We previously selected conveyancing lawyers locally in Corfe Mullen on the Nottingham solicitor approved list. They have just invoiced me a separate amount for dealing with the Nottingham mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Nottingham?

Provided it is contained in their Terms and Conditions or estimate then yes your lawyer may charge a fee for this. This charge is not dictated by Nottingham but by your Corfe Mullen property lawyer. Plenty of firms on the Nottingham panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.

Two weeks ago we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Skipton. Corfe Mullen conveyancing solicitors were instructed. How long does it take for Skipton to issue the offer to the solicitor?

Some lenders take longer than others. Have Skipton done the valuation? Have you informed Skipton as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Skipton conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.

I was told four weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Barclays. Is it usual for Barclays to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Corfe Mullen is approved on their conveyancing panel? Barclays have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Barclays to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Barclays conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

My relative suggested that where I am buying in Corfe Mullen I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

This is a search is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Corfe Mullen conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Corfe Mullen around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Corfe Mullen Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Corfe Mullen.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Corfe Mullen?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Corfe Mullen. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I am purchasing a new build house in Corfe Mullen with a loan from Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. The sellers would not move on the amount so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The estate agent advised me not inform my solicitor about this deal as it could affect my mortgage with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Corfe Mullen and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Corfe Mullen. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Corfe Mullen area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

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