We note that you have a post code search directory listing law firms on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I retain them for our conveyancing in Fenstanton?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Skipton conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Fenstanton.

We wanted to use a conveyancing solicitor in Fenstanton for our home move. Our financial adviser informed us that our mortgage company Accord Mortgages Ltd won't deal with them. Why is this not regarded as unfair competition?

A lender can direct that a panel solicitor act for it. Borrowers are liable to bear the charges for this. Try using our tool to locate a solicitor to carry conveyancing in Fenstanton on the Accord Mortgages Ltd member panel.

I am helping my sister sell her property in Fenstanton. Will the conveyancing solicitor order the EPC or it is for me to see to?

Following the abolition of Home Packs, EPC’s was left as a compulsory component of moving house. An energy performance certificate must be to hand before the property is marketed. It is not something that solicitors normally organise. If you are using a Fenstanton conveyancing practitioner they might be able to arrange EPC’s due to their relationships with reputable local accredited person

This question may be naive but I am wet behind the ears as FTB of a garden flat in Fenstanton. Do I pick up the keys to the house on completion from my lawyer? If this is the case, I will use a local conveyancing solicitor in Fenstanton?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will transfer the completion advance to the vendor’s solicitors, and once they have received this, you will be able to collect the keys from the property Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this occurs early afternoon.

Can I be sure that the Fenstanton conveyancing solicitor on the HSBC panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Fenstanton obtaining recommendations is a sensible start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one advertising the lowest fees. We would always advocate that you speak with the lawyer carrying out your transaction.

I'm purchasing my first flat in Fenstanton with the aid of help to buy. The developers would not reduce the amount so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The sale representative told me not reveal to my lawyer about this extras as it would impact my mortgage with The Mortgage Works. Should I keep quiet?.

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.

I am 3 weeks into a leasehold purchase having been recommend to solicitors by the selling agent to carry out the conveyancing in Fenstanton. I am am starting to be dissatisfied with the quality of service. Can you help me find new conveyancers?

A solicitor would need to be really poor in order to consider changing them. Has the mortgage been issued? If so you must advise them of the new contact details and ensure the mortgage documents are issued to the new lawyers. Your new solicitor ideally should be on the banks approved list to avoid escalating fees and frustration. That should be your first question of the new solicitors. Our search tool will help you find a bank approved solicitor for your home move in Fenstanton