My husband and I are purchasing a brand new apartment in Quinton and my solicitor is informing me that she is duty bound to the lender to disclose incentives from the developer. The Estate Agents are hassling me to sign contracts and I have no desire to prolong the conveyancing. Is my lawyer right?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your lawyer. A precondition to being on a bank panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements. 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 see that you have a search directory identifying solicitors on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our own conveyancing in Quinton?

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

The deeds to my house can not be found. The conveyancers who dealt with the conveyancing in Quinton 10 years ago have long since closed. What are my next steps?

These day there are copies made of almost everything, and your conveyancer should know precisely where to locate all the suitable paperwork so you can purchase or sell your house without any difficulty. Where duplicates can’t be located, your conveyancer may be able to put in place insurance or indemnities against possible claims on the premises.

Is it best to choose a Quinton conveyancing practitioner based in the vicinity that I am purchasing? I have an old university friend who can carry out the legal work however his firm is located 200miles drive away.

The primary upside of using a local Quinton conveyancing firm is that you can attend the office to sign documents, deliver your ID and apply pressure on them where appropriate. They will also have local knowledge which is a bonus. However it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who used your friend and they were happy that must trump using an unfamiliar Quinton conveyancing lawyer just because they are Quinton based.

Is there a reason that Quinton conveyancing fees are more expensive for leasehold and freehold properties?

Leasehold conveyancing in Quinton more often than not will involve additional due diligence for instance fully examining the lease, communicating with the landlord, obtaining up to date rent receipts, landlord’s consents, management company’s accounts amongst other tasks.