Having been referred to your company we were about to appoint conveyancing solicitor in Chigwell found by you but have come across some other estimates on the internet seem cheaper – how come?

There are lots of conveyancers advertising what appear to be cut price. We suggest that you think long and hard about how important this transaction is to you that you are willing to take 'cheap' risks in relation to the quality of the legal work. Some hide extras well inside the terms of engagement. The law firms that we put forward for conveyancing in Chigwell will notdo this.

Our grandson is about to exchange on a newly built flat in Chigwell with a mortgage from . His lawyer has advised him of a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. Who needs to receive the form?

The form is intended to provide information to the main parties involved in the purchase. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when requested. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

When reading consumer advice sites for a recommended lawyer in Chigwell, many comment that I should use a CQS assured lawyer. What is CQS?

Chigwell Conveyancing Quality Scheme solicitors have obtained certification by the law Society The Law Society introduced CQS to establish evidence of quality standards in the in the legal transfer of properties. CQS helps buyers and sellers to identify solicitor firms who provide a quality residential conveyancing. Chigwell is one of the many areas in England and Wales in which accredited firms have offices. The conveyancing scheme obliges law firms to undergo a strict assessment, compulsory training, self-reporting, random audits and annual reviews in order to maintain CQS status. It is available to solicitors and not licensed conveyancers and has the support of the Legal Ombudsman.

I am purchasing my first flat in Chigwell with the aid of help to buy. The builders would not reduce the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative suggested that I not to tell my lawyer about this side-deal as it may put at risk my mortgage with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

My husband and I are first time buyers - had an offer accepted, but the selling agent told us that the vendor will only issue a contract if we use the agent's preferred solicitors as they want a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a high street conveyancer used to conveyancing in Chigwell

We suspect that the seller is unaware of this demand. If they require ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious purchaser is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Contact the owners directly and make the point that (a)you are genuine purchasers (b)you are ready to progress, with finances arranged © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you intend to appoint your preferred Chigwell conveyancing lawyers - as opposed tothose that will provide the negotiator at the agency a commission or meet his conveyancing targets set by head office.