We note that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I instruct them for our conveyancing in Shirley?

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 Shirley.

We are expecting a mortgage offer soon. The lender mentioned the mortgage came with free conveyancing. Does this mean I have to use their panel conveyancer as I would prefer to instruct a Shirley based conveyancing firm?

You should check but the chances are that give you one of their panel conveyancers should you accept the "fee-free" incentive. Speak to the lender to check if they make available a cash alternative. In the past a few lenders offered a £250 cashback as an alternative in which case you could put that amount towards the cost for your conveyancing solicitor near Shirley.

I am purchasing my first flat in Shirley with a mortgage from Barnsley Building Society. The builders would not reduce the amount so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The estate agent advised me not reveal to my lawyer about this side-deal as it would adversely affect my loan with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.

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.

My husband and I are FTB’s - agreed a price, yet the property agent advised that the owners will only issue a contract if we use their recommended lawyers as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a high street conveyancer accustomed to conveyancing in Shirley

It is improbable the vendors are behind this. If they desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a genuine purchaser is not the way to achieve this. Contact the sellers directly and explain that (a)you are serious buyers (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you are going to appoint your own,trusted Shirley conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will provide the estate agent a referral fee or achieve conveyancing figures demanded by HQ.

At long last our conveyancing in Shirley is set to complete this Friday, yet the people I am purchasing from has asked to move out the next day at at 2pm. Do I agree to this?

You can't complete on a Saturday due to the bank systems are not operating.