We are intent on selling our house in Ettington and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was built land that was not decontaminated. A high street Ettington lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers used a national conveyancing practice as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Ettington. We have lived in Ettington for 5 years we know of no issue. Should we get in touch with our local Authority to obtain clarification that there is no issue.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor already. Are they able to advise? You should check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same illness)

The deeds to our home are lost. The conveyancers who conducted the conveyancing in Ettington 10 years ago are no longer around. Will I be able to sell the house?

In today’s world there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your conveyancer will be aware exactly where to find all the appropriate documentation so you can purchase or dispose of your property without a hitch. Where duplicates are not available, your solicitor may be able to arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities against possible claims on the premises.

I'm buying my first flat in Ettington benefiting from help to buy. The builders would not move on the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent advised me not reveal to my conveyancer about the deal as it would jeopardize my mortgage with The Mortgage Works. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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 decided to have a survey completed on a property in Ettington ahead of instructing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the house. Our surveyor has said that some lenders tend not issue a mortgage on such a property.

It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you contact us we can look into this further with the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Ettington. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

As co-executor for the estate of my father I am disposing of a house in Newport but I am based in Ettington. My solicitor (based 250 kilometers awayrequires that I execute a statutory declaration ahead of completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Ettington to witness and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are located in Ettington