I am purchasing a property for cash in Malpas. I have been residing for the previous 15 years in Malpas. Conveyancing searches are expensive. Given that I have knowledge of the area and road intimately must I have all the conveyancing searches?

In the absence of a mortgage, then almost all of the Malpas conveyancing searches are at your discretion. Your solicitor will 'advise', no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches carried out, but he is duty bound to take that path of guidance. Do consider; if you are going to sell the house one day, it may be of relevance to your future purchaser what the searches reveal. On occasion properties with no practical issues can still throw up detrimental search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Malpas should be able to give you some helpful guidance concerning this.

We are downsizing from our house in Malpas and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. Any local conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers used a nationwide conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Malpas. We have lived in Malpas for many years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to obtain confirmation that the buyers are looking for.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm already. Are they able to advise? You must check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same ailment)

I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in Malpas. Now, I need my documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

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

I'm buying a new build house in Malpas benefiting from help to buy. The developers would not reduce the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The house builders rep advised me not to tell my solicitor about the deal as it will adversely affect my loan 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.

Is it simple use the search app to choose a conveyancing solicitor in Malpas on the panel for my mortgage?

1st pick a lender such as Yorkshire Building Society, Leeds Building Society or Britannia then choose your preferred area such as Malpas. Conveyancing practices in Malpas and nationally should be listed.