Me and my wife are acquiring an apartment in Uppingham. My property lawyer is not on the lender approved panel. Am I still permitted to continue with my Uppingham conveyancing solicitor even though they are excluded from the mortgage company panel?

You will need to instruct a conveyancer to deal with the formalities if you need a loan to purchase your property. The solicitor will carry out all the appropriate legal checks on the property, make sure that you will be registered as proprietor and ensure that all the required mortgage paperwork is in place. One could select a Uppingham lawyer of your choosing. Nevertheless, if the conveyancing practitioner appointed is not on the mortgage company solicitor panel additional fees will arise as separate legal representation will be need by the lender. Bank panel applications can be submitted, so provided your conveyancer has not in the past sought membership they should do so.

Are you able to suggest a Skipton Building Society approved Uppingham conveyancing practice that can complete within 28 days? Am I best advised to unstruct a high street Uppingham solicitor or a national comparison site?

We can recommend some very good Uppingham conveyancing firms. Another option is to visit the main road in Uppingham. Go in to some well established law practices and request to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a fee estimate. Discuss your time frames together with the reasons and ask for an assurance on your deadline. Appoint the one that genuine.

I am thinking of refinancing my apartment in Uppingham, does my lawyer have to be on the UBS Solicitor panel?

In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on the UBS conveyancing panel, but UBS would require one of their panel solicitors to be instructed to act in their interests, and you'd have to pay for this - so most people instruct a panel solicitor. It's also easier, as otherwise you'd have to deal with two solicitors for the same conveyancing matter.

Various internet forums that I have frequented warn that are the number one cause of obstruction in Uppingham conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the most frequent causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Searches are not likely to feature in any slowing down conveyancing in Uppingham.

About to purchase a new build flat in Uppingham. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Uppingham

The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Please supply a car parking plan. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.