We are approaching an exchange on a house in Glossop and my mum and dad have transferred the ten percent deposit to my solicitor. I am now told that as the deposit has not arrived from me my conveyancer needs to disclose this to my bank. Apparently, in also acting for the bank he must inform them that the balance of the purchase price is not just from me. I informed the mortgage company about my parents' contribution when I applied for the mortgage, so is it really necessary for this now to be an issue?

Your conveyancer is legally required to clarify with mortgage company to make sure that they know that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own funds. The solicitor can only notify this to your lender if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.

We are buying a house and the solicitor has referenced Chancel Repair to which the house could be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has mentioned insurance. Is this really necessary for conveyancing in Glossop

Unless a previous acquisition of the house completed after 12 October 2013 you may assume that solicitors delivering conveyancing in Glossop to continue to advocate a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I'm buying my first flat in Glossop with the aid of help to buy. The builders refused to move on the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not reveal to my solicitor about this side-deal as it may affect my mortgage with the bank. 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.

We're FTB’s - had an offer accepted, but the agent has warned us that the owners will only move forward if we instruct the agent's recommended solicitors as they want a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local conveyancer used to conveyancing in Glossop

It is unlikely the sellers are driving this. Should the vendor desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a genuine purchaser is not the way to achieve this. Speak to the owners direct and explain that (a)you are genuine buyers (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are unencumbered (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you intend to appoint your preferred Glossop conveyancing firm - as opposed tothose that will provide their negotiator at the agency a commission or achieve conveyancing figures demanded by senior management.

Is it true that a Glossop conveyancing firm got sued by a client for failing to conduct the appropriate conveyancing investigations?

Our attention has not be brought to such a Glossop conveyancing matter but it has been reported that, a couple acquiring a house elsewhere in England successfully won a case against their conveyancing practitioner as a consequence of development plans to construct a wind farm failing to be picked up in conveyancing searches.

If you are purchasing in Glossop It is important that your lawyer purchase all Glossop conveyancing searches necessary making sure that you have accurate and up to date information before purchasing a home in Glossop.