My IFA says he needs my Birkenhead law firm’s panel reference for the Nationwide conveyancing panel. What is the best way to discover this. I have called my local Birkenhead branch but they cant find it on their system.

You are best placed to get this information from your Birkenhead . Most Birkenhead conveyancing practices will retain a file or database of lender panel information which would include, if applicable, their conveyancing panel details for each mortgage company.

Can you suggest a sanctioned Birkenhead conveyancing lawyer who can have us moved in within 28 days? Am I best advised to unstruct a high street Birkenhead conveyancer or a national comparison site?

We can recommend some very good Birkenhead conveyancing firms. Another option is to visit the main road in Birkenhead. Visit some well established firms and request to see a conveyancing solicitor for a costs illustration. Explain your time frames together with your reasons and get an assurance on speed. Choose the one that appears most efficient.

A colleague recommended that where I am purchasing in Birkenhead I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

This is a search is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Birkenhead conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about Birkenhead around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Birkenhead Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Birkenhead.

I have a renovated Victorian property in Birkenhead. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and . I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are a couple of entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the exact same address. Is it worth asking to clarify?

You should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Birkenhead and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also question the situation with the conveyancing practitioner who completed the work.

My husband and I have an offer in principle from who have advised we could borrow up to £218k. At what point do we need to appoint a solicitor for conveyancing? Birkenhead is where we plan to move to.

You can instruct a now so that the can open the file so they can commence their ID checks etc. If and when you wish them to start work you will be asked for a deposit normally approximately £175. That would normally be once you have the loan offer from your bank and survey back, but if you want to expedite the process you can start the ball rolling quicker albeit risking some expense.