We are looking to buy a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Lingfield who is on the Coventry BS solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Coventry BS . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Lingfield.

My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Lingfield. Conveyancing is needed. What happens now?

Now that you have exchanged you will need to retain a conveyancing solicitor as a matter of priority as you are faced with a fast approaching a drop dead date to complete the conveyancing. Every auction property should have a bespoke legal pack. This should include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. If you have purchased leasehold property the conveyancing pack should provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation relating to leasehold premises. You must give this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor at the earliest opportunity. Do make sure that that you have the requisite funding organised to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

This question may be naive but I am new to the house moving as a 1st time buyer of a garden flat in Lingfield. Do I receive the keys to the property on the completion date from my solicitor? If this is the case, I will instruct a local conveyancing solicitor in Lingfield?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will electronically transfer the purchase money to the seller's solicitors, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be called to receive the keys from the property Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen early afternoon.

Our offer on a detached house in Lingfield has been accepted, the owners do however have a dependent purchase. The vendors have offered on a property, but it’s not been accepted yet, and are looking at other apartments in the pipeline. I have chosen a local conveyancing solicitor in Lingfield. What should be my next step? When do I get the mortgage application with Skipton started?

It is usual to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses prematurely (mortgage application is in the region of £1k, then valuation, Lingfield conveyancing search fees, etc). The first thing to do is check that your conveyancing practitioner is on the Skipton approved list. Concerning the subsequent steps this very much depends on the circumstances of your transaction, motivation for the property and on the state of the market. In a hot market the majority of buyers would apply for the mortgage with Skipton and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they ask their conveyancer to press on with the conveyancing in Lingfield.

I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in Lingfield. Now, I need my files however the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 Lingfield of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, 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 property in Lingfield prior to instructing solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the house. Our surveyor advised that some lenders may refuse to give a loan on a flying freehold property.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different requirements for example to Nationwide. If you contact us we can check via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Lingfield. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Lingfield to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

My fiance and I are in the market for an affordable conveyancing solicitor in Lingfield to purchase a home. I really don't want to get ripped off and there are many Lingfield conveyancing practices to pick from...who do I opt for?

If you have never used a conveyancing practitioner previously, a personal recommendation via family or friends is a great place to start and is often a good indicator of quality. As an alternative option, do review the client references viewable on your solicitor’s website or make the most of our search tool to find a conveyancing lawyer in Lingfield.