I can't travel far from Blythe Bridge. I would like to know the reason why all Blythe Bridge conveyancing practitioners are not on all bank panels?

Banks highlight the fact that solicitor-led fraud is considered to be responsible for millions of pounds of fraud annually.The removal of law firms off of lender panels started with the rise in mortgage fraud, which prompted a thematic review by the Financial Services Authority in 2011. Its outcome included recommendations for lenders to review their conveyancing panels, which triggered a major policy change in the sector. This led to banks and building societies removing less reputable firms from their official list of approved solicitors .

Can the conveyancing practitioners Indexed on your site execute auction conveyancing in Blythe Bridge?

We know of a few auction solicitors we can connect you with those who can conduct auction conveyancing. Blythe Bridge is just one of hundreds of locations in which our lawyers have offices.

The Blythe Bridge conveyancing firm that I recently instructed on my purchase in Blythe Bridge have suddenly closed. I only went with them because I needed a lawyer on the TSB conveyancing panel and my previous Blythe Bridge lawyer was not. I gave my credit card details for them to take £195 for searches. What are my options?

If you have an estate agent involved then let them know straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the TSB conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers may be able to help.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our property can not be found. The solicitors who handled the conveyancing in Blythe Bridge 10 years ago have long since closed. What are my options?

These day there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your lawyer should know precisely where to locate all the relevant documentation so you may purchase or sell your house without any difficulty. Where duplicates are not available, your solicitor may be able to arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities against possible claims on your premises.

I'm buying my first flat in Blythe Bridge with the aid of help to buy. The developers would not budge the amount so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not to tell my conveyancer about this side-deal as it could jeopardize my mortgage with Accord Mortgages Ltd. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.