It is is a decade since I acquired my house in Farnham Royal. Conveyancing solicitors have recently been instructed on the sale but I can't track down the title deeds. Will this jeopardise the sale?

Don’t worry too much. First the deeds may be kept by your mortgage company or they may still be with the solicitor who oversaw the purchase. Secondly in all probability the land will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers acquiring up to date copy of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Farnham Royal involves registered property but in the rare situation where your property is unregistered it is more tricky but is resolvable.

The Farnham Royal conveyancing solicitors that just started acting on my purchase in Farnham Royal have suddenly closed. I only went with them because I needed a lawyer on the Aldermore conveyancing panel and my family Farnham Royal lawyer was not. I gave my credit card details for them to take £195 for searches. What are my options?

If you have an estate agent involved then inform them immediately so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the Aldermore conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers should be in a position to help.

Me and my brother own a renovated Victorian house in Farnham Royal. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and HSBC Bank. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold under the exact same property. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You should review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Farnham Royal and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also question the situation with your conveyancing lawyer who conducted the conveyancing.

About to purchase a new build apartment in Farnham Royal. 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 conveyancing.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Farnham Royal

Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. 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. Please supply a car parking plan.

I am hoping to exchange soon on a leasehold property in Farnham Royal. Conveyancing lawyers assured me that they report fully within the next couple of days. What should I be looking out for?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Farnham Royal should include some of the following:

Will you be prohibited or prevented from having pets in the property? Whether the landlord has obligations to ensure rights of quiet enjoyment over your premises and do you know what it means in practice? Does the lease prohibit wood flooring? Changes to the premises The landlord’s rights to access the premises. You should be made aware that your landlord has rights of access as well as be informed how much notice must be provided.

I invested in buying a split level flat in Farnham Royal, conveyancing formalities finalised 4 years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Similar flats in Farnham Royal with over 90 years remaining are worth £227,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 invoiced annually. The lease finishes on 21st October 2098

With only 72 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £9,500 and £11,000 as well as costs.

The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional issues that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.