My partner and I are buying a new build duplex in Hailsham and my conveyancer is telling me that she is duty bound to the bank to reveal incentives from the developer. I am nearing the developer’s deadline to sign contracts and I would rather not delay deal. is my lawyer playing by the book?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your conveyancing practitioner. A precondition to being on a bank 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.

We see that you have a search directory listing law firms on the Barclays conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our conveyancing in Hailsham?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Barclays conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Hailsham.

We are planning to purchase with Darlington Building Society. I dropped in 3 or 4 high street practices yet am struggling to find a Hailsham conveyancing firm on the Darlington Building Society panel. Could you assist?

You should make the most of the search tool on this web page. Pick the building society and type Hailsham or your location and you will be presented with numerous conveyancers based in Hailsham or by proximity to you.

Will my lawyer be making enquiries regarding flooding as part of the conveyancing in Hailsham.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for solicitors carrying out conveyancing in Hailsham. Plenty of people will acquire a house in Hailsham, completely aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical damage, if a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, satisfactory insurance cover, or dispose of the premises. Steps can be carried out as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.

Lawyers are not qualified to offer advice on flood risk, however there are a various searches that can be carried out by the buyer or by their solicitors which can give them a better appreciation of the risks in Hailsham. The conventional set of completed inquiry forms sent to a buyer’s solicitor (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) contains a standard question of the seller to determine whether the premises has suffered from flooding. In the event that flooding has previously occurred and is not notified by the seller, then a buyer could bring a claim for damages stemming from an inaccurate response. The purchaser’s conveyancers should also order an enviro report. This will disclose whether there is any known flood risk. If so, further investigations will need to be made.

Given that I am about to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on a two bedroom apartment in Hailsham I wish to have a conversation with the lawyer about myconveyancing ahead of giving the go ahead to the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

Absolutely - we would be delighted to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the conveyancer due to be doing your conveyancing in Hailsham.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is unique person, not a matter reference. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are calculated and presented to you for your conveyancing in Hailsham should be the figure that you end up paying.