We are buying a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Potton who is on the conveyancing panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Potton.

I had intended to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Potton for our house move. Our financial adviser informed us that our mortgage lenders won't deal with them. Why is this not regarded as unfair competition?

Lenders in the main restrict either the type or the volume of conveyancing practices on their member panel. Typical examples of such restriction(s) being that a firm must have two or more partners. As well as restricting the type of firm, some have decided to limit the number of firms they allow to act for them. You should note that have no responsibility for the quality of advice provided by any member of Conveyancer Panel. Mortgage fraud was a primary driver in the reduction of conveyancing panels since 2008 even though there remains differing opinions concerning the extent of solicitor engagement in some of that fraud. Data from the Land Registry indicate that plenty of law firms, including some in or near Potton only conduct one or two conveyances per annum.

I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in Potton. Now, I need the 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 Potton of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Potton. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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 conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Potton

Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?

My partner has urged me to use his lawyers for conveyancing in Potton. Should I use them?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Potton conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to find a conveyancing lawyer is to get recommendations from friends or relatives who have actually experience in using the firm you're contemplating using.