I was informed yesterday by my financial adviser that my Fenny Stratford solicitor is not on the mortgage company Conveyancing panel. What can I do to be certain if this is indeed the case?

The first thing you need to do is to call your Fenny Stratford conveyancer. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to advise you of the situation. If they are not on the panel they may be able to suggest a Fenny Stratford conveyancing firm that is on the approved list of lawyers for your mortgage company.

After reading consumer advice sites for a cheap lawyer in Fenny Stratford, most comment that I must use a CQS kitemarked solicitor. What is CQS?

The Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) provides a recognised quality standard for residential conveyancing practices issued by the Law Society. Membership achievement establishes a level of credibility for member firms with stakeholders (regulators, lenders, insurers and consumers) based upon: * the integrity of the senior responsible officer and other key conveyancing staff * the firm's adherence to good practice management standards * adherence to prudent and efficient conveyancing procedures via the scheme protocol the standard covers many partnerships who execute conveyancing in Fenny Stratford.

I am looking for a ground for flat up to £305k and found one near me in Fenny Stratford I like with amenity areas and railway links nearby, the downside is that it only has 52 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Fenny Stratford in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a short lease?

If you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease will be problematic. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you could request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this.

My husband and I are FTB’s - agreed a price, but the property agent has warned us that the seller will only move forward if we appoint the agent's preferred conveyancers as they need an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a high street solicitor who is accustomed to conveyancing in Fenny Stratford

We suspect that the seller is not behind this ultimatum. If they desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a motivated buyer is not the way to achieve this. Avoid the agents and go straight to the owners and make sure they understand (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances arranged © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you will continue to instruct your preferred Fenny Stratford conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will give their negotiator at the agency a commission or hit his conveyancing figures set by HQ.

How up-to-date is your database of lawyers on the mortgage company conveyancing panel in Fenny Stratford? Do the banks send you an updated list?

Fenny Stratford firms and firms conducting conveyancing in Fenny Stratford themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the lender conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from the mortgage company directly.