My wife and I are acquiring a newly built apartment in Pocklington and my lawyer is telling me that she has to the bank to reveal incentives from the builder. I am nearing the developer’s deadline to exchange contracts and I have no desire to prolong matters. Is my lawyer right?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your conveyancer. A precondition to being on a lender panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook provisions. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.

We are purchasing a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Pocklington who is on the Principality conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a local solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Principality . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Pocklington.

I'm buying my first flat in Pocklington with the aid of help to buy. The builders refused to budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The property agent advised me not to tell my solicitor about this deal as it could impact my mortgage with Birmingham Midshires. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

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.

I was advised by a number of selling agents in Pocklington to choose a conveyancer on your site. What’s the financial inducement for Estate Agents to promote your site ahead of another?

We refuse to give any financial incentive for sending work in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult a fee because a client could think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

Do I have to pop into the offices of the bank conveyancing panel solicitor to sign the mortgage deed? If so, I will appoint a lawyer who conducts conveyancing in Pocklington so that I can attend their offices if necessary.

Most conveyancing panel lawyers for the lender undertake conveyancing via the post, internet or over the phone. This means that they can undertake your Conveyancing Transaction no matter where you live in England or Wales. YOu dont have to use a conveyancing solicitor in Pocklington. However you should check if you can still book an appointment to go into appointed conveyancing lawyer if you prefer.