I am helping my mother sell her property in Monmouth. Will the conveyancing solicitor arrange the energy performance certificate or do I organise this?

Following the abolition of Home Packs, energy performance certificates became a compulsory element of selling a house. An EPC must be commissioned before the property is put on the market. This is not as aspect of the sale process that conveyancers normally organise. If you are instructing a Monmouth conveyancing lawyer they might be willing to arrange EPC’s due to their contacts with long established local accredited person

A colleague pointed out to me me that in buying a property in Monmouth there may be various restrictions preventing external alterations to a property. Is this right?

We are aware of a number of properties in Monmouth which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to execute external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Monmouth should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

My wife and I have arranged the release of further monies on our mortgage from Nottingham as we want to conduct improvements to our property in Monmouth. Are we obliged to select a high street Monmouth solicitor on the Nottingham conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?

Nottingham don't usually appoint a member of their approved list of lawyers to deal with such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Nottingham panel.

It has been 3 months since my purchase conveyancing in Monmouth took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £160,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

Is it possible to transfer to a new solicitor as I need to retain one who is on the Yorkshire Building Society conveyancing list. I was using a family conveyancing solicitor in Monmouth round the corner but the firm is not accepted by Yorkshire Building Society

It would be our pleasure to assist you find a conveyancing solicitor in Monmouth on the Yorkshire Building Society panel. Please note that the solicitors that we list do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Monmouth. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this site, you can compare charges for conveyancing solicitors in Monmouth and beyond.

I am 17 days into a freehold purchase having been recommend to a firm by the estate agent to perform conveyancing in Monmouth. We are not happy. Could you help me find new lawyers?

A conveyancer would have to be very bad in order to consider replacing them. Has your mortgage been generated? If so you need to advise them of the replacement lawyer and ensure the mortgage documents are issued to the new lawyers. Your solicitor ideally should be on the lenders panel to avoid added expenses and delays. That should be your starting point. Our find a solicitor tool should assist you in finding a bank approved conveyancer for your home move in Monmouth

We are considering choosing an online property lawyer rather than a Monmouth conveyancing practice. Am I making a mistake?

Advantages do exist in having the option visit a local Monmouth conveyancing solicitor such as

• signing papers same day
• often being able to see someone face-to-face can make a huge difference, particularly for non-standard transactions
• the ability to complain if things need to addressed

When checking estimates, look out for hidden extras. Most decent Monmouth high street solicitors give an all-inclusive figure. Many online agents seem to offer discounted fees, but have hidden 'extras' in the in the terms and conditions.