My IFA has asked me for my Newark on Trent solicitor’s panel member for the Nationwide conveyancing panel. What is the best way to obtain this. I have tried my local Newark on Trent branch but they have not got back to me yet.

Have you tried calling your Newark on Trent conveyancer about this?. They should have a central record lender panel numbers.

My aunt passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Newark on Trent. The house had a small mortgage remaining of approximately £4500. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Yorkshire BS, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?

Given you plan to re-mortgage then Yorkshire BS will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Yorkshire BS mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

Me and my brother own a terraced Victorian property in Newark on Trent. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Aldermore. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the matching address. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Newark on Trent 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 purchasers. You can also question the situation with the conveyancing solicitor who conducted the conveyancing.

In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial offices in Newark on Trent and how can you help?

The 1954 Act gives a safeguard to commercial leaseholders, granting the right to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy when the lease comes to an end. There are limited grounds that a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are involved. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Newark on Trent is one of the numerous locations in which our lawyers are based

I am buying a maisonette and cash is in place. My solicitor has been handed with 2 distinct proof of photographic identification, bank statement, endless utility bills. Now he needs a copy from a probate lawyer stating that the money is in order and that it has come from inheritance and not dealing E's in Ibiza.

For some years now requires conveyancing solicitors as well as banks, building societies and other financial institutes to obtain satisfactory evidence of the identity of the client. This is because solicitors who deal with money and property on behalf of their clients can be used by criminals wishing to launder money. In order to comply with the law of money laundering, your Newark on Trent conveyancing lawyer will need to obtain evidence of your identity as as well as make sure that your funds are legitimate.