I am obtaining a offer of a home loan from Santander. My intention is to enlist the help of a Licensed Conveyancer in Snettisham. Does the Santander Solicitor panel include conveyancers regulated by the CLC?

The Santander approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, represented by the CML or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

We were just about to exchange contracts for a freehold house in Snettisham. We have hit a problem. Our mortgage offer with runs out on but the sellers are putting forward a completion date of . Can one extend the loan expiry date?

The best person to address this question is your lawyer who is in a position to assess whether he or she is should be discussing with the mortgage broker, vendor’s solicitors, estate agents or conceivably all parties based on what has gone on in your conveyancing as of today.

I used Stirling Law a few years ago for my conveyancing in Snettisham. I now require my papers however the law firm has closed. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Snettisham 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 have been sourcing a conveyancing lawyer in Snettisham for my remortgage. Is there any facility to see a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

You may see published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from investigations from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could recorded call for training reasons.

My lawyers in Snettisham have advised me that no longer have my conveyancing file. At the time of my purchase I took out a mortgage with the mortgage company. Is it case that being on the bank conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a prescribed period?

It very much depends from lender to lender but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the bank Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting the lender directly.