I am hoping to receive a offer of a home loan from Halifax. I intend to retain the legal services of a Licensed Conveyancer in Knebworth. Does the Halifax Solicitor panel exclude Licensed Conveyancers?

The Halifax conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, represented by the Council or Mortgage Lenders or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.

Our son-in-law is about to exchange on a newly built flat in Knebworth with a home loan from Co-operative. His lawyer has said that there is a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. What is this document - I have never come across this before?

The form is intended to provide information to the main parties involved in the purchase. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Co-operative conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the valuer when requested. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Co-operative conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

I am buying a new build apartment in Knebworth. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Knebworth

The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?

I have been sourcing a conveyancing practitioner in Knebworth for my home move. Is there any facility to review a firm’s record with the legal regulator?

You may find presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations stemming from investigations from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For details Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could recorded call for training reasons.

Are you able to shed any light on the spectrum of conveyancing provided by Knebworth conveyancing practices?

Most Knebworth conveyancing practices manage to provide a number of assistance to domestic and agricultural land proprietors, sellers, buyers, freeholders and tenants helping outwith some of the following:

Standard residential sale conveyancing in Knebworth and nationwide Residential purchase conveyancing in Knebworth and beyond purchase, disposal and subdivision of land Property division, following divorce or breakdown of a relationship Islamic Compliant Finance including sales, purchases and refinances Remortgaging arrangements