Our family solicitor has quoted just over a thousand pound for freehold conveyancing in Derby. I’m selling a purpose built property for £275,000. Are these conveyancing fees excessive? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Derby?

The charges are a little high. If you are content to expend time scrutinising fee on a like for like basis you might decrease the fees marginally by say £100 plus VAT. That being said, you couldcome to regret opting for an an untested solicitor. If is important to be sure the solicitor can also act for your lender. Do use our search tool to get a quote a Derby conveyancing company on the banks conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Derby.

Having sold my house in Derby last July but my buyer keeps whats apping daily to moan that his conveyancer is waiting to hear from myconveyancer. What should my lawyer have done following completion?

Post completion of your disposal your lawyer is committed to deliver the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. If applicable, your solicitor should also send confirmation that the home loan has been repaid to the buyers conveyancers. There are no post completion procedures just for conveyancing in Derby.

My apartment in Derby is up for sale and I have accepted an offer. Will my property lawyer need to be on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel in order to deal with paying off my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their conditions fairly frequently currently.

I used Action Conveyancing several years past for my conveyancing in Derby. Now, I need the files but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should contact 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 Derby 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.

About to purchase a new build flat in Derby. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

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

The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry.