I am getting a mortgage with Halifax. I would like to instruct a Licensed Conveyancer in Harrold. Does the Halifax Solicitor panel exclude Licensed Conveyancers?

The Halifax conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, associated to the Council or Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

How up to date is your search tool for Harrold conveyancing solicitors on the RBS conveyancing panel? Do RBS send you an updated list?

Harrold conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the RBS conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from RBS directly.

I have justfound out that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Harrold for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 18 months ago. How can I check that the property is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest method to see if the property is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Harrold conveyancing specialists.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Harrold is where the house is located. Can you offer any opinion?

Flying freeholds in Harrold are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Harrold you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Harrold may decide 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 property.

A couple of weeks ago I was advised by my lender that their approved lawyers operate no move no fee basis for conveyancing in Harrold. I had a purchase abort yet the solicitors have invoiced for search fees! They are claiming that the fees are seperate!

Harrold conveyancing search fees are disbursements not legal fees as these are payable to a third party.