My husband and I are buying a brand new apartment in Walsingham and my conveyancer is informing me that she has to the lender to disclose incentives from the developer. The Estate Agents are hassling me to exchange contracts and my preference is not to prolong the conveyancing. Is my lawyer right?
You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your conveyancer. A precondition to being on a lender panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Walsingham. My lender is Chelsea Building Society
Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 1/4/2025, the requirements read as follows :
The deeds to my house are lost. The conveyancers who dealt with the conveyancing in Walsingham 4 years ago have long since closed. What are my options?
Assuming the title is registered the details of your ownership will be evidenced by HMLR under a Title Number. It is easy to perform a search at the Land Registry, locate your property and get up to date copies of the Registered Entries for a small fee. If the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases hold a file copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for twenty pounds.
In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my business offices in Walsingham and how can your lawyers assist?
The particular law that you refer to affords a safeguard to business lessees, granting the right to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy when the lease reaches an end. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complex. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Walsingham is one of the hundreds of areas of the UK in which the firms we work with are located
I need to instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Walsingham for my home move. Is there any facility to review a firm’s complaints history with the profession’s regulator?
You can read documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from investigations started on or after Jan 2008. Go to 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 regulator sometimes monitor telephone calls for training purposes.
What are the compelling advantages to using a local conveyancing practitioner in Walsingham
Home movers in Walsingham select a local conveyancing practitioner so that they can visit in the event that they have questions, and to sign mortgage deeds rather than run the risk of relying on the Royal Mail.
Some would say that there exists a marginal advantage in opting for a conveyancer nearby to a house you are purchasing, due to the knowledge of the region and potential local issues - but this is debatable. Many conveyancers carry out their work via the web and could be almost anywhere.