My son is purchasing a house that has just been built in Woodingdean with a home loan from . His lawyer has said that there is a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. What is this document - I have never come across this before?

The form is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when asked. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

Finally the sale completed on my house in Woodingdean last August but the buyer keeps SMS messaging every few hours to moan that their conveyancer needs to hear from myconveyancer. What are the post completion sale formalities now that I have sold?

After completion of your sale your solicitor is obliged to forward the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer must also send confirmation that the mortgage has been paid off to the buyers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion tasks unique to conveyancing in Woodingdean.

Our bank has suggested a law firm on their panel based in Woodingdean but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in Woodingdean or nearer to where I live. Are you able to assist?

Far from all Woodingdean conveyancing practices are on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Please make use of the above find an approved solicitor tool to locate a Woodingdean conveyancing firm on the on the bank panel.

There is lots of information on this site about conveyancing in Woodingdean but what is your top tip for choosing the right conveyancer in Woodingdean

It would be unwise to be tempted by the lowest Woodingdean conveyancing costs illustration. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.

We previously chose conveyancing lawyers located in Woodingdean on the solicitor panel. They are now charging me a supplemental amount for handling the mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by ?

Provided it is contained in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your may levy a fee for this. The fee is not dictated by but by your Woodingdean . Numerous firms on the panel will levy ’dealing with mortgage’ fee but plenty of firms incorporate it on their overall fee.

I have decided to exercise my right to buy my property in Woodingdean off the council. I have a mortgage offer with . Conveyancing is new to me. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?

It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with , you will need to appoint a solicitor on the conveyancing panel.

I'm buying my first flat in Woodingdean benefiting from help to buy. The builders would not move on the price so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The estate agent advised me not to tell my solicitor about this extras as it will affect my mortgage with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.