We wanted to use a conveyancing solicitor in Rutland for our home move. Our financial adviser has since notified us that our bank Lloyds TSB Bank won't deal with them. Surely this is unduly restrictive?

A mortgage company will require an approved solicitor act for it. Borrowers are liable to meet the cost of this. Try using our tool to get a quote from a solicitor to conduct conveyancing in Rutland on the Lloyds TSB Bank approved list of solicitors.

My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Rutland. Conveyancing is needed. What are my next steps?

Given that you have now legally bound yourself to purchase you will need to choose a conveyancing lawyer quickly as you are faced with a tight a fixed date to complete the transaction. All auction property should have a corresponding legal set of papers. This should include evidence of title and search results. If you have purchased leasehold property the conveyancing papers may contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork pertinent to a leasehold property. You should give this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor ASAP. You also need to ensure that your finances are in order to complete on the date specified in the contract.

We have a mortgage agreed in principle with Principality. Rutland conveyancing practitioners were appointed. How long does it take for Principality to forward the offer to the solicitor?

Some lenders take longer than others. Have Principality done the valuation? Have you informed Principality as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Principality conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.

My sealed bid on a semi in Rutland has been accepted, the vendors do nevertheless have an associated purchase. The owners have put an offer on a property, however it’s not been accepted yet, and have viewings of other flats in the pipeline. I have selected a nearby conveyancing solicitor in Rutland. What should be my next step? At what point should I apply for the mortgage with Barclays?

It is normal to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses too early (home loan application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then valuation, Rutland conveyancing search charges, etc). The first course of action is to ensure that your lawyer is on the Barclays approved list. Concerning the subsequent stages this very much dictated by the specifics of your case, attraction to the property and on the state of the market. In a hot market the majority of buyers would apply for the mortgage with Barclays and pay for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they request their solicitor to press on with searches.

I'm converting the mortgage on my primary home to a buy to let loan with Accord Mortgages Ltd and intend to use the remaining equity towards a second house. The area we are talking about is Rutland. Will your conveyancers be able to act for the two banks and link together the two deals?

Make use of our search tool on this page to ensure that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panels. Assuming that they are the conveyancer should be able to simultaneously deal with the two deals but you should have a chat with you solicitor and make apparent your desired outcome and requirements.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for my conveyancing in Rutland. I happened to stumble upon a web site which looks to be the ideal offering If it is possible to get all this stuff completed via email that would be preferable. Do I need to be wary? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

My sister completed her conveyancing in Rutland in 2005. She has been married, widowed and has recently remarried. She now wants to dispose of the Rutland property. I suspect that she will just be need to provide a copy of her marriage papers to the conveyancer however she is concerned it could frustrate the conveyancing. Is it worth updating the title information for the house?

It is not absolutely necessary to bring up to date the title for the property on the basis that you have the evidence needed to show how the name change resulted.

Any purchaser’s property lawyer should review the registered information and requisition evidence to prove the change of name for example marriage documentation.