We note that you have a search directory listing firms on the Lloyds conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I appoint them for our conveyancing in Southend On Sea?

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

Various internet forums that I have visited warn that are the primary reason for delay in Southend On Sea conveyancing transactions. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the most frequent causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Searches are unlikely to feature in any slowing down conveyancing in Southend On Sea.

I'm buying a new build house in Southend On Sea with a mortgage from HSBC Bank. The developers refused to budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep advised me not to tell my conveyancer about this deal as it would put at risk my mortgage with HSBC Bank. Is this normal?.

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 company is looking to lease a unit on the high street. Can you recommend conveyancers offering no-sale-no costs for non-domestic conveyancing in Southend On Sea for less than 1500k?

We are happy to recommend firms who have well rounded knowledge of commercial conveyancing in Southend On Sea, including the disposal and acquisition of businesses as well as simply property. If you are looking to purchase or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a whole business we can find you the right solicitor. Regarding the charges these will vary based on the structure and heads of terms of the deal. Please provide us with your details or call so as to enable us to supply you with a detailed commercial conveyancing quote.

We're novice buyers - had an offer accepted, yet the agent advised that the seller will only proceed if we use the agent's recommended lawyers as they want an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a family solicitor used to conveyancing in Southend On Sea

We suspect that the seller is not behind this demand. Should the owner require ‘a quick sale', alienating a serious purchaser is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Bypass the agents and go straight to the owners and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you are going to use your preferred Southend On Sea conveyancing solicitors - rather thanthe ones that will earn the estate agent a commission or hit his conveyancing figures set by head office.