I am buying a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Warminster who is on the Bank of Ireland approved. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Bank of Ireland in certain locations such as Warminster. We dont recommend any particular firm.

I am buying a property and the solicitor has identified Chancel Repair for which the property could be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. He has mentioned insurance. Is this really appropriate for conveyancing in Warminster

Unless a previous purchase of the premises took place post 12 October 2013 you could expect conveyancing practitioners handling conveyancing in Warminster to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I used Arc property Solicitors several years ago for my conveyancing in Warminster. Now, I need the documents however cannot find the solicitor. 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 Warminster of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

We're novice buyers - agreed a price, but the agent told us that the vendor will only issue a contract if we instruct the agent's preferred conveyancers as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local solicitor who is accustomed to conveyancing in Warminster

It is improbable the owners are driving this. Should the owner desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious buyer is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Contact the sellers directly and make the point that (a)you are genuine purchasers (b)you are ready to progress, with finances arranged © you are chain free (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you intend to use your preferred Warminster conveyancing firm - rather thanthe ones that will earn the estate agent a commission or meet his conveyancing targets set by senior management.

I pay a service charge for my appartment in Warminster. As a result of flawed financial planning I fell into arrears with payments. I negotiated a settlement schedule but there is still about £1750 outstanding as of today.

I am under pressure to sell and I am nervous that this may threaten to derail the sale if I have to pay off the amount due in advance. Do I have to settle before - is this viable?

It would be wise to clarify with the lawyer dealing with your Warminster conveyancing but it may be possible to agree for the arrears to be transferred to the purchasers. The contractual price payable would be adjusted to reflect the amount of debt they take on. They could then pay the outstanding monies once they are the owners.