I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in East Preston. Now, I need the documents but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do contact 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 Preston of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, 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 my first flat in East Preston with a mortgage from HSBC Bank. The developers refused to reduce the price so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The sale representative told me not inform my solicitor about the side-deal as it will jeopardize my mortgage with HSBC Bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

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.

I have been on the look out for a flat up to £195,000 and found one close by in East Preston I like with a park and railway links nearby, however it's only got 51 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in East Preston suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?

If you need a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you may request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor about this.

My business partner and I are looking to take an assignment of a lease of an office on the high street. Can you recommend conveyancers offering no-move-no charges for non-domestic conveyancing in East Preston for less than 2k?

We can recommend firms who have well rounded knowledge of commercial conveyancing in East Preston, including the sale and purchase of businesses as well as simply property. Whether you are hoping to acquire or lease a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a whole business we will put you in touch with the right lawyer. Regarding the fees this will depend on the structure and nuances of the proposed transaction. Let us have your details or email so as to enable us to supply you with comprehensive commercial conveyancing quote.

I pay a maintenance fee for my flat in East Preston. As a result of poor financial planning I slipped into arrears with remittance. I negotiated a payment plan but there is still a couple of currently outstanding.

I now wish to sell and I am concerned this may jeopardize the sale if I have to settle the amount due now. I'd like to sell up and subsequently repay the debt from the completion monies - is this practicable?

The solicitor conducting your East Preston sale will hopefully be in a position to negotiate with the appropriate parties, and agree with them whether or not they would accept payment from completion monies. This is indicative of why it is advisable to use a conveyancer in East Preston as they are likely to enjoy an established relationship with the management company.