I am expecting a mortgage offer from Nat West. My intention is to use a Licensed Conveyancer in Basingstoke. Does the Nat West Conveyancing panel include Licensed Conveyancers?

The Nat West approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, associated to the CML or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

I have justbeen informed that Wolstenholmes have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Basingstoke for a purchase of a leasehold flat 18 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is in my name in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest method to check if the property is in your name, you can carry out 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 Basingstoke conveyancing specialists.

Is it possible to change solicitor as I need to retain one who is on the conveyancing panel. I was using a local conveyancing solicitor in Basingstoke round the corner but he is not approved by

It would be our pleasure to help you find a conveyancing solicitor in Basingstoke on the panel. Please note that the law firms that we list do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Basingstoke. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can contrast costs for conveyancing solicitors in Basingstoke and beyond.

I have just started marketing my basement apartment in Basingstoke. Conveyancing has not commenced, but I have just had a yearly maintenance charge demand – what should I do?

The sensible thing to do is clear the service charge as you normally would because all ground rent and service charges will be apportioned as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Basingstoke - Sample of Questions you should ask before buying

Is the freehold owned collectively by the leaseholders? You will want to find out as much as possible about the managing agents as they can either make your living at the property much easier or a lot more difficult. Being a leasehold owner you are often in the clutches of the managing agents from a financial perspective and when it comes to daily issues such as the cleanliness of the communal areas. Don't be afraid to ask other tenants what they think of them. Finally, investigate as to the dates that you are obliged pay the maintenance charge to the managing agents and specifically what it includes. On the whole the outlay for major works tend not to be included within service charges, although there some managing agents in Basingstoke obliged tenants to pay into a sinking fund created for the specific intention of building a fund for major repairs or maintenance.

Do I have to pop into the offices of the mortgage company conveyancing panel solicitor to execute the mortgage deed? If so, I will choose one who does conveyancing in Basingstoke as it will be easier to pop in to their offices when needed.

Whereas this was necessary 15 years ago, most lenders no longer require their conveyancing panel solicitor to witness the borrowers signature. You will still be obliged to provide ID Documents and there are still distinct advantages to using a local solicitor, in your case a conveyancing solicitor in Basingstoke.