My wife and I swapping mortgage lender for our penthouse in Yate with . We have a son 19 who lives with us. Our solicitor requested us to identify anyone over the age of 17 other than ourselves who lives in the flat. Our lawyer has now e-mailed a document for our son to sign, giving up any rights in the event that the flat is repossessed. I have a couple of concerns (1) Is this form unique to the conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we bought 3 years ago (2) In signing this form is our son in any way compromising his right to inherit the property?

First, rest assured that your conveyancing panel solicitor is doing the right thing as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to . This is solely used to protect if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Yate. I I am struggling to find out whether they are accepted on the conveyancing panel. Can you advise?

You should e-mail the lawyer and enquire whether they are on the lender panel. Alternatively you can get in touch with who may be able to help.

What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Yate

There are many recorded licenced Conveyancers in Yate and Solicitor firms in Yate offering conveyancing We would stress that the two are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal aspects of the home buying process. Both can handle associated property related work such as remortgage conveyancing, enfranchisement and transfer of equity conveyancing.

My conveyancer has informed me that restrictive coveneant insurance is necessary on my purchase. What is the level of cover for Yate conveyancing?

The right level of restrictive coveneant indemnity insurance should be dictated by who your lender. It would differ for example between and . Conveyancing lawyers as opposed to borrowers take out such insurances.

Can I be sure that the Yate conveyancing solicitor on the panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Yate seeking recommendations is a sensible start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always advise that you speak with the lawyer handling your conveyancing.

How difficult is it to change solicitor as I have to retain one who is on the conveyancing list. I instructed a local conveyancing solicitor in Yate round the corner but the firm is not approved by

It would be our pleasure to assist you select a conveyancing solicitor in Yate on the panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we on the directory do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Yate. Using search facility on this website, you can contrast fees for conveyancing solicitors in Yate and beyond.

I am an executor of my recently deceased aunt’s Will, with a house in Yate which will be sold. The house is unregistered at the Land Registry and I'm told that some buyers solicitors will insist that it is done before they'll proceed. What's the procedure for this?

In the circumstances that you have set out it seems prudent to seek to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. The Land Registry’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and certified copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.