Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a searchable register to list firms on the conveyancing panel for example in Lees?

LenderPanel has not been advised of any plans on the part of the BSA to promote such a tool.

I used Wolstenholmes a few years past for my conveyancing in Lees. I now require my papers but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do 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 Lees 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.

Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Lees prior to instructing lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the house. The surveyor has said that some banks tend refuse to issue a loan on a flying freehold house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different instructions from Halifax. If you e-mail us we can investigate further via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Lees. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

What tools are available to locate a Lees solicitor on the conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am willing to travel upto 25miles to meet the conveyancer.

You can use the facility on this website. Please choose the bank and your location and you will see a number of Lees conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have listed some Lees conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can ring them to see whether they are on the member panel

Lees Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Queries Prior to Purchasing

Is the freehold owned collectively by the leaseholders? How long is the Lease? Many Lees leasehold apartments will be liable to pay a service charge for the upkeep of the building invoiced by the management company. If you purchase the apartment you will have to meet this charge, normally quarterly during the year. This can be anything from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for large purpose-built buildings. In all probability there will be a ground rent for you to pay annual, this is usually not a exorbitant figure, say approximately £50-£100 but you should to enquire as on occasion it can be many hundreds of pounds.