My husband and I are purchasing residence in Maidenbower. My Solicitor is not on the bank conveyancing list. Can I still use my Maidenbower conveyancing solicitor even though they are excluded from the mortgage company approved list?

You have a number of options open to you here

• Proceed with your preferred Maidenbower lawyer but your bank will undoubtedly use a conveyancer on their approved panel. The net result is additional fees and probable frustration.
• Get a fresh lawyer to act in the purchase, obviously checking they are on the bank conveyancing panel.
• Convince your property lawyer to pull out all the stops to join the lender’s conveyancing panel

We are aiming to move house in April. Should my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the completion day. Incidentally, can you recommend a removal company in Maidenbower. Conveyancing solicitor was organised before I stumbled across your page.

On the day of completion you can collect the keys from the selling agent however this should only occur when the sellers solicitors advise the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be collected. After that you should advise the removal company that you are ready to move in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a specific removal organisation but can assist you in locating a residential property solicitor in Maidenbower or a solicitor that specialises in conveyancing in Maidenbower.

Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Lloyds. Maidenbower conveyancing lawyers are selected. How long does it take for Lloyds to issue the offer to the lawyer?

Some lenders take longer than others. Have Lloyds done the valuation? Have you advised Lloyds as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Lloyds conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.

I was told three weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Nationwide. Is it usual for Nationwide to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Maidenbower is approved on their conveyancing panel? Nationwide have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Nationwide to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

I am downsizing from our property in Maidenbower and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was built land that was not decontaminated. Any high street Maidenbower lawyer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers are using a web based conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Maidenbower. Having lived in Maidenbower for 4 years we know that this is a non issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to get confirmation that the buyers are looking for.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor already. Are they able to advise? You need to enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same ailment)

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Maidenbower. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Maidenbower

The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided.

We are in the process of buying a house in Maidenbower. Can the lawyer have our purchase price private from sites such as Rightmove. Is this achievable and how?

The Land Registry are legally bound to reveal price sold data on a register of the title for domestic properties nationwide including premises in Maidenbower. The register of title is a public document, so HMLR would be breaching their statutory duty excluded specific homes such as your property in Maidenbower.

You can make a request of HMLR to withhold the price paid data but the response will be a No.