I plan on purchasing a flat in Lynton. My Solicitor has never been on on the mortgage company approved panel. Can I still use my Lynton conveyancing solicitor even though they are not on the lender list of approved lawyers?

You have a couple of alternatives available to you here

• Proceed with your existing Lynton conveyancing practitioner but your lender will undoubtedly instruct a property lawyer on their approved panel. The net result is additional fees together with probable frustration.
• Choose a new property lawyer to act in the purchase, ensuring that they are on the bank conveyancing panel.
• Convince your conveyancing practitioner to do everything possible to join the bank’s panel of solicitors

Would the conveyancing lawyers that you recommend handle right to buy conveyancing in Lynton?

We have identified numerous conveyancing specialists carrying out right to buy conveyancing work Do e-mail us to secure a costs calculation.

Is there a reason why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Lynton is more expensive?

Lynton leasehold properties involve far more paperwork than a freehold purchase, and therefore takes more time to examine and advise upon.Conveyancing will involve the lease having to be checked which is usually a lengthy document, queries raised to ensure that the covenants and conditions have been observed. If it is a flat there will be a management company in existence and the accounts of this will need to be checked and enquiries raised to ensure it is operating efficiently and that all monies due have been paid by the Seller to the company and if not ensuring that money is paid up to date or the appropriate undertakings obtained.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my property are lost. The conveyancers who did the conveyancing in Lynton 5 years ago have long since closed. Will I be able to sell the house?

Assuming the title is registered the information relating to your proprietorship will be evidenced by HMLR under a Title Number. It is easy to execute a search at the Land Registry, locate your house and get up to date copies of the property title for a small fee. If the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases hold a file duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be ordered for a small fee.

I was told by my mortgage company that their panel lawyers work on no sale no fee basis for conveyancing in Lynton. I had a purchase fall through nevertheless the lawyers want search fees! They are stating that the fees are nothing to do with their fees!

By promising "no sale no fee" Lynton conveyancing lawyers are foregoing their charges for any work conducted. We must stress this is NOT an insurance scheme. Disbursements aren’t covered – where the lawyer have to pay money out to other people, for example Lynton local search fees