My financial adviser requires my Looe solicitor’s panel reference for the Nat West conveyancing panel. What is the best way to discover this. I have called my local Looe branch but they cant find it on their system.

Have you tried speaking to your Looe conveyancer about this?. They maintain a central record lender panel numbers.

Do conveyancers ask for an advanced payment when it comes to conveyancing in Looe?

If you are buying a property in Looe your lawyer will ask you place them with monies to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Generally this is needed to cover the fees of the Local Authority Search. If any down payment is as part of the purchase price then this will be required shortly prior to contracts are exchanged. The final balance that is due should be sent to your lawyer shortly before completion.

What can a local search inform me about the house my wife and I buying in Looe?

Looe conveyancing often starts with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company such as Searches UK The local search is essential in every Looe conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any unpleasant once you have moved into your new home. The search should provide information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic headings.

I used Arc property Solicitors several years ago for my conveyancing in Looe. Now, I need my documents but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Looe 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.

About to purchase a new build apartment in Looe. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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 Looe

Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company?