I do hope you can assist me. My Fenstanton lawyer is advising me that she is duty bound toconduct Fenstanton conveyancing searches resulting from the fact thatthe firm are on the HSBCconveyancing panel. Is my solicitor correct?

Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. Given that you are taking out a loan with a mortgage company your conveyancer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your property lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your lender’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook requirements . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Fenstanton conveyancing searches.

Can your site be used to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Fenstanton even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for instance if I wish to acquire a shop in Fenstanton with a mortgage from Lloyds TSB Bank?

The service is mainly there to help choose domestic conveyancing solicitors in Fenstanton but we have listed towards the bottom of this page a few Fenstanton commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the firm directly to check if they can also act for Lloyds TSB Bank

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Fenstanton. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Fenstanton

Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?

Should I be concerned that third parties that I am dealing with are recommending an online conveyancing firm rather than a local Fenstanton conveyancing company?

As is the case with lots of service providers, often recommendations from connections can be extremely useful or valuable. Nevertheless there are numerous parties with a vested interest in a conveyancing transaction; estate agents, financial adviser and banks may recommend solicitors to choose. Sometimes the solicitors might be known to one of the organisations as one of the best in their field, but sometimes there is an underlying financial incentive behind the endorsement. You have the discretion to appoint your own lawyer. Don't forget that most mortgage providers have an approved list of conveyancers you must use for the mortgage related work in your house move.

Am I best advised to choose a Fenstanton conveyancing lawyer in close proximity to the house I am hoping to buy? I have an old university friend who can conduct the legal formalities but they are based a couple of hundredkilometers drive away.

The primary upside of using a local Fenstanton conveyancing practice is that you can attend the office to sign documents, hand in your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local intelligence which is a benefit. That being said it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who instructed your friend and on the whole were impressed that should trump using an unfamiliar Fenstanton conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being local.