I am purchasing a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Forest Hall who is on the Britannia solicitor. Can you recommend a local firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Britannia in certain locations such as Forest Hall. We dont recommend any particular firm.

Forgive me if this question is silly but I am wet behind the ears as a 1st time buyer of a ground floor flat in Forest Hall. Do I receive the keys to the premises on completion from my conveyancer? If this is the case, I will instruct a local conveyancing solicitor in Forest Hall?

On the day of completion you will not be required to attend the conveyancers office in Forest Hall. Your solicitors will arrange to send the completion advance to the seller's solicitors, and once they have received this, you should be able to collect the keys from the property Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen early afternoon.

When it comes to mortgage companies such as Principality, do Forest Hall lawyers incur a yearly amount to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are unaware of any lender fees to be on their panel, although some do levy an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.

Nottingham have agreed my home loan in principle, my offer on a house in Forest Hall has been agreed to, now what?

Your estate agent will wish to be advised as to your lawyer's details (make sure the conveyancers are on the bank’s panel). Contact Nottingham or your financial adviser and complete any appropriate paperwork. Nottingham will instruct a valuer who will get in touch with the selling agent or seller to arrange a time for the valuation to happen. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes about a week to receive the mortgage offer. Nottingham will issue the offer to you and your conveyancers. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Forest Hall.

I am buying a new build apartment in Forest Hall. Conveyancing is daunting 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 are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Forest Hall

If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Forest Hall is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Forest Hall are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Forest Hall you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Forest Hall may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.

I'm refinancing my existing property to a buy to let loan with Halifax and I will use the rest of the raised equity as a deposit on a second house. The location we are looking at is Forest Hall. Will your lawyers be able to act for both sets of banks and tie in the transactions?

Make use of our comparison tool on this site to ensure that the conveyancers are on the relevant lender panels. On the basis that they are the conveyancer should be able to tie up the two transactions but you should have a chat with you conveyancer and communicate your expectations and requirements.