Finally the sale completed on my house in Hollywood last November yet the purchaser is Skype messaging every few hours complaining that his lawyer is waiting to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?

Following your disposal your conveyancer should forward the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. Where relevant, your solicitor must also evidence that the home loan has been redeemed to the buyers lawyers. There is unlikely to be post completion formalities just for conveyancing in Hollywood.

Me and my partner are buying a flat in Hollywood. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we have to deposit money into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our deposit?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

Have just purchased a probate house at auction in Hollywood. Conveyancing is required. What are my next steps?

Given that you have now legally committed yourself to purchase you should choose a conveyancing solicitor as a matter of priority as you will have a tight a fixed date to complete the property. Every auction property will have a corresponding auction set of papers. This should include evidence of title and search results. If you have purchased leasehold property the auction pack may provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing paperwork pertinent to leasehold premises. You must hand this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor ASAP. You also need to ensure that your finances are organised to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

We expect to receive a OIP from Principality this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Principality recommend any Hollywood solicitors on the Principality conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently?

You will need to appoint Hollywood solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Principality conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Principality through the process.

What can a local search inform me concerning the house I am buying in Hollywood?

Hollywood conveyancing often starts with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations for example Onsearch The local search is essential in every Hollywood conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any nasty once you have moved into your property. The search should provide data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic sections.

I'm buying my first flat in Hollywood with a mortgage from Nottingham Building Society. The builders would not budge the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The house builders rep told me not disclose to my solicitor about the deal as it may jeopardize my loan with Nottingham Building Society. 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.

My uncle has recommend that I instruct his conveyancing solicitors in Hollywood. Should I use them?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Hollywood conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to choose a conveyancing practitioner is to seek feedback from friends or family who have experience in using the conveyancer you're contemplating using.