Do I have to have a meeting at the offices of the solicitor to sign the mortgage deed? If so, I will choose one who does conveyancing in Thurston so that I can pop in to their offices if required.

These days conveyancing panel lawyers for banks undertake their communications through Royal Mail, internet or over the phone. This enables them to carry out the legal work for your home move no matter where you live in the country. However you can see if you can still book an appointment to visit conveyancing lawyer if you prefer.

I am helping my sister sell her property in Thurston. Does the conveyancer arrange an EPC or should I organise this?

After the demise of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates was kept a compulsory component of moving property. An EPC should be to hand in advance of the property being advertised. This is not as aspect of the sale process that solicitors normally arrange. Where you are instructing a Thurston conveyancing lawyer they may be able to arrange energy assessments given their relationships with long established Thurston accredited person

I am expecting a AIP from Leeds Building Society this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Leeds Building Society recommend any Thurston solicitors on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently?

You will need to appoint Thurston solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Leeds Building Society through the process.

After much negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Thurston. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an advanced payment of £150. A couple of days later, the conveyancer called me to say that they were not on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Virgin Money panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

Will our conveyancer be raising enquiries about flooding during the conveyancing in Thurston.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for conveyancers specialising in conveyancing in Thurston. There are those who acquire a house in Thurston, fully aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical damage, where a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, suitable insurance cover, or sell the property. Steps can be carried out during the course of a property purchase to forewarn the purchaser.

Solicitors are not best placed to offer advice on flood risk, but there are a numerous checks that can be carried out by the buyer or on a buyer’s behalf which can figure out the risks in Thurston. The standard property information forms given to a purchaser’s lawyer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) incorporates a standard question of the vendor to discover whether the premises has suffered from flooding. If the residence has been flooded in past which is not revealed by the seller, then a buyer may bring a compensation claim resulting from an incorrect response. A purchaser’s conveyancers should also commission an enviro search. This should disclose if there is any known flood risk. If so, more detailed investigations will need to be made.

four months have gone by following my purchase conveyancing in Thurston completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £160,000. 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 premises 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.

Taking into account that I will soon part with hundreds of thousands of pounds on a garden flat in Thurston I wish to talk to a conveyancer concerning thehouse move prior to instructing the firm. Can this be arranged?

We could not agree more - we would be delighted to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the conveyancer who will be carrying out your conveyancing in Thurston.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is unique individual, not a case reference. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are quoted for residential conveyancing in Thurston should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.