I plan on buying a maisonette in Nottinghamshire. My Conveyancer is not listed on the mortgage company solicitor list. Is it possible for me to retain my Nottinghamshire conveyancing solicitor even though they are not on the bank panel?

One must use a conveyancer to complete the formalities if you require a loan to purchase your property. The conveyancer will conduct all the relevant due diligence on the property, make sure that you will be registered as proprietor and ensure that all the necessary mortgage paperwork is in place. One could select a Nottinghamshire property lawyer of your choosing. However, if the solicitor appointed is not on the lender solicitor panel further fees will be levied as separate legal representation will be need by the lender. Bank panel applications may be submitted, so provided your conveyancer has not in the past applied for membership they should take the chance to apply.

In the event thatI were to purchase a freehold propertyin Nottinghamshire mortgage fee and dispense with a survey and no conveyancing searches how much would I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Nottinghamshire?

Any savings you would achieve would be isolated to the costs for searches. Your conveyancer still got to do everything else - money laundering, liaising with the sellers property lawyer, SDLT return, register the title etc. A marginal saving might be made by not needing to register a mortgage however it won't be a lot.

We are purchasing a 4 bedroom semi-detached house in Nottinghamshire. We would like to carry out an extension to the side at the house.Will the conveyancing process involve investigations to determine if these alterations are permitted?

Your property lawyer should review the deeds as conveyancing in Nottinghamshire can on occasion reveal restrictions in the title deeds which restrict certain works or necessitated the consent of a 3rd party. Certain extensions call for local authority planning permissions and approval in compliance with building regulations. Many locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or impact extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.

I currently have a mortgage with Aldermore for my property in Nottinghamshire. Conveyancing was finalised a year ago. Should I wish to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform Aldermore?

You must advise Aldermore prior to letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of Aldermore’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Aldermore directly. You need not do this via a Aldermore conveyancing panel solicitor.

My offer on a property in Nottinghamshire has been accepted, the sellers do however have a tied purchase. The owners have put an offer on on an apartment, but it’s not yet tied up, and are looking at other apartments in the pipeline. I have instructed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Nottinghamshire. What do I do now? When should I get the mortgage application with Nottingham started?

It is usual to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses prematurely (mortgage application is approx one thousand pounds, then valuation, Nottinghamshire conveyancing search charges, etc). First, you should ensure that your conveyancer is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. Concerning the next phase this very much dictated by the circumstances of your transaction, desire for this property and on the state of the market. In a rising market many buyers will apply for a home loan with Nottingham and pay for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they pay their solicitor to move forward with searches.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my house can not be found. The solicitors who conducted the conveyancing in Nottinghamshire 5 years ago are no longer around. What are my options?

As long as the title is registered the information relating to your proprietorship will be documented by HMLR under a Title Number. It is possible to carry out a search at the Land Registry, find your property and obtain up to date copies of the Registered Entries for less than a fiver. Where the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally hold a certified copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for £20 inclusive of VAT.

A licensed conveyancer handled my conveyancing in Nottinghamshire 5 years ago and was holding my title documents but has since been shut down – how do I retreive these?

Deeds, as such, no longer exist as most properties in Nottinghamshire are recorded digitally at Land Registry. If you need to establish ownership or are disposing of or re-mortgaging your conveyancer can obtain up to date copies of the register from the Land Registry in any case.

If you feel there may be other documents or you have any other queries please e-mail your request with details of the transaction and documents you need to filerequest@clc-uk.org. The CLC will let you know what information they have and any additional information they may need before they are in a position to identify and send the documents to you. Following an intervention it may take some time for the CLC to access archived files and documents, but your request will be actioned with reasonable haste.