Me and my husband are acquiring a maisonette in Little Burstead. My Conveyancer has never been on on the mortgage company conveyancing panel. Am I still permitted to retain my Little Burstead conveyancing solicitor even though they are not on the lender list of approved lawyers?

Your options include

• Carry on with your preferred Little Burstead solicitor but your bank will need to instruct a lawyer from their approved list. The net result is additional charges together with potential delay.
• Appoint a new solicitor to act in the purchase, ensuring that they are on the bank conveyancing panel.
• Convince your solicitor to apply to join the lender panel

Can the conveyancing solicitors listed on your site conduct right to buy conveyancing in Little Burstead?

We do have numerous conveyancing conveyancers who can handle right to buy conveyancing Do call the lawyers listed to secure a costs illustration.

What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Little Burstead? Is this really necessary?

Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to check the identity of the person or body they are dealing with prior to agreeing to accepting their conveyancing instruction. The Terms of Engagement that you need to sign will no doubt reaffirm this. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with the CML Lenders Handbook requirements last updated on 1st December 2014. Should you refuse to supply identification documents, your solicitor can not take you on as a client.

Are the BSA planning on creating a search tool with a view to to identify firms on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel for instance in Little Burstead?

We have not been informed any plans on the part of the BSA to develop such a register.

I'm buying a new build house in Little Burstead with the aid of help to buy. The builders refused to reduce the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative advised me not inform my lawyer about this side-deal as it will put at risk my loan with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.