Can you vouch for a Yorkshire Building Society accepted Staines conveyancing practice who can have us moved in within less than a month? Would it be better to use a local Staines solicitor or a national firm?

We would be happy to suggest some excellent Staines conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the high street in Staines. Go in to some well established firms and request to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a quote. Explain your deadline together with your reasons and ask for a commitment on your deadline. Appoint the lawyer that genuine.

My wife and I purchased a 4 bedroom Edwardian house in Staines. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and Chelsea Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the matching property. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You should review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Staines and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also check the position with your conveyancing solicitor who conducted the conveyancing.

I am buying my first flat in Staines with a loan from Clydesdale. The sellers would not reduce the amount so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The sale representative suggested that I not to tell my solicitor about this extras as it may put at risk my loan with the lender. 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.

My father has urged me to instruct his conveyancers in Staines. Do I take his guidance?

There are no two ways about it it’s preferable to choose a conveyancing practitioner is to have referrals from friends or relatives who have actually used the firm that you are contemplating using.

Do online conveyancing organisations cover everything a local Staines solicitor does or must I retain a solicitor for the final stages for my conveyancing in Staines?

If you choose an online conveyancer they will cover all the work your Staines conveyancer would cover.