My husband and I are looking to buy a home in Nottinghamshire and have instructed a Nottinghamshire conveyancing practice. Within the last couple of days our solicitor has sent a preliminary report and documents to look through with the expectation that exchange is imminent. have this morning contacted us to advise us that they have now hit a problem as our Nottinghamshire lawyer is not on their approved list of lawyers. Please explain?

If you are buying a property requiring a mortgage it is normal for the purchasers' lawyers to also act for the purchaser's lender. In order to act for a bank or building society a law firm has to be on that lender's conveyancing panel. An application has to be made by the law firm to the lender to become a member of the lender's panel and there are increasingly strict criteria which the firm has to satisfy and indeed some lenders now require their panel members to be part of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme. Your solicitor should contact your lender and see if they can apply for membership of their conveyancing panel, but if that is not viable they will instruct their own solicitors to act. You are not legally obliged to appoint a law firm on the lender’s conveyancing panel and you may continue to use your own Nottinghamshire solicitors, in which case it will likely add costs, and it will likely delay the transaction as you are adding another lawyer into the mix.

We are purchasing a flat and need a conveyancing solicitor in Nottinghamshire who is on the approved panel. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Nottinghamshire.

How does conveyancing in Nottinghamshire differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Nottinghamshire approach us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is finished. This is because developers in Nottinghamshire tend to acquire the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Nottinghamshire or who has acted in the same development.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Nottinghamshire and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Nottinghamshire. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Nottinghamshire area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Nottinghamshire. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

Nottinghamshire Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Queries Prior to Purchasing

This question is useful as a) areas may cause problems in the block as the communal areas may start to deteriorate where services are not paid for b) if the leaseholders have a dispute with the running of the building you will wish to have all the details Does the lease include onerous restrictions? It would be wise to investigate if there are any onerous prohibitions in the lease. For example plenty of leases prohibit pets being allowed in in a block in Nottinghamshire. If you love the propertyin Nottinghamshire but your cat can’t move with you then you have a very difficult choice.