Are you able to recommend a Halifax approved Creigiau conveyancing firm who can have us moved in within a short deadline? Am I best advised to go for a high street Creigiau firm or an internet conveyancer?

We would be happy to suggest some excellent Creigiau conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the main road in Creigiau. Approach two or three firms and request to see a conveyancing solicitor for a fee estimate. Explain your time frames together with your reasons and ask for a commitment on speed. Select the one that genuine.

We hope to to purchase with Darlington Building Society. I went into 3 or 4 high street companies but am struggling to find a Creigiau conveyancing firm on the Darlington Building Society panel. Can you help?

Please do take advantage of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this web page. Please choose the mortgage company and type Creigiau or your location and you will be presented with a number of lawyer offices in Creigiau or by proximity to you.

I am purchasing a 4 bedroom semi-detached house in Creigiau. Our aim is to convert the garage to an office at the property.Will legal investigations on the property include investigations to determine if these alterations are prohibited?

Your conveyancer will check the deeds as conveyancing in Creigiau can occasionally identify restrictions in the title deeds which prohibit certain changes or necessitated the permission of a 3rd party. Certain extensions need local authority planning permissions and approval in accordance building regulations. Some areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. It would be wise to check these things with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.

We had instructed solicitors located in Creigiau on the Nottingham solicitor panel. They have just billed me an additional fee for dealing with the Nottingham mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Nottingham?

Unfortunately, so long as it is in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your conveyancing practitioner is entitled to charge a fee for this. This charge is not dictated by Nottingham but by your Creigiau conveyancing practitioner. Numerous firms on the Nottingham panel will quote ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.

My husband and I have organised the release of further monies on our mortgage from RBS as we intend to carry out improvements to our home in Creigiau. Do we need to select a local Creigiau solicitor on the RBS conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?

RBS do not ordinarily require firms on their conveyancing panel to deal with such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the RBS panel.

I am buying a new build house in Creigiau with a mortgage from Bank of Ireland. The developers refused to move on the price so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The house builders rep told me not reveal to my conveyancer about the deal as it will jeopardize my mortgage with Bank of Ireland. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

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 thinking of appointing a conveyancing practitioner in Creigiau for my remortgage. Is there any facility to see a solicitor's record with the legal regulator?

Anyone can search for published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations stemming from investigations from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find records Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may recorded call for training requirements.