My wife and I are buying a new build apartment in Moor Row and my conveyancer is informing me that she has to the mortgage company to disclose incentives from the builder. The Estate Agents are hassling me to exchange contracts and I would rather not delay the conveyancing. is my lawyer playing by the book?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your solicitor. A precondition to being on a lender panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook specifications. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.

I have a semi-detached Edwardian property in Moor Row. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Nottingham Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold under the matching property. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Moor Row and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also check the position with your conveyancing practitioner who conducted the conveyancing.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a simple, no chain conveyancing. Moor Row is the location of the property. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Moor Row are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Moor Row 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 Moor Row may determine 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 premises.

In scouring the internet for the phrase conveyancing in Moor Row it shows results of numerous conveyancerslocally. How do I determine which is the suitable property lawyer for purchase transaction?

The ideal way of finding a suitable conveyancer is via personal testimonial, so enquire of colleagues and relatives who have purchased a property in Moor Row or a respected estate agent or mortgage broker. Charges for conveyancing in Moor Row vary, so it's advisable to secure a minimum of four quotes from varying types of law firms. Be sure to obtain confirmation that the fees are fixed.

I require the services of a lender panel solicitor in Moor Row. Can you assist?

It is not clear why you need a Moor Row panel solicitor but in any event, if you can not find one on our search tool you will need to speak directly to the lender to find out which solicitors in Moor Row are on their panel . If you do find such a firm in Moor Row not listed please direct them to our site to list. At a fee of one pound per month it is not expensive to register on the site