Please could you vouch for a Aldermore sanctioned Doncaster conveyancing conveyancer that can complete within a very limited time frame? Am I best advised to choose a high street Doncaster solicitor or an online comparison site?

We would be happy to suggest some excellent Doncaster conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the high street in Doncaster. Approach two or three firms and request to see a conveyancing solicitor for a fee estimate. Mention your time frames together with the reasons and ask for a commitment on your deadline. Select the lawyer that appears most efficient.

Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Doncaster is more expensive?

In summary, leasehold conveyancing in Doncaster and elsewhere usually warrants more due diligence compared to freehold conveyancing. This includes reviewing the lease, corresponding with the landlord about the service of appropriate notices, securing current service charge and management information, obtaining the freeholder’s consents and reviewing management accounts. The obligations on both the landlord and the tenant in the lease need to be studied by the buyer’s conveyancing team and read from beginning to end – no matter how many different proprietor have owned the lease since it was first entered into.

The deeds to our home can not be found. The conveyancers who dealt with the conveyancing in Doncaster 5 years ago have long since closed. What are my options?

You no longer need to have the physical official documentation to establish that you are the owner of your registered land or premises, as the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.

I am purchasing my first flat in Doncaster with a loan from The Royal Bank of Scotland. The sellers would not budge the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The sale representative suggested that I not reveal to my lawyer about the side-deal as it could impact my loan with the lender. 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.

My wife and I expecting to exchange buying a property in Doncaster but as a consequence of damage from the recent storms I have agreed recompense from the seller of £2k in the form of a reduction in the price. I had intended this to be dealt with as part of the conveyancing process however my lender will not agree to this. Should they have been involved?

Any lawyer that is on the lender conveyancing panel is obliged to advise the lender of any variations to the sale price. If you prohibit your solicitor to report the reduction to your lender then they would have no choice but to discontinue representing you and the lender.