We see that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the Barclays conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our conveyancing in Cuckfield?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Barclays conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Cuckfield.

Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a online directory to to identify practices on the Loughborough BS conveyancing panel for example in Cuckfield?

Lexsure has not been advised of any plans on the part of the BSA to promote such a search facility.

Various web forums that I have frequented warn that are a common reason for obstruction in Cuckfield conveyancing transactions. Is that correct?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the most frequent causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Searches are not likely to feature in any holding up conveyancing in Cuckfield.

I'm purchasing my first flat in Cuckfield with a mortgage from Skipton Building Society. The sellers refused to reduce the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The estate agent suggested that I not inform my solicitor about this extras as it could jeopardize my loan with the lender. 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.

I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £305k and identified one round the corner in Cuckfield I like with amenity areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it's only got 61 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Cuckfield for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a short lease?

Should you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will be an issue. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you could request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this.