My son-in-law is in the process of securing a house that has just been built in Hurst Green with a mortgage from Nottingham. His conveyancer has said that there is a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. This document is news to me - what is it and who needs sight of it?

The document is intended to provide information to the main parties involved in the purchase. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Nottingham conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the valuer when requested. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Nottingham conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

I own a freehold residence in Hurst Green but still charged rent, why is this and what is this?

It is rare for properties in Hurst Green and has limited impact for conveyancing in Hurst Green but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.

Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges date back many centuries, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the creation of fresh rentcharges post 1977.

Previous rentcharges can now be extinguished by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence post 2037 will be dispensed with completely.

I used Wolstenholmes a few years past for my conveyancing in Hurst Green. I now require my file however the law firm has closed. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Hurst Green of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

How difficult is it to change solicitor as I have to choose one who is on the Britannia conveyancing panel. I hired a family conveyancing solicitor in Hurst Green round the corner but the firm is not accepted by Britannia

It would be our pleasure to help you find a conveyancing solicitor in Hurst Green on the Britannia panel. Please note that the solicitors that we list do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Hurst Green. In making use of the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this site, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Hurst Green.

We are a fortnight into a residential purchase having been referred to a firm by the local agent to handle our conveyancing in Hurst Green. We are not happy. Could you help me find new solicitors?

They would need to be really bad to suggest changing them. Has the mortgage offer been generated? If so you must advise them of the new contact details and get the offer are re-issued. Your new solicitor ideally should be on the mortgage company panel to avoid supplemental costs and complications. That should be your starting point. The find a solicitor tool will assist you in finding a lender approved lawyer for your home move in Hurst Green