Is there a list of Bank of Ireland panel conveyancers in Brentwood on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?

No. There is no such directory service on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association sites. A small selection of lending institutions make their panel listings visible online. If you are seeking to appoint a Brentwood solicitor on the Bank of Ireland please use our facility.

Can I be sure that the Brentwood conveyancing solicitor on the Yorkshire BS panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Brentwood obtaining recommendations is a good start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always advise that you speak with the solicitor carrying out your transaction.

After much negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Brentwood. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their solicitor. I paid an advanced payment of £225. Shortly after, the solicitor contacted me to say that they were not on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Aldermore panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

three months have gone by following my purchase conveyancing in Brentwood concluded. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £180,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Brentwood. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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 conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Brentwood

Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared.

I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £245,000 and found one round the corner in Brentwood I like with a park and station in the vicinity, however it's only got 49 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Brentwood for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?

If you require a home loan that many years will be an issue. Discount the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you can ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.

I have been sourcing a conveyancing solicitor in Brentwood for my purchase. Is it possible to see a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?

One can review documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from inquisitions commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find information Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors record, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may monitor telephone calls for training purposes.