My husband and I are approaching an exchange on a house in Shard End and my parents have sent the exchange deposit to my conveyancing practitioner. I am now told that as the deposit has not arrived from me my conveyancing practitioner needs to disclose this to my mortgage company. Apparently, in also acting for the mortgage company he must inform them that the balance of the purchase price is coming from anyone other than me. I disclosed to the lender about my parents' contribution when I applied for the mortgage, so is it really appropriate for this now to delay the deal?

The lawyer is duty bound to clarify with the bank to ensure that they are aware that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own resources. The solicitor can only notify this to your bank if you permit them to, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.

I have been told that property searches are a common cause of stalling in Shard End conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the most frequent causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Local searches are unlikely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Shard End.

I have justfound out that Action Conveyancing have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Shard End for a purchase of a freehold house 18 months ago. How can I establish that my home is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest way to see if the property is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Shard End conveyancing specialists.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Shard End. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Shard End

Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.

Me and my partner are soon to complete on the purchase a house in Shard End but as a result of damage from the recent storms I have agreed compensation from the current proprietors of £3k in the form of a adjustment in the price. This was going to be dealt with as part of the conveyancing process however my lender will not agree to this. Why were they informed?

Any property lawyer being on a lender conveyancing panel is duty bound to disclose to the mortgage company of any amendments to the purchase figure. In the event that you prohibit your lawyer to notify the reduction to your lender then they would have to refrain from representing you and the bank.