My financial adviser says he needs my Gresford law firm’s panel reference for the Nat West conveyancing panel. Can you suggest how I find this out. I have tried my local Gresford office but they cant find it on their system.

The sensible thing to do is ask for this information from your Gresford lawyer . They maintain a central record lender panel numbers.

I am acquiring a property for cash in Gresford. I have been living for the last dozen years in Gresford. Conveyancing searches are a lot of money. As I have knowledge of the area and road very well must I have all the conveyancing searches?

In the absence of a home loan, then the vast majority of the Gresford conveyancing searches are non-obligatory. Your conveyancer will 'advise', perhaps strongly, that you should have searches completed, but she has a professional duty to take that path of advice. One thing to consider; if you are intend to dispose of the house at a future date, it will be of interest to your prospective purchaser what the searches determine. There are plenty of instances where premises with day to day issues can still throw up unpredicted search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Gresford should provide you some constructive advice in this regard.

We are planning to purchase with Coventry BS. I went into 3 or 4 local practices yet am struggling to find a Gresford conveyancing firm on the Coventry BS approved list. Could you help?

You should make use of the search tool on this site. Please choose the mortgage company and type Gresford or your preferred area and you will be presented with numerous conveyancers located in Gresford or nearest you.

What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Gresford

There are many recorded licenced Conveyancers in Gresford and Solicitor partnerships in Gresford who can help with your conveyancing We would stress that the two are regulated professionals specialising in the legal work in transferring property. Both can deal with associated property related work such as remortgage conveyancing, enfranchisement and transfer of equity conveyancing.

This question may be naive but I am wet behind the ears as a 1st time purchaser of a ground floor flat in Gresford. Do I pick up the keys to the property on completion from my solicitor? If this is the case, I will instruct a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Gresford?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Conveyancing lawyers for you will transfer the completion advance to the seller's conveyancers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be able to pick up the keys from the property Agents and move into your new home. Usually this happens between 1 and 3pm.

We have agreed to purchase a house in Gresford. A rare aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Yorkshire BS have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?

As your lender is Yorkshire BS your lawyer must follow the conveyancing requirements outlined in Part two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Yorkshire BS. The CML Handbook includes minimum specifications for solar panel roof-space leases, and property lawyers are required to report to Yorkshire BS where a lease fails to comply with these specifications. The conditions relate to the installation of panels on properties countrywide and is not isolated to Gresford.

Should I cancel the direct debit for my mortgage with Leeds Building Society once a completion date for my sale in Gresford has been agreed?

You are best advised to continue paying any mortgage sums to Leeds Building Society pending the mortgage being paid off on completion as part of your Gresford conveyancing.