In what way does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Frant? Is this really warranted?

You are right in the requirement set out by your lawyer has nothing to do with conveyancing in Frant. Nowadays you will not be able to complete any conveyancing transaction without first providing proof of your identity. Ordinarily this takes the form of a either your passport or driving licence plus a council tax bill. Please note that if you are providing your driving licence as evidence of ID it needs to be both the paper element as well as the photo card part, one is not satisfactory in the absence of the other.

Proof of your origin of funds is required in accordance with the Money Laundering Regulations. You should not be offended when when this is requested of you as your conveyancing solicitor must retain this information on record. Your Frant conveyancing solicitor will require evidence of proof of funds before they are able to accept any funds from you into their client account and they should also ask further questions regarding the source of monies.

I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in Frant. Now, I need the documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do 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 Frant of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, 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 Frant. 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 enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Frant

Please supply a car parking plan. 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. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.

I am looking for a flat up to £235,500 and found one near me in Frant I like with open areas and station in the vicinity, however it only has 61 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Frant in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a lease with such few years left?

Should you require a mortgage that many years may be an issue. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the premises for at least 2 years you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer regarding this.

Are Frant conveyancing solicitors under an obligation to the Law Society to publish clear conveyancing costs?

Contained within the Solicitors Code of Conduct are prescriptive rules and regulations as to how the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) allow solicitors to publicise their fees to clients.The Law Society have practice note giving advice on how to publicise transparent charges to avoid breaching any such rule. Practice notes are not legal advice issued by the Law Society and is not intended as the only standard of good practice a conveyancing solicitor should adhere to. The Practice Note does, however, represent the Law Society’s view of acceptable practice for publicising conveyancing charges, and accordingly it’s a recommended read for any solicitor or conveyancer in Frant or or elsewhere in the country.