My best friend’s step-father is a solicitor. I suspect that I will be offered preferential rates for conveyancing, but if not, what level of figure should I be expecting for conveyancing in Harwell?

You should contrast pricing. Make use of our comparison tool on this page. The amounts do contrast greatly but service levels do are distinct between law firms as is true with the vast majority of professional services.

Do the conveyancing practitioners that you recommend handle auction conveyancing in Harwell?

We know of a few auction solicitors we can connect you with those conducting auction conveyancing. Harwell is just one of hundreds of areas of where our lawyers have offices.

I have been recommended a conveyancing solicitor in Harwell. I need to find out if they are on the Yorkshire Building Society approved list of lawyers. Could you advise?

You should phone the solicitor and ask them if they can act for the bank. Alternatively you should call Yorkshire Building Society who may be able to confirm.

I'm purchasing my first flat in Harwell benefiting from help to buy. The developers refused to move on the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The house builders rep told me not disclose to my lawyer about this extras as it could adversely affect my loan with the bank. Is this normal?.

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.

We are soon to buying a property in Harwell. Can the conveyancer have the amount we are are buying for private from sites such as Nestoria. How could this be done?

HMLR as a matter of law required to specify price sold data on the official title for residential properties countrywide including properties in Harwell. The register of ownership is a public document, so HM Land Registry would be breaching their statutory obligations excluded specific properties such as the one in Harwell.

In essence you can make a request of HM Land Registry to hide the amount paid entry but the answer will be a No.