I was informed today by my IFA that my Wimborne Minster lawyer is not on the bank Solicitor panel. How can I check?

You need to call your Wimborne Minster conveyancer. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to notify you what has happened. Where they are not on the panel they may recommend you to a Wimborne Minster conveyancing practice that is on the approved list of lawyers for your mortgage company.

I have todaybecome aware that Wolstenholmes have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Wimborne Minster for a purchase of a leasehold flat 9 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest way to see if the premises is in your name, you can make 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 Wimborne Minster conveyancing specialists.

I'm refinancing my current home to a BTL mortgage with Britannia and I will use the ballance of the raised equity as a down payment on a second house. The neighborhood we are interested in is Wimborne Minster. Will your conveyancers be able to act for the two lenders and tie in the transactions?

Do use our comparison tool on this site to check that the solicitors are on the appropriate lender panels. Having checked that they are the conveyancer should be able to tie up the two deals but you should talk with you lawyer and communicate your expectations and needs.

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing lawyer in Wimborne Minster for my home move. Can I check a firm’s record with the legal regulator?

Members of the public can review presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from investigations from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For details Pre 2008, or to check a firm's history, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may monitor call for training requirements.

I am on look out for some leasehold conveyancing in Wimborne Minster. Before diving in I require certainty as to the number of years remaining on the lease.

Assuming the lease is recorded at the land registry - and almost all are in Wimborne Minster - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

Wimborne Minster Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Questions you should ask before buying

It would be prudent to find out as much as possible about the managing agents as they will either make life much simpler or problematic. Being a leasehold owner you will be at the mercy of the managing agents from a financial perspective and when it comes to every day matters such as the cleanliness of the communal areas. Enquire of other tenants what they think of their management. On a final note, investigate as to the dates that the maintenance charges are due to the appropriate party and specifically what it includes. Who is in charge of the block? How much is the ground rent and service charge?