Finally the sale completed on my house in Arundel last October but my buyer keeps telephoning me complaining that his lawyer is waiting to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done following completion?

Post completion of your house sale your lawyer should forward the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. Where appropriate, your conveyancer must also send confirmation that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been paid off to the buyers lawyers. There are no post completion tasks peculiar conveyancing in Arundel.

Do I need to pop into the offices of the solicitor to execute the legal charge? If so, I will instruct a firm who offer conveyancing in Arundel so that I can pop in to their offices when needed.

As opposed to 12 years ago, almost all mortgage companies no longer need their conveyancing panel lawyer to witness the borrowers signature. You will still be obliged to provide ID documents and there are still manifest advantages to using a locally based ayer, in your situation a conveyancing solicitor in Arundel.

Does a directory service exist listing Aldermore panel conveyancers in Arundel on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such tool on the CML or Building Society Association websites. A small selection of banks make their panel listings visible on the web. Where you are in need of a Arundel conveyancing practitioner on the Aldermore please make the most of our tool.

I'm in the throws of looking at flats in Arundel and I am about to put in an offer. Is it premature to have a solicitor in place? I intend to finance via a mortgage with Barclays.

You should start obtaining conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on to the EA. As you are seeking a mortgage with Barclays, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Barclays conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

I have instructed a Arundel conveyancer having made sure that they are on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?

Kent Reliance will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Kent Reliance will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Arundel surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.

I used Wolstenholmes several years ago for my conveyancing in Arundel. I now require my file but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should contact 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 Arundel 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.

About to purchase a new build apartment in Arundel. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Arundel

The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared.