"You can maximise your chance of hassle-free Conveyancing in Basingstoke with area contacts and know-how. Fridaysmove-recommended Solicitors maintain close links with relevant local authorities. Issues frequently arising in the region are also taken into consideration, thanks to this local expertise.

We have assisted home movers throughout Basingstoke, including Conveyancing in RG21, RG22, RG23, RG24."

Local issues considered by Basingstoke Conveyancing Solicitors:

What is a TPO?

Homebuyers should be aware if a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) is in place over a property they intend to purchase, and formal consent for any works to a protected tree should always be sought from the local authority. Trees planted in accordance with a condition placed on new build property developers are not necessarily subject to a TPO.

Bandings and Rates for Council Tax in Basingstoke

The sellers conveyancing solicitor will confirm the council tax banding and rates for the house or flat being sold. Basingstoke Council Tax rates are set by Basingstoke and Deane Council. 2012/13 bandings are* -

• Band A - £911
• Band B - £1063
• Band C - £1215
• Band D - £1367
• Band E - £1670
• Band F - £1974
• Band G - £2278
• Band H - £2733

*Source - www.communities.gov.uk

What are the consequences if your solicitor is not on your Lender's panel?

Lenders once permitted any solicitors' firm to join their panel. These panels were established so that firms could join and thereby perform legal work on mortgages on behalf of lenders. Recently, lenders have changed the criteria for the firms which they will accept on their panels. They have also reduced the size of their panels, removing firms which do not carry out much Conveyancing work or which they consider to have proved unsatisfactory in the past. If your conveyancing solicitor is not on your preferred lender's panel, then the lender will not instruct that firm to act in connection with the mortgage. You then have a choice:

• Instruct another firm who is on your lender's panel, or,
• Find a mortgage from a different lender

You could also choose to work with your current solicitor, but you will have to pay the lender's costs in addition to your own, as they will instruct a member of their panel. Issues to consider if you intend to swap to a firm on the panel:

• The second firm may have a different fee structure, or higher fees
• Work which the first solicitor has completed already may need to be paid for regardless of your decision.
• Your new conveyancing solicitor may have weaker local knowledge.

Looking for a mortgage lender with a branch in Basingstoke, Hampshire, try:

• Lloyds TSB Bank plc, 2, Winchester St, RG21 7EB - Tel: 0845 3000000
• NatWest Bank plc, 3, London St, Old Market Square, RG21 7NS - Tel: 0845 6002803
• Halifax, 4, The Old Basing Mall, RG21 7AW - Tel: 08456 814102
• Santander Mortgages, 5-6 Chelsea House, Town Centre, RG21 7JR - Tel: