I used Wolstenholmes a few years past for my conveyancing in Snaith. I now require my papers but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do contact 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 Snaith of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I'm buying my first flat in Snaith with a mortgage from Chelsea Building Society. The builders refused to move on the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent told me not inform my solicitor about this side-deal as it would put at risk my loan with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.

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.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in last month in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Snaith is the location of the property. Can you offer any opinion?

Flying freeholds in Snaith are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Snaith you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Snaith may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.

Given that I will soon spend over three hundred thousand on a terraced house in Snaith I wish to talk to a conveyancer regarding theconveyancing prior to giving the go ahead to the firm. Can this be arranged?

We could not agree more - we would be happy to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the solicitor due to be conducting your property ownership legalities in Snaith.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is unique person, not a file reference. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are quoted for residential conveyancing in Snaith should be the figure that you end up paying.

I am looking to buy a repression house in Snaith and the vendor would like to complete inside 28 days. Do property lawyers meet that timeframe? Would it be better to instruct a local Snaith firm or an online organisation that professes to complete quickly?

Visit your Snaith shopping parade. Go in to 3 companies and request to see a conveyancing solicitor for a quote. Explain your requirements and try and obtain assurances on time frames. Choose the one that seems most genuine. Make sure to use a conveyancing practitioner on the list of property lawyers who can act for your lender.