I am in the throes of swapping over from my existing standard mortgage to a Buy to Let Norwich and Peterborough Building Society mortgage. I have been informed by my broker that I need a conveyancer for this. I spoke to my former Vauxhall conveyancing practitioner who acted on my behalf when I originally acquired the house. The fee calculation they've given of £450 plus VAT has shocked me as I am not require purchase conveyancing - it’s simply a straightforward remortgage.

The charges are a bit high. Where you are prepared to invest time contrasting costs you might shave off some of the cost by say £125. On the other hand, if you were content with the assistance the firm offered you maylive to rue opting for an an untested solicitor. Don't forget to enquire that the firm can also act for Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. Do make use of our search tool to select a Vauxhall conveyancing firm on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society member panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Vauxhall.

I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in Vauxhall. Now, I need my files however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Vauxhall of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am buying a new build house in Vauxhall benefiting from help to buy. The developers refused to budge the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The property agent suggested that I not inform my conveyancer about this deal as it would adversely affect my loan with the bank. 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.

We are one month into a leasehold purchase having been referred to solicitors by the local agent to do our conveyancing in Vauxhall. I am am very disappointed with the quality of service. Can you help me find new lawyers?

A solicitor would need to be very poor in order to consider changing them. Has the loan offer been generated? If so you need to inform them of the new lawyer and have the loan are re-issued. Your conveyancer needs to be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid added charges and delays. That should be your first question of the new conveyancers. Our search tool can help you find a lender approved conveyancer for your conveyancing in Vauxhall

How much experience do your Vauxhall conveyancing solicitors have with Help To Buy, Shared Equity and similar schemes?

Vauxhall conveyancing lawyers help thousands of people move home every year and helped plenty of clients through the Help To Buy scheme. The chances are that whatever makes your case unique Vauxhall conveyancers have worked on recent similar matters.