I plan on acquiring residence in Lavenham. My lawyer is not listed on the mortgage company approved panel. Am I still permitted to retain my Lavenham conveyancing solicitor even though they are not on the mortgage company panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?

You will need to instruct a conveyancing practitioner to deal with the formalities if you need a mortgage to purchase your property. The solicitor will conduct all the necessary legal checks on the property, ensuring that you’re registered as proprietor and ensure that all the necessary mortgage paperwork is dealt with. You may instruct a Lavenham lawyer of your choice. Nevertheless, where the conveyancing practitioner selected is not on the mortgage company conveyancing panel supplemental costs will be levied as separate legal representation will be need by the lender. Lender panel applications may be submitted, so if your conveyancer has not in the past sought membership they can do so.

Finally the sale completed on my house in Lavenham last June yet the purchaser is SMS messaging daily to say their conveyancer needs to hear from mine. What should have happened now that I have sold?

Following your sale your solicitor is committed to forward the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer must also send confirmation that the home loan has been paid off to the purchasers conveyancers. There are no post completion procedures unique to conveyancing in Lavenham.

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Lavenham. I need to find out whether they are on the Nottingham Building Society conveyancing panel. Could you assist?

The first thing you should do is call your lawyer and enquire whether they are on the lender panel. Otherwise you can call Nottingham Building Society who may be able to help.

I used Arc property Solicitors several years past for my conveyancing in Lavenham. Now, I need my documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 Lavenham of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

About to purchase a new build flat in Lavenham. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Lavenham

Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose?