I am the sole beneficiary of my late father’s estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the house in Burnage. The Burnage property was put into my name in March. I plan to dispose of the house. I do know about the CML 6 month 'rule', meaning my property ownership will be treated the same way as if I'd bought the house in March. Do I have to wait half a year to sell?

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook mandates solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you could be impacted by that. many lenders would take a pragmatic view as this provision is chiefly there to identify the purchase and immediately sell or the quick reselling of property.

We previously selected solicitors locally in Burnage on the Coventry BS solicitor approved list. They are now charging me an additional sum for the legal aspects of the Coventry BS mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Coventry BS?

Unfortunately, so long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your conveyancer can charge a fee for this. The fee is not set by Coventry BS but by your Burnage property lawyer. Numerous firms on the Coventry BS panel will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee but plenty of practices include it on their overall fee.

Can I be sure that the Burnage conveyancing solicitor on the Coventry BS panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Burnage getting 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 advertising the lowest fees. We would always advocate that you speak with the lawyer carrying out your conveyancing.

A colleague advised me that if I am purchasing in Burnage I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is usually included in the estimate for your Burnage conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing significant information about Burnage around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Burnage Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Burnage Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Burnage.

I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in Burnage. Now, I need my documents however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Burnage of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for purchase conveyancing in Burnage. I have discover a site which seems to have the ideal answer If it is possible to get all this stuff completed via email that would be preferable. Do I need to be concerned? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

I have checked your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the mortgage company conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the bank approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?

Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the mortgage company conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the lender solicitor panel.