We're in Bingley, First time buyers buying with a mortgage (lender is , and our lawyer is on the conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

I'm the single beneficiary of my late mum's will and I have everything in my name alone, including the house in Bingley. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in . I want to move. I understand that there is a Mortgage Lenders 6 month 'rule', which means that my property ownership could be considered the same way as if I'd bought the house in . Do I have to wait half a year to sell?

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook mandates solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you might be caught by that. many mortgage companies would take a practical view as this requirement is principally there to pick up on subsales or the quick reselling of property.

How can we tell if a Bingley conveyancing solicitor on the panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Bingley obtaining recommendations is a sensible start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one advertising the lowest fees. We would always recommend that you speak with the lawyer conducting your conveyancing.

I'm in the process of viewing flats in Bingley and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it best to have my on ‘stand by’? I am planning to take a home loan with .

It would be wise to start your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on to the estate agent. Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with , make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the conveyancing panel.

I used Arc property Solicitors several years past for my conveyancing in Bingley. Now, I need my documents but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do 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 Bingley of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am looking for a conveyancing practitioner in Bingley for my sale. Is there any facility to check a solicitor's record with the profession’s regulator?

Members of the public may search for published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from inquisitions commenced on or after Jan 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes recorded telephone calls for training reasons.

It may have been a long time coming a mortgage agreement from a bank for the refinancing of my 2 bedroom maisonette is due by the end of next week. Are you able to suggest a cheap remortgage conveyancing law firm in Bingley ?

This site is not designed to help in pursuit of the cheapest conveyancing in Bingley. We can offer you excellent value conveyancing but we do not advertise as being the cheapest. Avoid the trap of appointing companies offering £99 conveyancing in Bingley.At best, in going for cheap conveyancing, you will end up with what you pay for and at worst you will end up being stung for additional fee and still not receive the service required.