I was informed yesterday by my financial adviser that my Selston the law firm I have appointed is not on the bank Solicitor panel. What can I do to check?

The sensible course of action for you to take is to contact your Selston lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to notify you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the approved list of lawyers for your mortgage company.

My nephew is about to exchange on a house that has just been built in Selston with a mortgage from Aldermore. His solicitor has advised him of a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. This document is news to me - what is it and who needs sight of it?

The document is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the purchase. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Aldermore conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the valuer when asked. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Aldermore conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

What can a local search inform me concerning the property my wife and I buying in Selston?

Selston conveyancing often commences with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search organisations for instance PSG The local search plays an important role in most Selston conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any nasty once you have moved into your property. The search should provide data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic headings.

I am purchasing a new build house in Selston with a mortgage from Santander. The sellers refused to reduce the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent advised me not to tell my conveyancer about this side-deal as it could impact my loan with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I am using a search engine for the phrase cheap conveyancing in Selston it shows results of many property lawyersin the vicinity. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right property lawyer for my move?

The preferential method of choosing a suitable conveyancer is via personal referral, so ask colleagues and relatives who have purchased a property in Selston or a reputable estate agent or mortgage broker. Costs for conveyancing in Selston vary, so it's advisable to obtain at least four fee calculations from varying types of law firms. Be sure to obtain confirmation that the costs are assured not to to be inflated.