I have given 2 months notice to my current landlord and have to be out of my let out apartment in Saxilby by the end of next month. Conveyancing for my house purchase has just started. How realistic is it to complete in six weeks as I wish to avoid having to find temporary accommodation?

The normal practice is not to provide notice for your lease until your lawyer suggests that you should. Assuming that you have not already done so, update to your conveyancer and ask them to they chase the owners side, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will look towards

My fiance and I are purchasing a 2 bedroom apartment in Saxilby with a loan from Coventry Building Society.We would like to retain our Saxilby conveyancing lawyer but Coventry Building Society informed us his firm is not listed on their "panel". We have to appoint a Coventry Building Society panel lawyer or retain our high street solicitor and pay for one of their panel ones to represent them. This seems very unfair; is there anything we can do?

Unfortunately,no. The loan offered to you is subject to its various provisions, one of which will be that solicitors will be on the Coventry Building Society conveyancing panel. in the past, most mortgage companies had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for Coventry Building Society

Do I need to be concerned by estate agents that I am dealing with are suggesting a national conveyancing firm as opposed to a High Street Saxilby conveyancing firm?

As is the case with many professional services, often input from connections can be worth their weight in gold. Yet there are lots of players in a conveyancing deal; estate agents, mortgage brokers and mortgage companies may recommend lawyers to choose. On occasion the conveyancers might be known to one of the organisations as being good in their field, but sometimes there may be a commercial relationship behind the endorsement. You have the discretion to choose your own lawyer. However, bear in mind that most banks specify a panel list of law firms you have to use for the lender aspect of your home move.

I am looking for a conveyancing lawyer in Saxilby for my remortgage. Is it possible to review a firm’s complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

You may search for published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from investigations commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes monitor call for training requirements.

Are Saxilby conveyancing solicitors under an obligation to the Law Society to publish clear conveyancing figures?

Inbuilt into the Solicitors Code of Conduct are prescriptive rules and regulations as to how the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) allow solicitors to publicise their fees to clients.The Law Society have a practice note giving advice on how to publicise transparent charges to avoid breaching any such rule. Practice notes are not legal advice issued by the Law Society and is not intended as the only standard of good practice a conveyancing solicitor should adhere to. The Practice Note does, nevertheless, constitute the Law Society’s view of acceptable practice for publicising conveyancing charges, and accordingly it’s a recommended read for any solicitor or conveyancer in Saxilby or across England and Wales.