My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Burton upon Stather. I I am struggling to find out if they are on the conveyancing panel. Can you help?

You should phone the lawyer and ask them if they are on the lender panel. Alternatively you can get in touch with who may be able to help.

This question may be naive but I am new to the home buying as a first time purchaser of a ground floor flat in Burton upon Stather. Do I pick up the keys to the house on the completion date from my solicitor? If this is the case, I will instruct a local conveyancing solicitor in Burton upon Stather?

On the day of completion you will not be required to attend the conveyancers office in Burton upon Stather. Conveyancing lawyers for you will electronically transfer the purchase money to the seller's lawyers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be called to collect the keys from the Estate Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this occurs between 1 and 3pm.

Is it the case that all Burton upon Stather solicitor firms on the conveyancing panel are overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?

As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the conveyancing panel they would need to be governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Some mortgage companies do list licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such firms would be overseen by the CLC.

We were going to get a OIP from this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do recommend any Burton upon Stather solicitors on the conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Burton upon Stather solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and through the process.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Burton upon Stather. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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 conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Burton upon Stather

Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. 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. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.

I opted to have a survey carried out on a house in Burton upon Stather before instructing conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the property. My surveyor has said that some banks tend not grant a mortgage on such a house.

It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different instructions from Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can check via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Burton upon Stather. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Burton upon Stather especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Burton upon Stather.

Me and my husband accepted an offer on a Burton upon Stather ground floor flat left to us six years ago in 2012. I have over a decades worth of conveyancing know-how and, although retired, intend to conduct my own conveyancing. The buyer's has informed me that their mortgage company will not allow to do our own conveyancing requiring the funds to be transferred to a solicitor's bank account.

Lending instructions to from all CML members state that If the vendor does not have legal representation the buyer’s lawyers should check whether the bank needs to be told so that a decision can be made as to whether they are willing to progress.