Is the fact that my conveyancer in Cricklade is not identified on my bank's solicitor panel that there is a problem with the standard of the firm’s work?

That would most likely be a wrong assumption to make. There are all sorts of perfectly plausible explanations. Just recently a report by the solicitors regulator indicated that over three quarters of law firms surveyed had been removed from at least one lender panel. The top 5 reasons are as follows: (1) low volume of transactions (2) the lawyer is a sole practitioner (3) as part of the HSBC panel reduction (4) regulatory contact by SRA (5) accidental removal. Should you be concerned you should contact the Cricklade conveyancing firm and enquire why they are no longer on the approved list for your mortgage company.

In the event thatI were to purchase a straightforward propertyin Cricklade for cash and dispense with a survey and no local authority searches how much would I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Cricklade?

The only saving you would achieve is the Cricklade conveyancing searches. Your conveyancing practitioner is required to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, correspond with the sellers property lawyer, stamp duty return, register the property etc. A slight saving might be made by not needing to register a charge but it will not be meaningful.

Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a online directory to list firms on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel for instance in Cricklade?

We have not been informed any plans on the part of the BSA to promote such a tool.

I used Action Conveyancing several years past for my conveyancing in Cricklade. I now require my file but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Cricklade of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I need to retain a conveyancing solicitor for residential conveyancing in Cricklade. I have discover a web site which appears to be the ideal solution If there is a chance to get all formalities done via email that would be ideal. Do I need to be wary? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?