the purchase, not forgetting to check that they are on the Nat West Bank conveyancing panel.
• Appeal to your conveyancing practitioner to attempt to join the bank panel.