I decided to go with a Plaistow based firm for our conveyancing in Plaistow recently. Reviewing the official terms of business I seewe are on the hook for costs even where the conveyance does not complete. Should I ditch them and select an on-line conveyancing company advertising no completion no charge conveyancing in Plaistow?

Generally there is a compromise along the lines that if "No Completion No Fee" is advertised then the conveyancing charges will tend to be be higher to cover those transactions that fail to complete. Please beware that these schemes generally do not protect you from expenditure by way of example Plaistow conveyancing search costs.

It is is a decade since I acquired my property in Plaistow. Conveyancing lawyers have now been retained on the sale but I can't locate the title deeds. Will this cause complications?

Don’t worry too much. Firstly the deeds may be kept by the mortgage company or they could be in the possession of the conveyancers who acted in your purchase. Secondly in all probability the title will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing solicitors obtaining up to date copy of the land registers. Most conveyancing in Plaistow relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is not registered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.

Is there a search tool that I can use to discover of the solicitor handling my conveyancing in Plaistow is on the lender’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Yorkshire Building Society thus paying £175.00 in supplemental legal bill.

Please do take advantage of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this web page. Pick the lender and type ‘Plaistow’ or your preferred area and you will discover a number of lawyer located in Plaistow or by proximity to you.

I'm buying a new build house in Plaistow with a loan from Bank of Scotland. The sellers refused to move on the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The property agent told me not reveal to my conveyancer about this deal as it could impact my mortgage with the bank. 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.

We're first time buyers - had an offer accepted, but the property agent told us that the vendor will only proceed if we use their preferred solicitors as they want an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local solicitor accustomed to conveyancing in Plaistow

It is unlikely the owners are driving this. Should the seller want ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a genuine buyer is counter productive. Contact the vendors directly and make sure they understand (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with mortgage lined up © you have nothing to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you intend to use your own,trusted Plaistow conveyancing firm - as opposed tothose that will provide the estate agent a introducer fee or meet his conveyancing targets pre-set by head office.