Having sold my house in Empingham last September but my buyer keeps texting daily to moan that his lawyer needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale formalities following completion?

After completion of your disposal your lawyer is duty bound to deliver the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. If applicable, your solicitor should also send confirmation that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been discharged to the buyers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion requirements just for conveyancing in Empingham.

Our bank has recommended a law firm on their panel based in Empingham but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Empingham round the corner to me. Can you assist?

Not all Empingham conveyancing solicitors are on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Use the above find an approved solicitor tool to identify a Empingham conveyancing conveyancer on the on the bank panel.

My company is wishing to lease a unit on the high street. Can you recommend conveyancers offering fixed costs for non-domestic conveyancing in Empingham for below £1,200?

We are happy to recommend firms who host a wealth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Empingham, including the sale and purchase of businesses as well as simply premises. Whether you are looking to acquire or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a complete business we will find you the right lawyer. Regarding the fees this will depend on the structure and heads of terms of the deal. Please provide us with your contact information or email us so that we may furnish you with a detailed commercial conveyancing calculation.

I have just started marketing my garden apartment in Empingham. Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed, but I have recently received a yearly service charge demand – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

The sensible thing to do is clear the invoice as normal as all rents and service payments will be apportioned as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

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Are there any major works on the horizon that could add a premium to the service charges? Does the lease include onerous restrictions? What is the name of the managing agents?

I have noted on numerous consumer advice websites that before selecting a conveyancing solicitors they need approved by your lender. I am novice purchaser but I have an offer in principle from Halifax and I already have a family conveyancing lawyer in Empingham lined up. Can Halifax require an approved conveyancer to be used? Does a list of panel firms even exist so I can appoint a conveyancing solicitor in Empingham?

You need to use a solicitor that is on the Halifax panel. The simplest thing to do is ring your preferred Empingham conveyancing lawyer to check if they are on the Halifax panel. If they are not approved you have a number of choices available to you here:

• Carry on with your preferred Empingham lawyer but Halifax will undoubtedly appoint a solicitor on their approved panel. The net result is additional charges and potential interruption.
• Appoint a fresh lawyer to act in the purchase, obviously checking they are on the Halifax conveyancing panel.
• Convince your conveyancer to apply to join the mortgage company panel.