We note that you have a post code search directory identifying firms on the UBS conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I instruct them for our own conveyancing in Thurrock?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the UBS conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Thurrock.

I just bought a house at auction in Thurrock. Conveyancing is required. What happens now?

Given that you are now to all intents and purposes signed on the dotted line you should hire the services of a conveyancing practitioner as a matter of urgency as you are facing a fast approaching a fixed date to complete the transaction. Every auction property will ordinarily have an associated auction set of papers. This should include most,if not all of the documents that your conveyancer requires. Where you are dealing with leasehold property the legal papers may include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork specific to leasehold premises. You need to give this to the conveyancer instructed by you at the earliest opportunity. Do make sure that your finances are in order to complete on the on the contractual date .

This question may be naive but I am new to the house moving as a first time buyer of a ground floor flat in Thurrock. Do I receive the keys to the premises on completion from my lawyer? If this is the case, I will use a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Thurrock?

On the day of completion you will not be required to go to the conveyancers office in Thurrock. Conveyancing lawyers for you will electronically transfer the completion advance to the seller's solicitors, and once they have received this, you will be called to pick up the keys from the Estate Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this occurs between 1 and 3pm.

Completion of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Thurrock. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. How does one go about formally complaining?

Most lenders have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Department at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are resolved effectively and efficiently. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service with full details of your complaint.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that could affect a commercial land in Thurrock?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Thurrock will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers expend in sourcing accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Thurrock. The report provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Thurrock.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Thurrock it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately can cause delays to Thurrock commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not ordered for residential conveyancing in Thurrock.

The deeds to my house can not be found. The lawyers who handled the conveyancing in Thurrock 10 years ago no longer exist. What are my options?

These day there are copies made of almost everything, and your solicitor should know exactly where to look for all the appropriate paperwork so you can purchase or sell your house without a hitch. Where duplicates are not available, your conveyancer may be able to put in place insurance or indemnities against future claims on the premises.

We're first time buyers - agreed a price, but the property agent advised that the vendor will only go ahead if we appoint their preferred conveyancers as they need a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a high street solicitor used to conveyancing in Thurrock

We suspect that the seller is unaware of this request. If they want ‘a quick sale', turning down a genuine buyer is not the way to achieve this. Bypass the agents and go straight to the owners and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with finances arranged © you have nothing to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you will continue to use your own,trusted Thurrock conveyancing firm - rather thanthe ones that will give the estate agent a kickback or hit his conveyancing figures demanded by HQ.