I am in the market for a reasonably priced property lawyer. Should I go for for an internet conveyancer or a local Lower Sunbury conveyancing solicitor?

On the whole conveyancing practitioners in your location will enjoy strong connections with your local authority, which can assist with the Lower Sunbury conveyancing searches that your solicitor will require. It can only be a plus if they have existing rapport with the Land Registry overseeing your area Lower Sunbury, other conveyancers in the neighbourhood and Lower Sunbury property agents.

Do I find a Licenced Conveyancer or Solicitor for conveyancing in Lower Sunbury?

There are many recorded licenced Conveyancers in Lower Sunbury and Solicitor partnerships in Lower Sunbury to choose from We would stress that both are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal aspects of transferring property. They may both also handle associated property related work such as remortgage conveyancing, lease extensions and transfer of equity conveyancing.

This question may be naive but I am unexperienced as a first time purchaser of a two bedroom flat in Lower Sunbury. Do I pick up the keys to the property on completion from my conveyancer? If this is the case, I will appoint a local conveyancing solicitor in Lower Sunbury?

On the day of completion you do not need to go to the conveyancers office in Lower Sunbury. Conveyancing lawyers for you will arrange to send the completion advance to the vendor’s lawyers, and once they have received this, you will be able to pick up the keys from the property Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.

I have decided to exercise my right to buy my property in Lower Sunbury off the council. I have a mortgage offer with Clydesdale. Conveyancing is new to me. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?

It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Clydesdale, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel.

I used Stirling Law a few years ago for my conveyancing in Lower Sunbury. Now, I need my files but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Lower Sunbury of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am buying a new build house in Lower Sunbury with a mortgage from Skipton Building Society. The builders refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not disclose to my lawyer about this extras as it will impact my loan with Skipton Building Society. Should I keep quiet?.

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.

What can I do to discover who owns a house in Lower Sunbury?

As long as the premises is registered with HM Land Registry, and you have requisite specifics of the location of the property, you will be able to obtain details from the HM Land Registry of the registered proprietor for a for less than a fiver.