Our son-in-law is in the process of securing a new build apartment in East Barnet with a mortgage from . His conveyancer has said that there is a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. What is this document - I have never come across this before?

The form is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the transaction. 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.

As someone not used to conveyancing in East Barnet what’s your top tip you can impart for the ownership transfer in East Barnet

Not many law firms shout this from the rooftops but conveyancing in East Barnet or throughout is an adversarial process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is an abundance of room for conflict between you and other parties involved in the legal transfer of property. For example, the vendor, estate agent and on occasion your bank. Selecting a solicitor for your conveyancing in East Barnet is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE party in the legal process whose responsibility is to look after your legal interests and to protect you.

Every so often a potential adversary may attempt to sway you that you should follow their advice. For instance, the property agent may claim to be helping by claiming that your conveyancer is dragging his heels. Or your mortgage broker may try to convince you to do something that is against your lawyers advice. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties in the home moving process.

I used Action Conveyancing a few years past for my conveyancing in East Barnet. I now require my papers however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should call 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 East Barnet of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I need to retain a conveyancing solicitor for remortgage conveyancing in East Barnet. I have discover a web site which looks to be the ideal offering If it is possible to get all the legals completed via email that would be preferable. Do I need to be wary? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

The solicitors handling our conveyancing in East Barnet has sent papers to review that indicate that the property is unregistered with epitome documents. Surely all houses in East Barnet are registered?

It is a rare occurrence indeed to find property in East Barnet to be unregistered. An 'epitome' is basically a dossier of photocopies of documents affecting an unregistered title. Plenty of East Barnet conveyancing solicitors will be familiar with such matters but where uncertainty exists the usual guidance nowadays is for the seller to register the title first and then sell - this will have a knock on effect to cause a drawn-out transaction.