We have rather pushy sellers who has suggested a exclusivity contract with a down payment of 5k. Are such agreements sensible?

This type of contract isn't common in West Byfleet, conveyancers will often sway clients away from them as they divert attention from the primary objective, namely conveyancing and if you end up losing your deposit then the solicitor is left exposed. Secondly, there is no guarantee that just because the seller has signed an exclusivity agreement they will sell to you. They may be motivated to break the contract if they are offered sufficient financial inducement to do so because a wronged claimant with the benefit of a exclusivity agreement will still be duty bound to establish consequential losses from the breach and this may not compare to the financial upside that your seller may secure by reneging on the agreement, no matter how morally condemnable the behaviour is.

I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in West Byfleet. I now require my file however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should contact 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 West Byfleet of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on last month in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. West Byfleet is where the house is located. Can you offer any advice?

Flying freeholds in West Byfleet are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside West Byfleet you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in West Byfleet may ascertain 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.

Do I need to be wary about 3rd parties that I am dealing with are encouraging me to use a web based conveyancing firm as opposed to a local West Byfleet conveyancing practice?

As is the case with lots of professional services, often suggestions from family and friends can be most helpful. Yet there are numerous people with a keen interest in a conveyancing matter; estate agents, financial adviser and banks might all put forward conveyancers to select. On occasion the conveyancers might be known to one of the organisations as experts in their field, but occasionally there may be a commercial relationship behind the recommendation. You are free to choose your preferred lawyer. However, bear in mind that the majority of lenders have an approved list of lawyers you have to use for the mortgage aspect of your transaction.

Living abroad it is not practicable to travel my West Byfleet conveyancing practitioners office to execute documents connected to my conveyancing in West Byfleet – will this be problematic?

You need not be concerned. West Byfleet conveyancing lawyers can conduct home moves for clients from a distance. You are unlikely to be required to meet your lawyer in the flesh at a West Byfleet conveyancers office. They can undertake all communications via post, email, telephone and fax.