The Rottingdean conveyancing firm that I appointed last week on my purchase in Rottingdean have suddenly closed. I chose them because I had to have a firm on the conveyancing panel and my preferred Rottingdean lawyer was not. I wrote them a cheque for £250 in advance. What are my options?

Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then let them know straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers should be in a position to assist.

I used Action Conveyancing a few years ago for my conveyancing in Rottingdean. I now require my file however cannot find the solicitor. 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 Rottingdean 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.

I am purchasing a new build house in Rottingdean with the aid of help to buy. The sellers would not budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The sale representative suggested that I not to tell my conveyancer about the deal as it will put at risk my loan with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.

How do I use the search tool to find a conveyancing solicitor in Rottingdean on the authorised to act for my lender?

Step one is to choose a bank such as , or then choose your location for instance Rottingdean. Conveyancing practices in Rottingdean and nationally will then be shown.

Am I best advised to choose a Rottingdean conveyancing solicitor in close proximity to the house I am buying? I have an old university friend who can deal with the conveyancing but his firm is located approximately 350miles away.

The primary upside of using a local Rottingdean conveyancing practice is that you can visit the firm to execute documents, hand in your ID and pester them where appropriate. Having local Rottingdean know how is a plus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust used your friend and in the main were content that should outweigh using an unfamiliar Rottingdean conveyancing solicitor just because they are round the corner.