My financial adviser requires my Tenterden solicitor’s panel member for the Lloyds conveyancing panel. Can you suggest how I find this out. I have e-mailed my local Tenterden office but they have not responded to me.

Have you tried calling your Tenterden solicitor about this?. They keep a central record lender panel numbers.

I am expecting a DIP from UBS this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do UBS recommend any Tenterden solicitors on the UBS conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently?

You will need to appoint Tenterden solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the UBS conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and UBS through the process.

Intending to buy a maisonette in Tenterden. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Tenterden lawyer is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel.

I was told three weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by UBS. Is it usual for UBS to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Tenterden is approved on their conveyancing panel? UBS have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their PI Insurance.

A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for UBS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the UBS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

I need some expedited conveyancing in Tenterden as I have a deadline to sign on the dotted line within one month. Luckily I do not require a mortgage. Can I avoid the conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

As you are are a cash buyer you have the choice not to have searches carried out although no solicitor would suggest that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Tenterden the following are instances of issues that can show up and adversely impact market value: Enforcement Notices, Outstanding Fees, Overdue Grants, Unadopted Roads,...

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Tenterden. Conveyancing is daunting 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 legal work.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Tenterden

If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Please supply a car parking plan. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.

My husband and I are novice buyers - agreed a price, but the property agent has warned us that the owners will only go ahead if we use the agent's recommended solicitors as they are insisting on a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a local conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Tenterden

We suspect that the owner is unaware of this demand. Should the vendor want ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a motivated buyer is counter productive. Speak to the owners direct and explain that (a)you are genuine buyers (b)you are ready to progress, with finances arranged © you do not need to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you will continue to use your preferred Tenterden conveyancing lawyers - rather thanthe ones that will earn the negotiator at the agency a kickback or meet his conveyancing figures demanded by corporate headquarters.