Please help. My South Normanton conveyancer is advising me that he has toconduct South Normanton conveyancing searches resulting from the fact thatthe firm are on the Santandersolicitor panel. Is my solicitor correct?

You have limited options available to you. Given that you are taking out a loan with a mortgage company your property lawyer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your bank’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to follow the CML Handbook specifications . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out South Normanton conveyancing searches.

Do I have to visit the offices of the solicitor to sign the mortgage deed? If so, I will appoint a lawyer who conducts conveyancing in South Normanton so that I can attend their offices if necessary.

These days approved lawyers for banks undertake the vast majority of communications via the post, internet or over phone calls. This means that they can undertake the conveyancing transaction regardless of where you live in England or Wales. Nevertheless you can check if you have the option of going to the offices of your conveyancing lawyer if needed.

I used Arc property Solicitors several years ago for my conveyancing in South Normanton. Now, I need my files however the law firm has closed. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 South Normanton of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am buying a new build house in South Normanton with a mortgage from TSB. The builders refused to budge the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep advised me not reveal to my lawyer about this extras as it would affect 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.

How do I locate a South Normanton solicitor on the Coventry Building Society conveyancing panel? I have a car and am willing to travel upto 20kilometers to meet the lawyer.

Feel free to make use of the facility on this page. Please choose the mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of South Normanton conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have listed some South Normanton conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can telephone them to see whether they are on the Coventry Building Society panel