I am under pressure from the seller of a property in Lyndhurst to complete within four weeks. What can I do to speed up matters?

In the event that you are under pressure to sign contracts it is advisable to make sure that your solicitor is familiar with the area as they will make use of local contacts and knowledge. It is possible that they may have handled previoushomes in the same road. You would be best advised to use a Lyndhurst conveyancing lawyer. In addition, make sure that the lawyer is on the member panel. It is believed that nearly one in five of Lyndhurst conveyancing transactions are held up or derailed after finding out that a buyer’s lawyer was not on their mortgage lender’s member panel. This can often result in the transaction being frustrated by an average of three weeks. It is believed that this issue impacts approximately 100,000 home sales every year. Many Lyndhurst conveyancing firms can not act for certain mortgage companies so do check at the outset.

My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Lyndhurst. Conveyancing is required. What happens now?

Having exchanged you now have to retain a conveyancing lawyer soon as you are faced with a pending a fixed date to complete the conveyancing. An auction property will ordinarily have a bespoke auction set of papers. This will include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. In the case of leasehold premises the conveyancing pack should include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing paperwork relating to leasehold premises. You must give this to the lawyer instructed by you at the earliest opportunity. You also need to ensure that that you have the requisite funding in order to complete on the date specified in the contract.

This question may be naive but I am new to the home moving as FTB of a ground floor flat in Lyndhurst. Do I collect the keys to the premises on the completion date from my conveyancer? If so, I will instruct a local conveyancing solicitor in Lyndhurst?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Conveyancing lawyers for you will transfer the completion advance to the vendor’s conveyancers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be called to pick up the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. Usually this happens early afternoon.

Aldermore have agreed my home loan in principle, my offer on a house in Lyndhurst has been accepted, now what?

The property agent will need to know who your solicitors are (be sure the property lawyers are on the lender’s approved list). Contact Aldermore or your financial adviser and finalise any appropriate documentation. Aldermore will appoint a valuer who will get in contact with the estate agent or vendor to book an appointment. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes on average a week for the mortgage offer to be issued. Aldermore will send the offer to you and your solicitors. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Lyndhurst.

I used Arc property Solicitors several years ago for my conveyancing in Lyndhurst. Now, I need the documents however the law firm is no longer operating. 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 Lyndhurst of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

As co-executor for the will of my aunt I am disposing of a property in Monmouth but reside in Lyndhurst. My conveyancer (approximately 200 miles awayhas requested that I execute a stat dec before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Lyndhurst who can witness this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Lyndhurst based

I see that you have a post code search directory identifying solicitors on the lender conveyancing panel. Do Lyndhurst conveyancing firms pay you a referral fee if I retain them for my house purchase?

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