I am acquiring a maisonette in Blandfordum. My lawyer is not on the bank conveyancing panel. Am I still permitted to continue with my Blandfordum conveyancing solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the mortgage company panel?

One must instruct a lawyer to complete the formalities when you require a mortgage to buy your home. The property lawyer will conduct all the appropriate legal checks on the property, make sure that you’re properly registered as the owner and ensure that all the necessary mortgage documentation is in place. One may instruct a Blandfordum lawyer of your choosing. Nevertheless, if the conveyancer appointed is not on the mortgage company solicitor panel further costs will be incurred as separate legal representation will be need by the bank. Lender panel applications may be submitted, so provided your conveyancer has not historically sought membership they should take the chance to apply.

Please could you recommend a Yorkshire Building Society approved Blandfordum conveyancing practice that can complete within a very limited time frame? Would it be better to use a local Blandfordum conveyancer or an online comparison site?

We can recommend some very good Blandfordum conveyancing firms. Another option is to visit the high street in Blandfordum. Approach some well established firms and ask to see a conveyancing solicitor for a costs illustration. Explain your time frames together with the reasons and ask for a commitment on speed. Choose the lawyer that genuine.

We are planning to buy with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I called into 3 or 4 local solicitors yet am unable to find a Blandfordum conveyancing firm on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel. Can you assist?

You should make the most of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this site. Pick the mortgage company and type Blandfordum or your preferred area and you will see numerous solicitors based in Blandfordum or near you.

I used Action Conveyancing a few years past for my conveyancing in Blandfordum. Now, I need my files but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Blandfordum of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am purchasing my first flat in Blandfordum with a loan from Birmingham Midshires. The builders would not reduce the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The estate agent told me not inform my conveyancer about this extras as it could jeopardize my loan with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.