Just been in touch with my conveyancing lawyer in Selston who acted for me 18 months ago and wanted a conveyancing costs illustration based on an identical type of home move (a leasehold residence and a freehold premises) of almost identical values with a home loan from Bank of Ireland. It looks as though am now being charged twice the amount. Better the devil I know or do I seek out a cheaper online property lawyer?

The estimate does seem a little on the high side. If you shop around you could shave off some of the cost by say £125. That being said, if you were satisfied with the legal work the firm offered you mightlive to rue opting for an an unknown lawyer. Don't forget to enquire the firm can also act for Bank of Ireland. You can make use of our search tool to choose a Selston conveyancing firm on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Selston.

I require conveyancing for an apartment in a fairly new development (five years old) in Selston. Almost all the appartments have already been disposed of. Do I need carry out the local searches for my conveyancing in Selston?

You are taking a significant risk in not carrying out Selston conveyancing searches. Without searches you have no clarity over flooding, environmental etc which may mean you walk away due to potential problems down the line. If you are buying without a mortgage there is no legal requirement to have them, but we would strongly advise in no uncertain terms that you have them. If time pressures and expenses are primary issues you should consider with your conveyancer about the option of search insurance

I have a renovated Georgian property in Selston. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and The Mortgage Works. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the matching address. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Selston and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also enquire as to the situation with the conveyancing lawyer who conducted the purchase.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Selston. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Selston

The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.

What tools are available to locate a Selston solicitor on the The Mortgage Works conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel upto 20kilometers to meet the lawyer.

Feel free to make use of the search on this page. Please pick a lender and your location and you will see a number of Selston conveyancing lawyers locally. We have detailed some Selston conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can ring them to verify if they are on the The Mortgage Works member panel