Much to our surprise we have been told by our IFA that my Benson property lawyer is not on the bank Conveyancing panel. What can I do to be certain whether this is indeed the case?

The sensible course of action for you to take is to contact your Benson lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to notify you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the approved list of lawyers for your bank.

Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Benson even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example where I intend to buy a shop in Benson with a mortgage from The Royal Bank of Scotland?

Our comparison service is predominantly utilised to select residential conveyancing solicitors in Benson but we have recorded at the end of this page a few Benson commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to speak with the firm directly to check if they can also act for The Royal Bank of Scotland

My fiance and I are hoping to buy a purpose built flat in Benson with a mortgage from Halifax.We use our Benson conveyancing practitioner but Halifax informed us he's not listed on their "panel". we are left little option but to use a Halifax panel solicitor or keep our preferred solicitor and pay for a Halifax panel lawyer to represent them. We feel as though this is unjust; Can we not simply insist that Halifax use our lawyer?

Unfortunately,no. The home loan issued to you contains various provisions, one of which will be that conveyancers will be on the Halifax approved list. Until recently, most banks had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could choose 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. Another option that might be available is for your solicitors to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for Halifax

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Benson. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Benson

Please supply a car parking plan. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?

I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for freehold conveyancing in Benson. I have stumble across a web site which seems to have the perfect solution If there is a chance to get all this stuff done via email that would be ideal. Do I need to be wary? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?