Having sold my house in Box last March yet the purchaser is telephoning daily to moan that his solicitor is waiting to hear from mylawyer. What should have happened now that I have sold?

After completion of your disposal your conveyancer should send the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. Where relevant, your solicitor must also confirm that the home loan has been redeemed to the buyers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion formalities peculiar conveyancing in Box.

I am selling my apartment in Box. Does my conveyancing practitioner have to be on the Santander conveyancing panel in order to deal with paying off my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Santander conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently currently.

I am purchasing a new build house in Box with the aid of help to buy. The developers refused to reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The estate agent suggested that I not inform my conveyancer about this deal as it will put at risk my mortgage with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

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.

I am using a search engine for the term on line conveyancing in Box it reveals numerous conveyancersin the vicinity. With so much choice what is the best way to find the suitable conveyancing solicitor for my move?

The ideal way of choosing a suitable conveyancer is through a personal referral, so seek the counsel of friends and family who have purchased a property in Box or a reputable estate agent or mortgage broker. Fees for conveyancing in Box vary, so it's sensible to obtain a minimum of four fee estimates from varying types of companies. Dont forget to clarify that the charges are guaranteed not to increase.

Is it true that a Box conveyancing firm has court proceedings brought against them by clients for not carrying out comprehensive conveyancing searches?

Our attention has not be brought to such a Box conveyancing matter but it has been reported that, a couple purchasing a property in Cumbria successfully sued their property lawyer due to development plans to construct a wind farm failing to be identified in conveyancing searches.

Where you are purchasing in Box It is essential that your property lawyer carry out all Box conveyancing searches necessary to ensure you have accurate and current information ahead of purchasing a home in Box.