Our god-son is about to exchange on a house that has just been built in Bedminster with a home loan from . His conveyancer has advised him of a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. Who needs to receive the form?

The form is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the valuer when requested. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

We see that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I instruct them for our conveyancing in Bedminster?

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

Various online forums that I have come across warn that are the primary cause of obstruction in Bedminster conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published determinations of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the top 10 causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Searches are unlikely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Bedminster.

I'm buying a new build house in Bedminster benefiting from help to buy. The sellers refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The property agent told me not reveal to my solicitor about the extras as it may jeopardize my loan with . Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.

Are there any apps to assist me to locate a Bedminster law firm on the conveyancing panel? I have a car and am willing to travel upto 25kilometers to meet the conveyancer.

Feel free to make use of the tool on this page. Please pick a bank and your location and you will see a number of Bedminster conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have listed some Bedminster conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can ring them to check whether they are on the panel