My IFA has requested my Ampthill solicitor’s panel reference for the Nationwide conveyancing panel. Can you suggest how I find this out. I have contacted my local Ampthill office but they cant find it on their system.

The sensible thing to do is ask for this information from your Ampthill solicitor . They maintain a central record lender panel numbers.

I am buying a house mortgage free in Ampthill. I have resided for the previous 15 years in Ampthill. Conveyancing searches are a lot of money. As I know the road and vicinity very well must I have all the conveyancing searches?

If you not getting a home loan, then the vast majority of the Ampthill conveyancing searches are non-obligatory. Your conveyancer will 'advise', perhaps strongly, that you should have searches done, but he is duty bound to take that path of advice. Do bear in mind; if you are going to sell the house one day, it could be of importance to your future buyer what the searches contain. Sometimes properties with apparent issues can still throw up negative search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Ampthill will be able to give you some sensible advice concerning this.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our house can not be found. The conveyancers who dealt with the conveyancing in Ampthill 4 years ago have long since closed. What do I do?

You no longer need to have the physical deeds to establish that you are the registered proprietor of land or property, given that the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.

I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for residential conveyancing in Ampthill. I've discover a web site which seems to have the ideal answer If it is possible to get all the legals done via phone that would be ideal. Should I be concerned? What are the potential pitfalls?

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?

To what extent are Ampthill conveyancing solicitors duty bound by the Law Society to publish clear conveyancing figures?

Inbuilt into the Solicitors Code of Conduct are set rules and regulations as to how the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) allow solicitors to publicise their fees to clients.The Law Society have a practice note giving advice on how to publicise transparent charges to avoid breaching any such rule. Practice notes are not legal advice issued by the Law Society and is not to be interpreted as the only standard of good practice a conveyancing solicitor should adhere to. The Practice Note does, nevertheless, constitute the Law Society’s view of acceptable practice for publicising conveyancing charges, and accordingly it’s a recommended read for any solicitor or conveyancer in Ampthill or or elsewhere in the country.