My financial adviser requires my Stafford law firm’s panel member for the Nat West conveyancing panel. What is the best way to find this out. I have e-mailed my local Stafford office but they don't know it.

Have you tried contacting your Stafford conveyancing practitioner about this?. They retain a central record lender panel numbers.

I am due to complete on the purchase of a property in Stafford but as a result of wreckage from the recent storms I have managed to agree recompense from the seller in the sum of £3k by way of a adjustment in the price. I had intended this to be addressed as part of amending the contract but Santander are not allowing this. Should they have been involved?

The conveyancer being on the Santander conveyancing panel is obliged to disclose to Santander of any variations to the sale price. If you were to refuse your lawyer to disclose the reduction to Santander then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Santander and you would have to appoint a new conveyancing practitioner for your conveyancing in Stafford.

My uncle passed away last year and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Stafford. The house had a small mortgage remaining of approximately £4500. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to TSB, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?

Where you plan to re-mortgage then TSB will insist on your using a conveyancer on the TSB conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your TSB conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the TSB mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

Various web forums that I have frequented warn that are the main cause of stalling in Stafford house deals. Is that correct?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released determinations of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the top 10 causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Local searches are unlikely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Stafford.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Stafford. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Stafford

Please supply a car parking plan. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.