I am looking to buy a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in Barlestone who is on the Halifax solicitor. Can you recommend a local firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Halifax in certain locations such as Barlestone. We dont recommend any particular firm.

I am downsizing from our home in Barlestone and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being constructed on contaminated land. Any local lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers used a national conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Barlestone. We have lived in Barlestone for three years we know that this is a non issue. Should we get in touch with our local Authority to obtain clarification that there is no issue.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor already. Are they able to advise? You need to check with 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)

Me and my brother have a semi-detached Victorian house in Barlestone. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and Barclays Direct. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the exact same property. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Barlestone and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also question the situation with your conveyancing lawyer who carried out the work.

I am buying a new build house in Barlestone benefiting from help to buy. The builders refused to budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not to tell my conveyancer about the extras as it would jeopardize my loan with Yorkshire Building Society. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

My partner is buying a leasehold flat in Barlestone. Conveyancing quotes are averaging around £two thousand. Does that seem right?

The average fee in 2014 for conveyancing in Barlestone was £1,395 not including Stamp Duty and HM Land Registry charges.