Our lender has suggested a law firm on their panel based in Maidenhead but I would rather instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Maidenhead round the corner to me. Are you able to help?

Far from all Maidenhead conveyancing firms are on all banks conveyancing panel. Use the above search tool to find a Maidenhead conveyancing solicitor on the on the bank panel.

Do I choose a Licenced Conveyancer or Solicitor for conveyancing in Maidenhead?

Two types of professional can conduct conveyancing in Maidenhead namely licenced conveyancers or solicitors. Both professionals administer conveyancing services that you need to complete the disposal or acquisition of property. Both are required to perform Maidenhead conveyancing to the same quality and guidelines so you may be safe in the knowledge that your conveyancing will be properly administered and that all requirements and steps should be suitably attended to.

I am assisting my step-mother sell her house in Maidenhead. Will the solicitor order the EPC or it is for the seller to see to?

Following the demise of Home Information Packs, energy assessments became a compulsory element of selling a house. An energy assessment must be to hand in advance of the property being advertised. It is not something that law firms ordinarily organise. If you are instructing a Maidenhead conveyancing lawyer they might be able to arrange EPC’s given their relationships with long established Maidenhead accredited person

When it comes to mortgage companies such as Clydesdale, do Maidenhead conveyancers incur an annual charge to be on the list of approved solicitors?

We are not aware of any bank fees to be on their list of approved firms, although some do charge an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.

I am purchasing my first flat in Maidenhead benefiting from help to buy. The builders would not reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The sale representative advised me not inform my solicitor about the deal as it would adversely affect my mortgage with the bank. Is this normal?.

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.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in last month in what was supposed to be a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Maidenhead is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Maidenhead are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Maidenhead you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Maidenhead may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.

In my capacity as executor for the will of my grandmother I am selling a house in Neath but reside in Maidenhead. My lawyer (based 200 miles awayrequires that I sign a stat dec ahead of the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Maidenhead who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are based in Maidenhead