My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Studley. I need to find out whether they are accepted on the Barclays Direct approved list of lawyers. Could you advise?

The first thing you should do is call your lawyer and enquire whether they are on the lender panel. Alternatively please get in touch with Barclays Direct who may be able to help.

We are buying a house and the conveyancer has mentioned Chancel Repair to which the house could be obligated to pay given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. He has suggested insurance. Is this strictly necessary for conveyancing in Studley

Unless a prior acquisition of the house took place after 12 October 2013 you can assume that conveyancing practitioners carrying out conveyancing in Studley to continue to advocate a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

3 months have gone by following my purchase conveyancing in Studley concluded. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £215,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Studley. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Studley

Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified.

Is it possible to transfer to a new conveyancer as I have to choose a firm on the Accord Mortgages Ltd conveyancing list. I instructed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Studley round the corner but the firm is not accepted by Accord Mortgages Ltd

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Studley on the Accord Mortgages Ltd panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we on the directory do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are registered with the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Studley. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can scrutinise charges for conveyancing solicitors in Studley and beyond.