My wife and I are soon to complete buying a house in Dunston but as a consequence of damage from the recent storms I have managed to agree compensation from the owner of £3k taking the form of a deduction in the price. I had intended this to be addressed as part of the conveyancing process yet Aldermore are not allowing this. Why were they involved?

Any property lawyer being on the Aldermore conveyancing panel is required to advise Aldermore of any amendments to the purchase price. If you prohibit your conveyancer to report the price change to Aldermore then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Aldermore and you would have to appoint a new conveyancing practitioner for your conveyancing in Dunston.

When can the exchange of contracts take place for sale conveyancing in Dunston and do I need to attend the lawyers office?

Where you are in close proximity to our conveyancing solicitors in Dunston you are invited in to sign documents. That being said, the firms we work with supply countrywide coverage for conveyancing and give as equally diligent and professional a job for you when communicating with you by post or email. The signing of the sale agreement is not when everything is set in stone. A signed contract simply enables the conveyancer to address the formalities when the time is right, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The exchange process is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a long "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Dunston)to be in the office at the appropriate time.

My wife and I are purchasing a house in Dunston. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a lawyer? At some point we have to deposit our life savings into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our money?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

I am the only recipient of my late mum's estate and I have everything in my name alone, including the house in Dunston. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in July. I now wish to sell up. I understand that there is a CML six month 'rule', which means that my property ownership could be treated the same way as if I'd bought the property in July. Will no one buy the property for half a year?

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." Technically you may be impacted by that. Some lenders would take a practical view as this obligation primarily exists to identify the purchase and immediately sell or the wholesaling and assigning of properties.

TSB have agreed my home loan in principle, my bid on a house in Dunston has been agreed to, now what?

The property agent will need to be advised as to your property lawyer's details (ensure that the conveyancers are on the bank’s approved list). Telephone TSB or the financial adviser and finish off any appropriate paperwork. TSB will appoint a valuer who will get in touch with the selling agent or owners to arrange an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes approximately a week for the mortgage offer to be issued. TSB will send the offer to you and your property lawyers. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Dunston.

My husband and I are one month into a freehold purchase having been directed to a firm by the selling agent to do our conveyancing in Dunston. We are not happy. Can you help me find new conveyancers?

They would need to be really bad to suggest replacing them. Has your mortgage been issued? If so you need to inform them of the new contact details and ensure the offer are re-issued. Your new solicitor ideally needs to be on the banks panel to avoid supplemental costs and complications. So that should be your starting point. Our search tool should assist you in finding a lender approved solicitor for your conveyancing in Dunston

I need to find a lender panel solicitor in Dunston. Could you help me?

It is not clear why you need a Dunston panel solicitor but in any event, if you can not find one on our search tool you will need to speak directly to the lender to find out which solicitors in Dunston are on their panel . If you do find such a firm in Dunston not listed please direct them to our site to list. After all the cost is only one £1 a month