My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Watlington. I I would like to check whether they are on the Yorkshire Building Society approved list of lawyers. Could you help?

You should call your solicitor and ask them if they are on the lender panel. Alternatively you should call Yorkshire Building Society who may be able to assist.

My partner and I are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our home in Watlington and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was constructed land that was not decontaminated. Any high street Watlington conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers used a web based conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Watlington. Having lived in Watlington for six years we know that this is a non issue. Should we get in touch with our local Authority to obtain clarification need.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer already. What do they say? You should check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same sickness)

I am buying a new build apartment in Watlington. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Watlington

Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.

I need to retain a conveyancing solicitor for leasehold conveyancing in Watlington. I happened to land on a web site which looks to be the ideal offering If there is a chance to get all formalities done via phone that would be preferable. Do I need to be concerned? What are the potential pitfalls?

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?

Having used your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the bank conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the mortgage company approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?

Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the mortgage company conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the bank solicitor panel.