We are acquiring a brand new apartment in Heathfield and my solicitor is telling me that she is duty bound to the lender to reveal incentives from the developer. I am nearing the developer’s deadline to exchange and I have no desire to prolong the conveyancing. is my lawyer playing by the book?

You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your . A precondition to being on a lender panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook provisions. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.

Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with . Heathfield conveyancing lawyers were selected. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from ?

Some lenders take longer than others. Have conducted the survey? Have you informed as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.

I recently had an offer agreed on a house in Heathfield. My financial adviser suggested a . I paid an upfront payment of £200. Not long after, the contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

I am selling my house. I had a double glazing fitted in June 2008, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's lender, are being problematic. The Heathfield solicitor who is on the conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

I am a sole trader hoping to lease a unit on a shopping parade. Can you recommend solicitors offering competitive costs for non-domestic conveyancing in Heathfield for below 1500k?

We are happy to recommend firms who have an in-depth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Heathfield, including the disposal and acquisition of businesses as well as simply premises. Whether you are hoping to purchase or lease a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a whole business we will find you the right solicitor. As for the charges this will depend on the structure and heads of terms of the deal. Please provide us with your contact information or email so as to enable us to furnish you with comprehensive commercial conveyancing calculation.

I have been sourcing a conveyancing lawyer in Heathfield for my purchase. Can I see a firm’s record with the legal regulator?

You may see published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from investigations from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find records Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors record, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may monitor call for training reasons.

My wife and I are disposing of a Heathfield ground floor flat we inherited 8 years ago in 2012. I have over 15 years conveyancing experience and, now retired, see no reason not to carry out the conveyancing. The buyer's has informed me that their Lenders will not allow to do our own conveyancing as they require the funds to be transferred to a solicitor's bank account.

Mortgage instructions to from all CML members specify that If the seller does not have legal representation the purchaser’s lawyers should check whether the bank needs to be informed so that a decision can be reached as to whether or not they are prepared to progress.