Recently been in touch with my conveyancing solicitor in Wennington who conducted the legals 18 months ago asking for a conveyancing costs illustration based on an identical type of house move (a leasehold premises and a freehold property) of almost identical values with a home loan from Aldermore. I am now being charged twice the amount. Should I hunt for an alternative property lawyer?

The estimate does seem a little on the high side. If you you were to look around you could trim some of the expense by perhaps £125. That being said, providing that you were satisfied with the conveyancing the firm provided you maylive to regret opting for an a cheaper solicitor. If is important to ensure the firm can represent Aldermore. You can make use of our search tool to select a Wennington conveyancing firm on the Aldermore member panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Wennington.

I am helping my mother sell her house in Wennington. Will the solicitor order an energy assessment or should I organise this?

Following the demise of Home Information Packs, EPC’s was maintained a compulsory element of selling a property. An energy assessment needs to be commissioned before the property is placed on the market. This is not as aspect of the sale process that law firms normally organise. If you are using a Wennington conveyancing practitioner they might be able to arrange energy assessments due to their relationships with reputable local energy assessors

Is there a list of Co-operative panel conveyancers in Wennington on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such facility on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. A small selection of mortgage companies make their panel listings visible over the internet. Where you are seeking to appoint a Wennington conveyancing practitioner on the Co-operative please use our facility.

It is not clear whether my mortgage offer requires a lease extension. I have called into my local Wennington bank branch on a couple of occasions and was reassured it wasn't a problem and they would lend. My Wennington conveyancing solicitor - who is on the bank conveyancing panel- called and was told they would not lend in accordance with their UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook minimum lease term requirements. Who do I believe?

The conveyancer has to comply with the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook Part 2 provisions for your lender. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the mortgage company will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the bank to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years left on the lease.

I bought my apartment on 16 January and the transaction details are still not registered. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Wennington expressed confidence that it will be registered in a couple of weeks. Are properties in Wennington uniquely lengthy to register?

As far as conveyancing in Wennington registration is no faster or slower than anywhere else in the country. Rather than based on location, timeframes can vary subject to the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry need to notify any other parties. As of today in the region of three quarters of submission are fully dealt with within two weeks but some can be subject to protracted hold-ups. Historically registration takes place after the purchaser has moved in to the property thus registration formalities is not always top priority yet if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your lawyers could contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Wennington is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Wennington are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Wennington you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Wennington may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.

I have noted on numerous online forums that before selecting a conveyancing lawyer they must be approved by your mortgage company. It happens to be my first home move but I have an AIP with Nat West Bank and I already have a family conveyancing solicitor in Wennington on standby. Does HSBC need an approved conveyancer to be instructed? Does a directory of panel solicitors even exist for my conveyancing in Wennington?

You need to instruct a solicitor that is on the HSBC panel. Just call your preferred Wennington conveyancing lawyer to check if they are on the HSBC panel. If they are not on the panel you have a couple of options open to you here:

• Carry on with your preferred Wennington conveyancer but HSBC will need to use a conveyancing practitioner on their approved list. This will result in additional fees together with probable frustration.
• Choose a new property lawyer to conduct the conveyancing, obviously checking they are on the HSBC conveyancing panel.
• Convince your conveyancer to pull out all the stops to get listed on the HSBC panel of solicitors.