My fiance and I are buying a newbuild apartment in Werrington with a mortgage from Skipton Building Society.We have a Werrington conveyancing practitioner but Skipton Building Society says he's not on their "panel". we are left little option but to use a Skipton Building Society panel firm or retain our high street solicitor and fork out for one of their panel ones to represent them. This seems very unfair; is there anything we can do?

No, not really. The mortgage issued to you contains terms and conditions, one of which will be that solicitors needs to be on the Skipton Building Society approved list. Until recently, most mortgage companies had large numbers of solicitors on their panels: a borrower could find one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. A further alternative is for your solicitors to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for Skipton Building Society

What does a local search tell me concerning the property we're buying in Werrington?

Werrington conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company such as Searchflow The local search plays an important role in many a Werrington conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any nasty surprises after you move into your property. The search should supply data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 topic headings.

I have justdiscovered that Stirling Law have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Werrington for a purchase of a freehold house 9 months ago. How can I check that my home is in my name in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest method to see if the property is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Werrington conveyancing specialists.

I am a sole trader hoping to lease a unit on a shopping parade. Can you recommend solicitors offering fixed fees for commercial conveyancing in Werrington for less than £1,200?

We can recommend firms who have an in-depth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Werrington, including the disposal and acquisition of businesses as well as simply premises. Whether you are looking to buy or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a whole business we can find you the right lawyer. As for the costs these will vary based on the structure and terms of the deal. Let us have your details or email so as to enable us to furnish you with a fixed commercial conveyancing calculation.

My boyfriend is buying a garden flat in Werrington. He has received a fee estimate by the lawyer suggested by the estate agents totaling £1300 . It was eight years ago since I sold and bought a home and the bill was £440. Have fees really gone up that much?

What does the conveyancing estimate include? Is it just for the legal fees, or what you will be paying in total (for instance Werrington searches, land registry fees, etc)