Me and my wife are purchasing our first property. Our conveyancing practitioner has texted usto ask if we want to order extra conveyancing searches. Unfortunately we in the dark as to what's necessary for conveyancing in Wilford

The extent of Wilford conveyancing searches should be triggered based primarily on the premises, the location, the probability of any of these risks, your knowledge of the locality and risks, your general appetite to risk. What matters is that you properly understand what information the searches could provide. Then you can make a decision if you consider that you need that information. Should you be unclear, ask your solicitor to guide you.

As someone with no idea as to the Wilford conveyancing process what is your top tip you can impart for the house moving process in Wilford

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Wilford and elsewhere in Nottinghamshire is an adversarial process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is lots of room for friction between you and other parties involved in the legal transfer of property. E.g., the vendor, selling agent and sometimes the bank. Selecting a law firm for your conveyancing in Wilford is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the legal process whose responsibility is to protect your best interests and to keep you safe.

On occasion a potential adversary may attempt to convince you that it is in your interests to do things their way. For instance, the selling agent may claim to be helping by claiming that your lawyer is dragging his heels. Or your mortgage broker may advise you to do something that is against your conveyancers advice. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

I can see plenty of information on this site concerning conveyancing in Wilford but can you isolate your top tip for choosing the right conveyancer in Wilford

Do not opt for the cheapest Wilford conveyancing costs illustration. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to property lawyers. 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 know exactly what you’ll have to pay in advance.

My uncle advised me that in buying a property in Wilford there could be a number of restrictions limiting what one can do in terms of external changes to the property. Is this right?

We are aware of a number of properties in Wilford which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Wilford should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

I am the single beneficiary of my late mum's estate and I have everything in my name now, including the my former home in Wilford. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in March. I plan to dispose of the house. I understand that there is a CML 6 month 'rule', meaning my property ownership may be treated the same way as if I'd bought the house in March. Will no one buy the property for half a year?

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook requires conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you may be caught by that. many lenders would take a pragmatic view as this obligation principally exists to capture subsales or the quick reselling of properties.

I used Stirling Law a few years ago for my conveyancing in Wilford. Now, I need the documents but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Wilford of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I was advised by a few property agents in Wilford to find a property lawyer on your site. What’s the financial incentive for Estate Agents to offer your site over another?

We don’t offer any financial incentive for sending work our way. We found it would be just too difficult a fee as members of the public would think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not getting any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.