It is a dozen years since I purchased my home in Cottingham. Conveyancing lawyers have recently been appointed on the sale but I can't track down the deeds. Will this jeopardise the sale?

Don’t worry too much. Firstly there is a possibility that the deeds will be retained by the mortgage company or they could be in the possession of the solicitor who acted in the purchase. Secondly the chances are that the property will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers obtaining up to date copy of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Cottingham relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is unregistered it is more tricky but is resolvable.

I am looking to buy a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Cottingham who is on the Britannia solicitor. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Britannia in certain locations such as Cottingham. We dont recommend any particular firm.

I used Stirling Law several years ago for my conveyancing in Cottingham. Now, I need my documents but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should call 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 Cottingham of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am 18 days into a freehold purchase having been directed to solicitors by the local agent to carry out the conveyancing in Cottingham. We are not happy. Can you you assist me in finding new lawyers?

A conveyancer would need to be very bad in order to consider diss instructing them. Has the loan offer been generated? In the event that it has you must advise them of the replacement lawyer and ensure the offer are re-sent. Your new conveyancer should be on the banks approved list to avoid escalating charges and complications. That should be your first question of the new solicitors. Our find a solicitor tool can help you find a lender approved solicitor for your conveyancing in Cottingham

Is it necessary during the course of the conveyancing process to attend the offices of the lender conveyancing panel solicitor to execute the legal charge? If so, I will instruct a firm who offer conveyancing in Cottingham as it will be easier to attend their offices if required.

As opposed to 12 years ago, most lenders no longer require their conveyancing panel solicitor to witness the borrowers signature. You will still be obliged to provide ID Documents and there are still distinct advantages to using a local solicitor, in your case a conveyancing solicitor in Cottingham.