Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a online directory to list law firms on the Darlington Building Society conveyancing panel for example in Forest Row?

We are not aware of any plans on the part of the BSA to develop such a register.

I'm buying a new build house in Forest Row with the aid of help to buy. The builders refused to budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative told me not to tell my conveyancer about this side-deal as it could affect my loan with the lender. 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 am looking for a ground for flat up to £235,500 and identified one round the corner in Forest Row I like with a park and transport links in the vicinity, however it only has 52 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Forest Row for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?

Should you need a home loan the shortness of the lease will be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the premises for at least 2 years you can ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this.

My company is wishing to lease a unit on a shopping parade. Can you recommend solicitors offering no-sale-no charges for commercial conveyancing in Forest Row for below 1500k?

We are happy to recommend firms who host a wealth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Forest Row, including the disposal and acquisition of businesses as well as simply premises. If you are hoping to buy or lease a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a complete business we will find you the right lawyer. As for the charges these will vary based on the structure and nuances of the deal. Let us have your contact information or telephone us so that we can provide you with a fixed commercial conveyancing calculation.

We're novice buyers - agreed a price, but the selling agent has warned us that the vendor will only issue a contract if we use their chosen lawyers as they are insisting on a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a family conveyancer accustomed to conveyancing in Forest Row

It is highly unlikely the sellers are driving this. If they require ‘a quick sale', alienating a motivated buyer is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Contact the sellers directly and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are motivated buyers (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you intend to use your preferred Forest Row conveyancing lawyers - as opposed tothe ones that will earn the estate agent a kickback or hit his conveyancing targets demanded by HQ.