We note that you have a post code search directory listing law firms on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I appoint them for our conveyancing in Bowthorpe?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Nationwide conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Bowthorpe.

Forgive me if this question is silly but I am wet behind the ears as a 1st time purchaser of a garden flat in Bowthorpe. Do I pick up the keys to the house on the completion date from my solicitor? If this is the case, I will find a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Bowthorpe?

On the day of completion you will not be required to go to the conveyancers office in Bowthorpe. Conveyancing lawyers for you will transfer the purchase money to the seller's conveyancers, and once they have received this, you should be called to collect the keys from the property Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen early afternoon.

Are all Bowthorpe Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Barclays conveyancing panel?

It is true that some banks and building societies now use the accreditation scheme as the starting point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. CQS accreditation however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to join their panels.

My wife and I are in the throws of viewing apartments in Bowthorpe and I am now considering a potential offer. Should I already have a conveyancer appointed at this stage? I intend to finance via a mortgage with Co-operative.

You should start requesting conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their details on to the estate agent. As you are seeking a mortgage with Co-operative, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Co-operative conveyancing panel.

A relative recommended that where I am purchasing in Bowthorpe I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is sometimes included in the estimate for your Bowthorpe conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about Bowthorpe around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Bowthorpe Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Bowthorpe.

I used Stirling Law a few years past for my conveyancing in Bowthorpe. I now require my file but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 Bowthorpe 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 buying a new build flat in Bowthorpe. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Bowthorpe

The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision.