My financial adviser says he needs my Braintree solicitor’s panel reference for the Lloyds conveyancing panel. What is the best way to discover this. I have e-mailed my local Braintree branch but they have not got back to me yet.

The sensible thing to do is ask for this information from your Braintree . Most Braintree conveyancing practices will retain a file or database of lender panel information which would include, if applicable, their conveyancing panel details for each lender.

It is is a decade since I bought my house in Braintree. Conveyancing lawyers have now been instructed on the sale but I am unable to locate my title documents. Will this cause complications?

Don’t worry too much. First the deeds may be kept by the mortgage company or they could be archived with the solicitor who acted in your purchase. Secondly in all probability the title will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers obtaining current official copies of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Braintree relates to registered property but in the rare situation where your home is unregistered it is more tricky but is not insurmountable.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Braintree and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Braintree. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Braintree area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Braintree. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

I am looking for a conveyancing solicitor in Braintree for my home move. Is there any facility to check a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?

You may read documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes recorded telephone calls for training requirements.

Braintree Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Questions you should ask before Purchasing

On the whole the outlay for major works are not included within maintenance charges, albeit that a few managing agents in Braintree require tenants to pay into a reserve fund and this is used to offset against larger works. Who are the managing agents? What is the maintenance charge and ground rent on the apartment?