I instructed a Lincoln based lawyer for my conveyancing in Lincoln today. Upon checking the official terms of business I notewe are liable for costs even if our purchase aborts. Would I be best advised to use an internet conveyancing brokerage promoting no move no charge conveyancing in Lincoln?
It is usually ‘give and take’ in that if "No Sale No Fee" is available then the conveyancing charges will generally be more expensive to neutralise the cases that abort. You should be mindful that these deals generally do not protect you from outlay e.g. Lincoln conveyancing search costs.
My wife and I are buying a newly built flat in Lincoln and my lawyer is advising me that she has to the lender to reveal incentives from the developer. The Estate Agents are hassling me to exchange contracts and I would rather not prolong the conveyancing. is my lawyer playing by the book?
You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your lawyer. A precondition to being on a lender panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook specifications. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
At what point will exchange of contracts occur in purchase conveyancing in Lincoln and am I required to be at the lawyers branch?
If you are near to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Lincoln you are invited in to sign documents. That being said, the law practices we work with supply a countrywide conveyancing service and provide just as detailed and professional a job for you when dealing with you digitally. The signing of the purchase agreement is not when everything is set in stone. A signed contract is necessary for the firm to address the formalities at the suitable time, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a lengthy "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Lincoln)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Lincoln. My lender is Nationwide Building Society
Nationwide Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 22/6/2026, the requirements read as follows :
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Lincoln is where the house is located. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Lincoln are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Lincoln you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Lincoln may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
I have been sourcing a conveyancing practitioner in Lincoln for my home move. Can I review a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?
You may review presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find records Pre 2008, or to check a firm's history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could recorded telephone calls for training purposes.