It has come to my attention via my estate agent that my Burford lawyer is not on the lender Solicitor panel. How can I check?

Your first step should be to call your Burford lawyer directly. You lawyer should inform you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they may be able to suggest a Burford conveyancing practice that is on the approved list of lawyers for your mortgage company.

My husband and I are only a couple days away from an exchange on a house in Burford and my mum and dad have transferred the exchange deposit to my . I am now told that as the deposit has not come from me my needs to disclose this to my mortgage company. Apparently, in also acting for the mortgage company he must inform them that the balance of the purchase price is not just from me. I informed the mortgage company about my parents' contribution when I applied for the mortgage, so is it really necessary for him to raise this?

The is obliged to check with mortgage company to ensure that they understand that the balance of the purchase price is not from your own funds. Your solicitor can only reveal this to your lender if you agree, failing which, your lawyer must cease to continue acting.

I am buying a house and the lawyer has identified Chancel Repair to which the house may be obligated to contribute to given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has suggested insurance. Is this strictly warranted for conveyancing in Burford

Unless a previous purchase of the property completed post 12 October 2013 you may take it that solicitors conducting conveyancing in Burford to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I'm buying my first flat in Burford with a mortgage from . The builders refused to move on the price so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The estate agent told me not disclose to my lawyer about the extras as it will affect my loan with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

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.

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Burford. I need to find out if they are listed on the lender's approved list of lawyers. Can you help?

One option is to phone the lawyer and ask them if they are on the lender's approved list. Alternatively please get in touch with us and we can investigate and revert. Should the firm not be on the conveyancing panel we can certainly arrange a quality conveyancing solicitor in Burford on the panel for your mortgage company.