My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Old Coulsdon. I I am struggling to find out if they are accepted on the conveyancing panel. Can you or the lender confirm if they are on the panel?

The first thing to do is contact the conveyancer and enquire whether they are on the lender panel. Otherwise you can call who may be able to confirm.

I am aiming to move home in . Should my conveyancing solicitor communicate with the removal company on the completion day. On a separate note, can you put forward a removal company in Old Coulsdon. Conveyancing solicitor was organised before I stumbled across this site.

On the afternoon of completion you will need to pick up the keys from the estate agent but this should only occur once the vendors conveyancers confirm to the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be given over. You should advise the removal men that they can start moving you in. We are not in a position to suggest a specific removal company but can assist you in locating a conveyancing in Old Coulsdon or a lawyer with expertise in conveyancing in Old Coulsdon.

I am the only recipient of my late father’s estate and I have everything in my name alone, including the my former home in Old Coulsdon. The Old Coulsdon property was put into my name in . I plan to dispose of the house. I understand that there is a Mortgage Lenders six month 'rule', meaning my property ownership may be regarded the same way as though I had purchased the property in . Is the property unsalable for six months?

The CML handbook requires conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you could be affected by that. many banks would take a pragmatic view as this provision principally exists to identify the purchase and immediately sell or the flipping of property.

I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in Old Coulsdon. My mortgage broker suggested a . I paid an advanced payment of £225. Not long after, the contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

In my capacity as executor for the will of my uncle I am selling a house in Monmouth but live in Old Coulsdon. My lawyer (based 250 kilometers from mehas requested that I sign a statutory declaration ahead of completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Old Coulsdon to witness and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Old Coulsdon based

I inherited a 1 bedroom flat in Old Coulsdon, conveyancing having been completed half a dozen years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Similar flats in Old Coulsdon with over 90 years remaining are worth £165,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 levied per year. The lease finishes on 21st October 50

With only 50 years unexpired the likely cost is going to span between £36,100 and £41,800 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of detailed due diligence. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.

Should I cancel my mortgage payments with as soon as a completion date for my sale in Old Coulsdon has been agreed?

No, you should maintain paying any mortgage sums to until the mortgage is repaid out of the proceeds of sale as part of your Old Coulsdon conveyancing.