My brother-in-law has suggested I instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Storrington. I I would like to check if they are accepted on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel. Can you help?

You should contact the lawyer and ask them whether they are on the lender panel. Alternatively please get in touch with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society who may be able to help.

I am helping my aunt sell her flat in Storrington. Will the conveyancer arrange an energy assessment or it is for me to coordinate?

After the demise of Home Information Packs, energy assessments remained a mandatory element of moving property. An EPC must be to hand before the property is marketed. It is not as aspect of the sale process that conveyancers ordinarily organise. Where you are instructing a Storrington conveyancing solicitor they might help arrange energy assessments due to their relationships with reputable Storrington energy assessors

My partner and I have arranged a further advance on our home loan from Aldermore as we wish to carry out alterations to our home in Storrington. Are we obliged to appoint a nearby Storrington solicitor on the Aldermore conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?

Aldermore would not normally instruct firms on their approved list of lawyers to handle the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Aldermore panel.

Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Bank of Ireland. Storrington conveyancing lawyers are instructed. How long does it take for Bank of Ireland to forward the offer to the conveyancing practitioner?

Some lenders take longer than others. Have Bank of Ireland completed the survey? Have you advised Bank of Ireland as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.

We are downsizing from our home in Storrington and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being constructed on contaminated land. A high street Storrington lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers instructed an online conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Storrington. We have lived in Storrington for six years we know that this is a non issue. Should we contact our local Authority to seek clarification need.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing firm already. What do they say? You need to enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same illness)

How does conveyancing in Storrington differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build property in Storrington contact us having been asked by the builder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is built. This is because new home sellers in Storrington usually purchase the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Storrington or who has acted in the same development.

I see that you have a search directory listing solicitors on the lender conveyancing panel. Do Storrington conveyancing firms pay you a referral fee if I retain them for my own house purchase?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the mortgage company conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Storrington.