My partner and I are purchasing a brand new apartment in Heathfield and my lawyer is telling me that she has to the mortgage company to reveal incentives from the developer. I am on a tight deadline to exchange contracts and I have no desire to delay matters. is my lawyer playing by the book?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your . A precondition to being on a mortgage company panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.

Two weeks ago we had a mortgage agreed in principle with . Heathfield conveyancing solicitors are instructed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from ?

Some lenders take longer than others. Have conducted the survey? Have you advised as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.

I recently had an offer agreed on a house in Heathfield. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an advanced payment of £200. Soon after, the called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

I am due to exchange contracts on my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in April 2008, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's lender, are being pedantic. The Heathfield solicitor who is on the conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

I am a sole trader wishing to take over a lease of a shop on the high street. Can you recommend solicitors offering fixed fees for non-domestic conveyancing in Heathfield for less than £1,200?

We are happy to recommend firms who have specialist knowledge of commercial conveyancing in Heathfield, including the sale and purchase of businesses as well as simply premises. Whether you are looking to purchase or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a whole business we can find you the right lawyer. Regarding the fees these will vary based on the structure and heads of terms of the deal. Please provide us with your details or phone so as to enable us to provide you with a detailed commercial conveyancing calculation.

I need to instruct a conveyancing practitioner in Heathfield for my house move. Is it possible to see a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

Anyone may search for documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from investigations from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes recorded telephone calls for training reasons.

My wife and I accepted an offer on a Heathfield house we inherited seven years ago in 2011. I have over a decades worth of conveyancing know-how and, now retired, wish to conduct my own conveyancing. The buyer's has informed me that their bank will not allow to do our own conveyancing requiring the funds to be transferred to a solicitor's bank account.

Lending requirements to from all mainstream lenders specify that If the vendor does not have legal representation the purchaser’s lawyers should check whether the bank needs to be told so that a decision can be made if they are prepared to progress.