My mortgage company has recommended a law firm on their panel based in Calcot but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Calcot local to me. Can you assist?

It is by no means the case that all Calcot conveyancing firms are approved and listed on all banks conveyancing panel. Use our search tool to locate a Calcot conveyancing firm on the on the bank panel.

Should our solicitor be raising enquiries regarding flooding during the conveyancing in Calcot.

Flooding is a growing risk for lawyers dealing with homes in Calcot. There are those who acquire a house in Calcot, completely expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical damage, if a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, adequate building insurance, or sell the premises. Steps can be carried out as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.

Conveyancers are not qualified to impart advice on flood risk, however there are a number of checks that may be undertaken by the purchaser or by their solicitors which will give them a better understanding of the risks in Calcot. The standard completed inquiry forms sent to a buyer’s solicitor (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) incorporates a standard question of the owner to find out if the premises has suffered from flooding. In the event that the premises has been flooded in past which is not notified by the vendor, then a purchaser could bring a compensation claim as a result of such an misleading answer. A purchaser’s lawyers should also carry out an enviro report. This should higlight whether there is any known flood risk. If so, more detailed investigations should be initiated.

I used Stirling Law a few years past for my conveyancing in Calcot. I now require my papers however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Calcot of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Calcot. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Calcot

Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified.

My husband and I are four weeks into a leasehold purchase having been recommend to conveyancers by the high street agent to execute conveyancing in Calcot. I am am very disappointed with the quality of service. Can you help me find new solicitors?

They would need to be very poor to suggest diss instructing them. Has the mortgage been generated? If so you must make them aware of the new contact details and have the loan are re-issued. The solicitor ideally needs to be on the banks panel to avoid supplemental expenses and frustration. So that should be your starting point. Our find a solicitor tool should help you find a lender approved lawyer for your conveyancing in Calcot