Our god-son is purchasing a house that has just been built in Barnet with a home loan from Coventry BS. His lawyer has advised him of a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. This document is news to me - what is it and who needs sight of it?

The document is intended to provide information to the main parties involved in the purchase. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the valuer when requested. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Coventry BS conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

Having invested time scouring consumer advice sites for an affordable solicitor in Barnet, many advise that I must use a CQS kitemarked solicitor. Can you explain what CQS is?

Barnet Conveyancing Quality Scheme practices have achieved certification by the law Society CQS was established to promote high standards in the in the legal transfer of properties. CQS helps home movers to recognise practices that provide a quality residential conveyancing. Barnet is one of locations in England and Wales in which CQS are located. The scheme requires solicitors to undergo a strict assessment, compulsory training, self-certification, spot checks and yearly assessments in order to maintain CQS status. It is available to solicitors and not licensed conveyancers and has the support of the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Barnet. 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 conveyancing.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Barnet

Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. 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. 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. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.

Hoping to buy a property located in Barnet and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Barnet. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Barnet area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Barnet. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

Our lenders have just issued us with a mortgage offer. We are using a long established conveyancer in Barnet two days ago. Today, our financial adviser contacted us saying that the lender said that we cannot use our solicitor as they aren't on their 'approved list'. As novices, we had no idea that the bank had some control over our choice Is this usual?

You are at liberty to instruct any lawyer you prefer to instruct for your conveyancing in Barnet nevertheless if your mortgage company aren't happy with them you would have to incur additional cost so the mortgage company can appoint their own solicitors as well to protect their interest. sometimes it is possible your solicitor may apply to get added to the mortgage company list of approved firms. You can use web-based search facilities such as lenderpanel.com to find a conveyancing solcitor in Barnet on the bank panel. You can go into your local bank branch in Barnet. They will know some good conveyancing solicitors in Barnet on the bank panel.